SAP Finance Developer (FICO / S4 HANA)

Meralco Group; Pasig; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Meralco Group is seeking an experienced Enterprise Platform Delivery professional in Metro Manila to lead RFI/RFP cycles, assess vendor proposals, and manage outsourced vendors. You will collaborate with procurement and legal to finalize contracts, ensure governance and compliance, and translate business requirements into technical solutions.

You will work across product ownership, business engagement, and delivery oversight, coordinating with vendors and business users to define requirements,

Qualifications

• 3-4 years in enterprise application delivery or platform management.
• Experience managing outsourced vendors and participating in RFP processes.
• Experience working directly with business users to define requirements and validate solutions.
• Familiarity with integration technologies and data flows.

Responsibilities

• Lead RFI/RFP cycles: prepare scope, evaluation criteria, and assess vendor proposals.
• Participate in vendor demonstrations, proofs-of-concept, and technical evaluations.
• Work with Procurement and Legal to finalize contracts, SLAs, and KPIs.
• Monitor vendor performance and ensure deliverables meet quality and compliance standards.
• Define and communicate the priorities and strategies for assigned enterprise platforms.
• Maintain and prioritize requirements based on business impact, urgency, and technical feasibility.
• Define requirements clearly for outsourced development teams.
• Act as the main ICT contact for business users of assigned enterprise platforms, ensuring requirements are understood and translated into technical solutions.
• Gather feedback on delivered features and coordinate with vendors to address issues or enhancements.
• Provide business stakeholders with updates on platform improvements, timelines, and impacts.
• Review technical and functional designs from outsourced development teams to ensure they meet requirements and follow platform best practices.
• Validate that solutions align with platform governance, security policies, and an out-of-the-box-first approach.
• Coordinate with the testing team for user acceptance testing and ensure readiness for release.
• Ensure solutions comply with IT governance, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain platform documentation, decision logs, and release records.

Skills

Vendor management

Requirements gathering

Solution architecture

Integration (REST/SOAP, APIs)

ITIL processes

Tools

SAP Finance

S/4HANA Finance

Job description

• Lead RFI/RFP cycles: prepare scope, evaluation criteria, and assess vendor proposals.
• Participate in vendor demonstrations, proofs-of-concept, and technical evaluations.
• Work with Procurement and Legal to finalize contracts, SLAs, and KPIs.
• Monitor vendor performance and ensure deliverables meet quality and compliance standards.

Product Ownership & Roadmap

• Define and communicate the priorities and strategies for assigned enterprise platforms.
• Maintain and prioritize requirements based on business impact, urgency, and technical feasibility.
• Define requirements clearly for outsourced development teams.

Business Engagement

• Act as the main ICT contact for business users of assigned enterprise platforms, ensuring requirements are understood and translated into technical solutions.
• Gather feedback on delivered features and coordinate with vendors to address issues or enhancements.
• Provide business stakeholders with updates on platform improvements, timelines, and impacts.

Delivery Oversight

• Review technical and functional designs from outsourced development teams to ensure they meet requirements and follow platform best practices.
• Validate that solutions align with platform governance, security policies, and an out-of-the-box-first approach.
• Coordinate with the testing team for user acceptance testing and ensure readiness for release.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure solutions comply with IT governance, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain platform documentation, decision logs, and release records.

Experience

• 3-4 years in enterprise application delivery or platform management.
• Development or configuration experience in SAP Finance (SAP FI, CO, or S/4HANA Finance).
• Experience managing outsourced vendors and participating in RFP processes.
• Experience working directly with business users to define requirements and validate solutions.

Technical Skills

• Understanding of solution architecture, data flows, and integration points.
• Familiarity with integration technologies (REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, OData).
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and enterprise governance standards.