About this role
Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year
Requirements: Proficiency with SAP Datasphere, including space design, data flows, replication flows, and semantic modellingExperience designing greenfield platforms from scratch rather than migrating existing systemsStrong data modelling skills, including fact and dimension design, semantic layers, and governanceAbility to explain data architecture clearly to Finance and business stakeholdersAbility to review and challenge systems integrator technical designs for long-term supportabilityWorking knowledge of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) as a consumption layerUnderstanding of data governance and how to implement it within projectsAbility to design complex low-level design documentation for data, BI, and cloud solutionsFamiliarity with S/4HANA Finance data structures, including the Universal Journal and cost and profit centresExperience in a RISE with SAP or clean core environmentKnowledge of integrating non-SAP data into DatasphereExposure to SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) and its integration architectureSAP certification in Datasphere or BW/4HANAAwareness of Joule and embedded AI capabilities within BDC Responsibilities: Join our Finance Transformation Programme to replace our BW/BPC landscape with SAP Datasphere and Business Data Cloud, using SAC as the reporting and planning layer as part of our S/4HANA transformationWork across the programme from greenfield platform design during the Explore phase through post-go-live stabilisationFocus on the data platform layer as part of a two-person analytics teamDevelop standards, documentation, and an approach for gathering data requirementsEnsure requirements are understood and deliver reportsHelp evolve our work from basic reporting to insights and analytics that support business intelligence and decision-making Technologies: AIBusiness IntelligenceCloudEmbeddedSupportSAPSAP Analytics CloudSAP DatasphereNetwork More:
We are MAG, the largest UK-owned airport operator, providing airport facilities and travel services for more than 60 million passengers a year across Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports, with more than 270 destinations. This Lead Data Analyst – SAP role is based at Manchester Airport and is a two-year fixed-term contract, with flexible and hybrid working. We are replacing our BW/BPC landscape with a greenfield SAP platform, so early design decisions will be important. We offer a bonus scheme, a 10% company pension contribution, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, free parking, subsidised public transport, company discounts, a 24/7 virtual GP service, a Care Concierge service, and two volunteering days per year. Sustainability, inclusion, and supporting our local communities are central to our work. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, are a Disability Confident employer, and can provide adjustments for applications and interviews. Our Colleague Communities include groups supporting women, race and ethnicity, LGBTQIA colleagues, mental health, parents and carers, disability and neurodiversity, and inclusion and diversity.
last updated 39 week of 2026