SAP4 Hana Analyst (Finance)

What you’ll be responsible for

This is key role where the successful candidate will provide a bridge between finance business processes and the technical implementation of the SAP system, ensuring that the software solutions meet organisational needs and align with best practices. They will support the design and deployment of SAP S/4HANA Finance modules. 

Job Requirements

1. Act as a bridge between Finance and Technology by working closely with finance stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into clear functional specifications or user stories for delivery teams.
2. Design and implement SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions, configuring modules such as General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA) and Controlling (CO) to align with business and regulatory requirements.
3. Drive process optimisation and standardisation, identifying opportunities to streamline and automate financial processes while aligning local practices with a global SAP core model where appropriate.
4. Ensure solution quality and readiness by developing and executing test plans, coordinating and supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), managing defects, and validating fixes prior to deployment.
5. Support data migration and integrity, including data cleansing, defining migration rules, and validating migrated data during system conversions (e.g. SAP ECC to S/4HANA).
6. Enable effective adoption through first‑line user support, troubleshooting system issues, producing clear system documentation and user guides, and delivering end‑user training.
7. Support finance reporting and insight, working with IT and reporting teams to define reporting structures and validate dashboards that deliver meaningful commercial and strategic insights.
8. Collaborate across projects and teams, contributing to multidisciplinary delivery teams to ensure solutions are delivered on time, within scope and to agreed quality standards.

About you

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Experience

•    Education: A bachelor's or master's degree in finance, accounting, information management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience gained through relevant roles or projects.

•    SAP Finance Experience: Hands-on experience with SAP Finance and Controlling modules (Financial Accounting / FI and Controlling / CO), ideally including participation in at least one full end‑to‑end SAP S/4HANA Finance implementation or transformation programme.

•    Financial Process & Systems Knowledge: A solid understanding of core financial accounting processes (month-end/year-end close, consolidations, intercompany transactions, etc.) and SAP S/4HANA data structures.

•    Analytical & Communication Skills: Well-developed analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential for managing stakeholders and bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions.

•    Data, Reportiing & DeliveryTools: Experience using data analysis and reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, or Structured Query Language (SQL), along with exposure to process modelling and project or delivery management tools.

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

•             Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
•             Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
•             Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
•             Free Mortgage Brokering Services 
•             Enhanced family friendly policies
•             Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
•             Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
•             Cycle to work scheme
•             Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
•             Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
•             Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
•             An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
•             Many more can be found here!  

Who we are

At Welsh Water, we’re here to bring Wales to life — delivering essential services, caring for the environment and supporting communities, now and for the future.