As a central agency of the Australian Government, the Department of Finance plays a crucial role in assisting the Government across a wide range of policy areas to ensure the achievement of its outcomes. The Service Delivery Office (SDO) focuses on delivering quality and valued corporate services to the government in areas of human resources, financial operations, and the support of the Enterprise Resource Planning system, enabling client agencies to concentrate on their core businesses. The SDO is a leader in providing services under the Whole-of-Government Shared Services Program. The SDO offers a unique opportunity to be involved in developing innovative service delivery arrangements. Our approach to collaboration and resource sharing has the potential to add value not only to existing customers but also to set the stage for new ways of working across the APS. We are committed to consistently improving service standards through innovation, systems, and process enhancements. The SDO is seeking an experienced SAP Business Warehouse (BW) Specialist to support ongoing projects, maintenance, and enhancement activities. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering SAP BW, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC), and Strategic Budgeting and Planning (SBP) solutions, ensuring data integration and reporting capabilities, and contributing to the development of the Self-Service BI architecture within the SDO. Requirements Key duties and responsibilities The ERP Technical section within the SDO is seeking an experienced SAP Business Warehouse (BW) Specialist to support ongoing projects, maintenance, and enhancement activities. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering SAP BW, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC), and Strategic Budgeting and Planning (SBP) solutions, ensuring data integration and reporting capabilities, and contributing to the development of the Self-Service BI architecture within the SDO. This role offers a motivated individual the chance to work both independently and collaboratively within a high-performing team environment. Key responsibilities include: Designing and building information models, Bex queries, and SAP Business objects reports. Developing and maintaining documentation to support Self-Service Business Intelligence development. Supporting the successful delivery of planning and consolidation solutions for the Parliamentary Expenses Management System (PEMS) project. Designing and interpreting reporting architecture for SAP BI while troubleshooting and resolving issues with functional analysts and end-users. Developing and maintaining integration plans for ‘As Is’ and ‘To Be’ process models. Leading new development initiatives and providing ongoing support for the SDO’s Business Intelligence architecture. The ideal candidate will possess the following highly desirable skills and capabilities: Over 10 years of experience in SAP BW, BI, BPC and SBP, with a strong understanding of finance and public sector budgeting and planning processes. Expertise in SAP BW 7.5 and Business Objects, environments including authorisations, management, and process chains for data loads. ABAP skills for modifying BADI’s and customer exits. Proven experience in HANA Live real-time reporting and building HANA CDS views, DSOs, InfoCubes and MultiProviders. Strong business-facing consulting skills with experience in stakeholder engagement. Ability to manage multiple tasks, adapt to a fast-paced environment, and deliver high-quality results. Technical skills Desirable skills and capabilities include: • Knowledge of the PEMS project. • Experience with public sector projects and upgrades in SAP BW and Business Objects (BO). • Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder coordination skills. • Experience with SAP BW and BO upgrade projects. • Relevant SAP certifications. • Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud. Criteria The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters. Essential criteria 1. Not applicable Desirable criteria 1. Demonstrated experience: The extent to which the Seller (candidate) demonstrates experience, qualification, and past performance delivering services on a scale and complexity similar to those described in the Requirements (Role description Key duties and responsibilities). 2. Capacity and capability: The demonstrated capability and capacity of the Seller (and their candidate) to provide the Requirements (Role description Key duties and responsibilities) to a high standard, from the commencement date, and for the duration of the initial contract term. 3. Risks, including compliance with terms and conditions: The risk associated with the Seller (and candidates), including compliance with the terms and conditions. 4. Total cost: A breakdown of the proposed pricing offer including all costs, fees, charges and taxes. The breakdown should also list pricing assumptions, proposed payment schedules, and a schedule of rates.
