SAP FI/CO - IT Consultant Finance Applications (Implementation & Development)

Location: Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines

Department: Philippines - Corporate

Workplace: hybrid

Description

Job Description

• Lead and support end-to-end SAP FICO implementations, enhancements & rollout projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business and technical requirements.
• Design, develop, enhance, and debug SAP ABAP objects for SAP FICO, including reports, interfaces, enhancements, forms, conversions, and custom developments.
• Partner with Functional Consultants and business stakeholders to define technical solutions, translate functional requirements into scalable SAP developments, and ensure adherence to SAP development standards and best practices.
• Production support, issue resolution, code reviews, technical documentation, and continuous improvement to ensure system stability, performance, and maintainability.

• Project Management
• Ensuring an efficient purchasing process if needed (e.g., in-time involvement of Purchasing, transparent communication)
• Leading of projects according to Project Management principles (focus on IT realization: coordination of vendor / inhouse resources)
• Collaboration with Business Process Consultant to final align and define technical CT Standards for new projects / enhancements
• Ensure that technical CT Standards are as close as possible to standard for better scalability and maintenance
• Successful and in-time implementation of enhancements / projects (new functionalities, applications etc.)

• Project Budget
• Creation and follow up on project eCRs if needed (after IT Portfolio Board approval)
• Ensure purchasing process during the project (e.g., CEOS shopping card creation, payment)
• Create and communicate updates of project Budget (Forecast process)
• Ensure reliability of project Budget / Forecast (requested budget should be consumed or adjusted in-time)

• Technical Documentation
• Ensure availability and quality of technical documentation (with vendor same as for internal development)
• Ensure up to date information in LeanIX

• Change Management
• Define technical concept for changes
• Realization and hyper-care for changes

• Application Services
• Ensure service continuity and system operations in the region
• Follow structured problem solving processes and lessons learned on technical interruptions

• Knowledge management 
• Ensure utilization of lessons learned (cross teams and Competence Center)
• Ensure continuous learning and sharing of state-of-the-art & standard utilization (e.g., visiting relevant IT fairs)

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Informatics, or a related field
• 5+ years of hands-on SAP ABAP development experience with deep expertise in SAP FICO, including debugging, performance tuning, custom development, and technical troubleshooting.
• Proven experience delivering SAP implementation, rollout, or enhancement projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and supporting the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, and integration with other SAP modules is an advantage.
• Several years of professional experience in comparable role
• Experience in IT Solutions for Accounting & Controlling
• Experience in SAP Accounting & Controlling and SAP Analytic Cloud
• Business knowledge related to Accounting & Controlling
• Basic Knowledge of all related SAP modules
• Leading Self and Interacting with external resources working in the same functional area
• Business fluent in English language skills (spoken and written)
• Intercultural Sensitivity
• Willingness to travel worldwide (approx. 20%)

Nice to Have:

• Strong hands-on SAP ABAP development experience w/ SAP FI/CO (debugging, enhancements & custom object development)
• With SAP FI/CO implementation, rollout, and enhancement projects