{"id":3206371,"url":"https://alion.io/job/bbc-sap-principal-systems-engineer-reporting","title":"SAP Principal Systems Engineer-Reporting","company":{"id":11332,"name":"BBC","domain":"bbc.co.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/bbc-uk","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Enterprise Apps","role_family":"Enterprise Apps","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Cardiff, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":70000,"max":80000,"currency":"GBP","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":107008},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"SAP BW","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-24T13:09:13Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-24","last_verified_at":"2026-10-29T18:27:53Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"JOB DETAILS\nJOB TITLE: SAP PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER - REPORTING\nJOB REF: 54764\nJOB BAND: D\nCONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time\nDEPARTMENT: BBC Technology Group\nLOCATION: London or Cardiff Hybrid 2 days per week in office\nPROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £70,000 - £80,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.\nCLOSING DATE: 23:59 on Friday the 6th of November 2026\nINTERVIEWS TO COMMENCE: 23rd of November 2026*this may be subject to change\nWe're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.\nInterview process: (2 Stages)\nIst Stage: 1 x 45 minute Values and Behaviours competency-based interview with technical questions\n2nd Stage*: 1 x 45 minute Values and Behaviours competency-based interview with technical questions\nPlease note:\nThis role is expected to involve a two-stage interview process. However, should a clear finalist emerge following the first interview stage, *we reserve the right to conclude the selection process and make an appointment without holding a second-stage interview.\nPURPOSE OF THE ROLE\nJoin the BBC’s Technology & Media Operations team to help shape the future of our corporate systems. In this role, you’ll influence strategy and drive innovation across finance platforms, focusing on SAP and partner solutions. You’ll contribute to delivering and managing complex technical changes and optimising systems to maximise value and align with BBC business goals. If you’re passionate about using technology to create meaningful impact, this is your opportunity to support the evolution of the BBC’s financial systems.\nWHY JOIN THE TEAM\nYou will be joining a small, established team that work well together in a rapidly developing and transformative space. You will have the opportunity to pick up new skills and Best Practice ways of working which help drive efficiency and Value for Money. The team are currently engaged in an exciting transformation in the Finance and Procurement space, which you will be a contributor to.\nYOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:\n- As a Principle Data Engineer-Reporting/Analytics, you will work within the Data Analytics, Panning and Consolidation team combining your business understanding, SAP expertise and data engineering skills to help BBC business stakeholders realise greater value from their data and reporting investments\n- Building relationships with internal and external stakeholders, offering support and influence focussed on best practice, achievable goals\n- Partner with data owners and stewards across a complex, enterprise-scale landscape, helping them modernise reporting capabilities, optimise existing solutions and support strategic transformation initiatives\n- Working with Outsourced Technology partners and vendors to support the resolution of Incidents at varied severity levels\n- Contribute to a technical roadmap for systems and services within their scope\n- Acting as a co-ordinator for Small/Medium technical changes, clarifying requirements submitted by BBC Business Users and managing a change process followed by an outsourced technology provider, including Documentation Review, Technical Build, Testing Cycles, Production Deployment and Post Go-Live support\n- Acting as a trusted team member for larger projects with technical change elements, working closely with Project Management and Project Stakeholders to deliver timely, high-quality outcomes\nYOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE\nESSENTIAL CRITERIA:\n⦁ Extensive experience in data extraction, modelling, transformation and reporting in SAP with applications/tools like SAP BW and SAP Datasphere, BEx, SAP Analysis for Office (AFO), SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP BPC\n⦁ Experience with the following SAP functions: SAP FI, CO, SD, HR, Intercompany, Tax, Procurement, Financial Statement, Financial Planning and Consolidation processes. Understanding of corresponding data structures and extraction including augmentation via other integrations\n⦁ Providing guidance to a wide range of technical and functional stakeholders, including expertise in translating project, user and product requirements into technical solutions. Experience reviewing such Technical and Functional Documentation, identifying and revising based on SAP best practice, quality, clarity and completeness\n⦁ Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels, translating and imparting technical concepts into audience relevant information, including leading on requirements gathering with the business process owners and presenting solution options that align with BBC Engineering Strategies\n⦁ Able to work in a small team, showing evidence of dealing with complex technical issues, dealing with multiple priorities, managing conflict and using influencing skills to ensure that projects/assignments are properly commissioned and delivered into the business\nDESIRED:\n- Experience with the following software: SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SuccessFactors, SAP Netweaver Portal, Ariba, Concur, Blackline, SAP Business Data Cloud\n- Understanding of media specific requirements relating to an organisation financial operation e.g. Production Accounting\n- Understanding the necessity of security, access control and segregation of duties in system design\n- Ability to write and communicate complex technology solutions in a clear and coherent way\nIf you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.