SAP Functional Analyst at Leonardo, Remote, £Contract Rate

SAP PS Functional Analyst – Remote with occasional travel, UK

Contingent Role with Leonardo

Leonardo is one of the world's leading companies providing cutting-edge technologies and services for the Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. KellyOCG are proud to be playing a key role in supporting Leonardo across UK sites.

Position: SAP PS Functional Analyst

Location: Remote 80% some travel to Edinburgh where team is based, or other UK sites as required

Pay: Inside IR35 – Competitive Hourly Rate

Hours: 37 hrs a week

Anticipated Duration: 6 months possible extension or permanent role.

Start: ASAP

Security Clearance: BPSS, Full SC dependent on project level.

Sector: Defence & Aerospace

Department: Business

SAP Project Systems (PS) Functional Analyst

Overview

· SAP Project Systems (PS) Functional Analyst to support the delivery and ongoing improvement of enterprise project management and financial integration capabilities.

· Production Manufacturing, SAP system connecting into P6

· This role plays a key part in bridging the gap between Finance and SAP PS, ensuring project financial processes, project controls, and enterprise planning platforms operate effectively together. You will work closely with business stakeholders, finance teams, architects, and delivery teams to design, implement, and support SAP PS solutions across the full application lifecycle.

· The role operates within an Agile delivery environment and focuses on stabilising, enhancing, and continuously improving the SAP PS solution and its integrations.

Skills & Experience

· Strong functional experience with SAP Project Systems (PS).

· Experience with WBS structures, project profiles, budgeting, settlement, and project cost reporting.

· Understanding of SAP PS integration with SAP Finance/Controlling (FI/CO).

· Experience supporting enterprise system integrations and project financial data flows.

· Experience working in Agile delivery environments.

· Strong stakeholder engagement and business analysis skills.

· Experience with Primavera P6 or enterprise project controls platforms.

· Familiarity with Oracle EPM or enterprise financial planning tools.

· Experience with project cost management solutions such as Dassian.

Key Responsibilities

· Act as the functional bridge between Finance and SAP PS, ensuring alignment of project accounting, financial reporting, and project controls processes.

· Analyse business requirements and identify process improvements impacting SAP PS and SAP Finance.

· Support solution design and configuration of SAP PS, including project structures, WBS standards, budgeting, settlement, and reporting.

· Support integration between SAP PS, SAP Finance/Controlling, and external project or financial planning systems.

· Assess the impact of enterprise systems such as Oracle EPM on SAP Finance, SAP PS, and project investment planning processes.

· Support business and architecture decisions relating to specialist project cost management tools (e.g. Dassian) and their interaction with SAP.

· Ensure the solution is built and maintained in line with the approved configuration and architecture.

· Support SIT and UAT testing, data validation, and reconciliation across integrated systems.

· Work with product owners and architects to stabilise and continuously improve the existing solution.

· Support application lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching, incident resolution, and enhancements.

· Produce documentation required for change governance and approval processes.

· Work within Agile delivery teams, contributing to sprint planning, demos, and continuous improvement.