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SAP Data Analyst
SAP Data Analysts help employers understand, cleanse, validate and report on business data across SAP programmes. They bring practical analytical support across data quality, mapping, profiling, reconciliation, defects, migration readiness, master data and reporting evidence.
What does a SAP Data Analyst do?
An SAP Data Analyst supports the data workstream on SAP programmes, working with data leads, migration consultants, functional teams, business data owners, testers and implementation partners.
The role is commonly used across SAP S/4HANA, ECC, rollout and transformation programmes where employers need clearer data quality, reliable mapping, useful reporting, controlled validation and better evidence before go-live.
When businesses hire SAP Data Analysts
- Analysing SAP data across implementation, migration, rollout or optimisation programmes
- Supporting data profiling, cleansing, mapping, validation, reconciliation and readiness reporting
- Investigating data defects, duplicates, missing values, inconsistent records and migration issues
- Helping data owners understand quality gaps, business rules, correction actions and sign-off requirements
- Adding analytical support to SAP S/4HANA transformation, ECC change, RISE with SAP or BAU data improvement activity
Typical responsibilities
- Analyse SAP master data, transactional data, reference data, mapping files, validation results and reconciliation outputs
- Support data profiling, cleansing, enrichment, transformation, migration readiness and data quality reporting
- Work with data leads, functional consultants, migration teams, business data owners, testers and implementation partners
- Investigate data defects, load errors, mapping gaps, duplicate records, missing fields and inconsistent business rules
- Maintain data trackers, dashboards, issue logs, validation evidence, reconciliation notes and sign-off packs
- Use SAP Migration Cockpit, SAP MDG, Data Services, BODS, HANA, Analytics Cloud or reporting tools where relevant
- Help project teams make better decisions on data quality, readiness, migration risk and post-go-live support needs
Key skills to look for
- SAP data analysis experience
- Understanding of SAP S/4HANA, ECC, master data, migration objects and business process data flows
- Knowledge of data quality, mapping, profiling, cleansing, validation, reconciliation and reporting
- Experience with SAP Migration Cockpit, MDG, Data Services, BODS, HANA or analytics tools where relevant
- Ability to work with data owners, functional teams, migration teams, testers and business stakeholders
- Clear judgement on data accuracy, evidence quality, issue investigation, reporting clarity and practical delivery