\nBefore your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.\nJOB DETAILS\nJOB TITLE: SAP PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER - REPORTING\nJOB REF: 54764\nJOB BAND: D\nCONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time\nDEPARTMENT: BBC Technology Group\nLOCATION: London or Cardiff Hybrid 2 days per week in office\nPROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £70,000 - £80,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.\nCLOSING DATE: 23:59 on Friday the 6th of November 2026\nINTERVIEWS TO COMMENCE: 23rd of November 2026*this may be subject to change\nWe're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.\nInterview process: (2 Stages)\nIst Stage: 1 x 45 minute Values and Behaviours competency-based interview with technical questions\n2nd Stage*: 1 x 45 minute Values and Behaviours competency-based interview with technical questions\nPlease note:\nThis role is expected to involve a two-stage interview process. However, should a clear finalist emerge following the first interview stage, *we reserve the right to conclude the selection process and make an appointment without holding a second-stage interview.\nPURPOSE OF THE ROLE\nJoin the BBC’s Technology & Media Operations team to help shape the future of our corporate systems. In this role, you’ll influence strategy and drive innovation across finance platforms, focusing on SAP and partner solutions. You’ll contribute to delivering and managing complex technical changes and optimising systems to maximise value and align with BBC business goals. If you’re passionate about using technology to create meaningful impact, this is your opportunity to support the evolution of the BBC’s financial systems.\nWHY JOIN THE TEAM\nYou will be joining a small, established team that work well together in a rapidly developing and transformative space. You will have the opportunity to pick up new skills and Best Practice ways of working which help drive efficiency and Value for Money. The team are currently engaged in an exciting transformation in the Finance and Procurement space, which you will be a contributor to.\nYOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:\n- As a Principle Data Engineer-Reporting/Analytics, you will work within the Data Analytics, Panning and Consolidation team combining your business understanding, SAP expertise and data engineering skills to help BBC business stakeholders realise greater value from their data and reporting investments\n- Building relationships with internal and external stakeholders, offering support and influence focussed on best practice, achievable goals\n- Partner with data owners and stewards across a complex, enterprise-scale landscape, helping them modernise reporting capabilities, optimise existing solutions and support strategic transformation initiatives\n- Working with Outsourced Technology partners and vendors to support the resolution of Incidents at varied severity levels\n- Contribute to a technical roadmap for systems and services within their scope\n- Acting as a co-ordinator for Small/Medium technical changes, clarifying requirements submitted by BBC Business Users and managing a change process followed by an outsourced technology provider, including Documentation Review, Technical Build, Testing Cycles, Production Deployment and Post Go-Live support\n- Acting as a trusted team member for larger projects with technical change elements, working closely with Project Management and Project Stakeholders to deliver timely, high-quality outcomes\nYOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE\nESSENTIAL CRITERIA:\n⦁ Extensive experience in data extraction, modelling, transformation and reporting in SAP with applications/tools like SAP BW and SAP Datasphere, BEx, SAP Analysis for Office (AFO), SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP BPC\n⦁ Experience with the following SAP functions: SAP FI, CO, SD, HR, Intercompany, Tax, Procurement, Financial Statement, Financial Planning and Consolidation processes. Understanding of corresponding data structures and extraction including augmentation via other integrations\n⦁ Providing guidance to a wide range of technical and functional stakeholders, including expertise in translating project, user and product requirements into technical solutions. Experience reviewing such Technical and Functional Documentation, identifying and revising based on SAP best practice, quality, clarity and completeness\n⦁ Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels, translating and imparting technical concepts into audience relevant information, including leading on requirements gathering with the business process owners and presenting solution options that align with BBC Engineering Strategies\n⦁ Able to work in a small team, showing evidence of dealing with complex technical issues, dealing with multiple priorities, managing conflict and using influencing skills to ensure that projects/assignments are properly commissioned and delivered into the business\nDESIRED:\n- Experience with the following software: SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SuccessFactors, SAP Netweaver Portal, Ariba, Concur, Blackline, SAP Business Data Cloud\n- Understanding of media specific requirements relating to an organisation financial operation e.g. Production Accounting\n- Understanding the necessity of security, access control and segregation of duties in system design\n- Ability to write and communicate complex technology solutions in a clear and coherent way\nIf you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.\nBefore your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. 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