senior sap hana & sql expert finance risk & compliance.

End-to-End Ownership: Lead the integration of new entities into the Risk Framework. This includes autonomous scoping, data discovery, integration strategy, and final deployment.
Technical Architecture: Design high-performance SQL and HANA solutions, ensuring optimal memory consumption and database stability.
Stakeholder Management: Coordinate activity between technical teams (IT/Basis) and business stakeholders (Internal Control/Finance) to ensure project timelines are met.
 

Tasks & accountabilities:

1. Technical Architecture & Development (HANA/SQL)

Architect and develop robust internal control frameworks using expert-level SQL and SAP HANA modeling (Calculation Views, Stored Procedures, Flowgraphs).
Proactively manage database health by optimizing query structures, analyzing execution plans, and strictly monitoring memory consumption to prevent system overloads.
Review and analyze legacy ABAP code to understand existing logic and re-engineer it into optimized HANA models where necessary.
 

2. End-to-End Project Delivery

Take full autonomy for specific Airbus entities: From gathering initial connection parameters and understanding local business flows (P2P, O2C, R2R) to the final deployment of automated controls.
Define and execute data integration strategies between various source systems (ERP, SAP, Non-SAP) and the Compliance platform.
 

3. Coordination & Leadership

Act as the primary bridge between technical teams and Finance/Audit stakeholders.
Proactively chase requirements, organize workshops, and drive teams to meet delivery deadlines.
Support external and internal auditors by managing complex data extractions, evidence collection, and defining technical remediation plans.
Mentor junior team members on SQL best practices and database optimization.

Senior Expertise in SQL & SAP HANA: Deep knowledge of HANA Studio, SQLScript, and performance tuning is mandatory. You must be comfortable handling massive datasets.
ABAP Knowledge (Strong Plus): Ability to read, debug, and understand ABAP logic to translate legacy code into modern SQL/HANA views.
Data Engineering: Proven experience in ETL, database integrations, and data modeling.
 

5+ years of experience in a similar role (Data Engineer, BI Consultant, or SAP Technical Lead).
High Autonomy: Ability to take a vague requirement, identify the right stakeholders, gather the data, and build the solution without constant supervision.
Finance Process Knowledge: Strong understanding of Finance Business Processes (Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash) and Internal Controls.
Leadership: Strong communication skills with the ability to challenge technical teams on feasibility and challenge business teams on requirements.