SAP Migration and Transformation Risk Consultant

About the role

EY's Technology Risk team supports international clients on SAP and ERP transformation programmes by assessing whether migrations, implementations and system changes are properly governed, controlled and tested. As a Senior SAP Transformation Risk Consultant in the GDS office in Malaga, you will work on international SAP transformation and migration programmes, combining practical SAP knowledge with risk, controls and testing expertise to help clients move from legacy ERP environments to SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute technically to client and internal projects on SAP and ERP transformations, working with programme, functional, technical, security and audit teams
• Review transformation or migration programmes, including implementations, upgrades, rollouts and ECC to S/4HANA transitions
• Assess migration risks related to data, interfaces, access, security, change management and business controls
• Review project governance, testing strategy, cutover readiness, defect management and evidence supporting key decisions
• Perform assurance and control testing, document findings and communicate risks and recommendations to senior team members and client stakeholders
• Build and maintain internal and external relationships, identify business opportunities and risks and share issues with senior colleagues

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Business Technology or a similar discipline
• 3-6 years of experience in SAP or ERP transformation, migration, implementation, testing, quality assurance, technology risk, IT controls or IT audit projects
• Hands-on involvement in SAP or ERP transformation and migration projects, ideally covering programme assurance, testing, controls, risk or quality assurance
• Fluent English; knowledge of another European language is an advantage

Required skills

• Working knowledge of SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA, including standard transactions, tables, reports, user access and key system interfaces
• Understanding of the SAP transformation lifecycle, from planning and design through build, testing, data migration, cutover and post-go-live support
• Experience reviewing project documentation, test evidence, defects, reconciliations and readiness or cutover activities
• Familiarity with finance and supply-chain processes and their relationship with SAP modules and controls
• Ideally: fluency in Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian or another European language; experience in international SAP or ERP programmes; certifications in SAP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP GRC, ITIL, software quality assurance, project management, risk or IT audit; experience in program assurance, SAP controls, ITGC, SOX, segregation of duties or software quality assurance