Business Objects Architect* - Direct Client * *Immediate Interview and Start ASAP!!!*
*Please send resume to s...@cncconsulting.com <s...@cncconsulting.com> * Job Title: Business Objects Architect Location: Columbia, SC Duration: 12 Months Direct Client Position * Interact with State Treasurer's Office (STO business users to gather/develop functional and technical requirements and translate them into proposed business intelligence applications and reporting solutions. * Coordinate with STO business users and IT personnel to design, develop and maintain complex business intelligence reporting and analytical solutions using various Business Object tools and techniques. * Create and present proto-types to business users as options, as well as purpose alternative solutions to legacy reports using different technologies and development techniques. * Create requirements document for approval by system owners and business users to be used in the development of reports and dashboards. * Model, design, develop, test and implement approved solutions in accordance with business reporting requirements. * Work closely with DBA's, BASIS team and project managers at SCEIS and STO to conduct testing, transmit changes through the appropriate release management processes to production to ensure minimal issues and optimal performance. * Provide daily support of the existing Business Objects reports and universes with a focus on performing root cause analysis and finding ways to increase efficiencies, improve user satisfaction and reduce cost/time to maintain. * Perform optimization reviews to consistently improve the universes, data structures, and to improve and streamline processes regarding data flow and data quality to improve data accuracy, viability and value. * Create detailed documentation, including data dictionaries, during the creation or modification of universes, reports and dashboards. * Provide extensive knowledge transfer sessions for IT and business users to ensure business intelligence applications and reporting solutions can be created, modified and maintained by STO at the end of this engagement. * Assist business users in downloading and using data from Business Warehouse and Business Objects data to Crystal Reports, Dashboards, Excel, etc. for analysis and dissemination to internal and external users. * Advises STO on data warehousing strategy and researches new data warehouse applications to determine viability and adoption by STO. * Help STO management publish and implement best practices, standards and guidelines. * Serve as subject matter expert assisting the State Treasurer and the STO executive staff in defining and developing new treasury management, debt management and investment management reports for communicating with the State Legislature, legislative committees, credit organizations, auditors and to improve internal management processes. * Work with the SC Division of Technology and the South Carolina Enterprise Information System staff to take the dashboards developed for STO and modify them for use by all state agencies and on a statewide basis. * Work with STO and other agencies to determine the best approach to publish new dashboards to agency Web sites to promote transparency and access to information by the general public. TO PERFORM THE JOB SUCCESSFULLY, THE CONSULTANT MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS: must have extensive knowledge of business object architecture and components, and the design of complex web intelligence reports and dashboards. must have a strong understanding of business objects architecture and integration with sap and non-sap data sources. must have the ability to translate complex business requirements into technical requirements and ultimately into project deliverables. must demonstrate a strong understanding of reporting and analytics principles, theories, concepts and techniques including creating reports/dashboards that enhance the user's experience with sap. demonstrate a strong understanding of dimensional modeling and data warehousing concepts and methodologies. have sound knowledge of business warehouse tools, techniques, structures, and connectivity/interaction with business objects. minimum of 5 years' experience in the design and development of business intelligence applications and reporting solutions using business objects tools and techniques, preferably in sap environment; minimum 5 years' experience in developing complex web intelligence reports, dashboards, crystal reports and advanced excel reports from multi-source business warehouse universes; must possess strong knowledge and expertise in sourcing data from sap business warehouses and non-sap systems; preference will be given to qualified candidates who have a working knowledge of sceis and existing state reporting requirements and standards. Category Name Required Importance Level Last Used Experience ERP SAP Integration No 1 Miscellaneous DESIGN OF COMPLEX WEB INTELLIGENCE REPORTS AND DASHBOARDS Yes 1 Miscellaneous Dimensional Data Models (star and snowflake) Yes 1 Miscellaneous TRANSLATE COMPLEX BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS INTO TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS Yes 1 Packaged Applications BUSINESS OBJECT ARCHITECTURE Yes 1 Programming Languages Crystal Reports Yes 1 Specialties Data Warehousing Yes 1 Specialties Integration Yes 1 *Please send resume to s...@cncconsulting.com <s...@cncconsulting.com> * Thanks, Sam CNC Consulting, Inc. 201-546-3096 s...@cncconsulting.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAP or Oracle Financials" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sap-or-oracle-financials+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sap-or-oracle-financials@googlegroups.com. 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