SAP Functional Analyst

Spinneys Philippines; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinneys Philippines is seeking an SAP Functional Lead to act as the primary SAP contact for the Philippines business and coordinate with centralized SAP/IT teams in Dubai. The role focuses on SAP FICO and extends to multiple modules across Finance, Procurement, Inventory, and Reporting.

The candidate should bring strong SAP FICO experience, knowledge of retail finance flows, and proven ability to work in agile/hybrid teams with effective stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/IS/Accounting/Finance/Business Admin.
• Minimum 5 years of SAP functional experience.
• FI FIORI deployment is a must.
• Hands-on configuration in GL, AP/AR, AA, Bank Accounting.
• Tax configuration including local VAT/GST in Philippines.
• Retail finance flows and POS integration knowledge.
• Cash management, reconciliation and COGS.
• FI integration with MM and SD.
• ACDOCA and Fiori reporting knowledge.
• Ability to write functional specs and coordinate ABAP developers.
• Data migration experience: LSMW, BAPI.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication.
• Experience in agile/hybrid teams; testing and training.

Responsibilities

• SAP Single Point of Contact for Philippines business units.
• Provide first-level functional support and process guidance across SAP modules.
• Bridge between local business and centralized SAP/IT teams.
• Coordinate SAP support requests, incidents, enhancements, and projects.
• Ensure timely communication and issue resolution; escalate as needed.
• Monitor SAP service levels and business continuity.

Skills

SAP FICO

GL

AP/AR

Asset Accounting

Bank Accounting

Tax Configuration

POS integration

Cash management

COGS

FI–MM–SD integration

ACDOCA / Fiori reporting

Functional specs

Data migration tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information technology, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration

Tools

SAP

LSMW

BAPIs

Job description

The SAP Functional Lead will serve as the primary SAP point of contact for the Philippines business and act as the liaison between local business stakeholders and the centralized SAP and IT teams based in Dubai.

The successful candidate must possess strong SAP FICO functional experience. While their primary functional expertise will be in Finance and Controlling, the role will not be limited to SAP FICO. The individual will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating support, enhancements, projects, and issue resolution across all SAP modules, including Finance, Procurement, Inventory Management, Retail, Logistics, Master Data, and Reporting, by working closely with the relevant centralized SAP functional and technical teams

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

SAP Single Point of Contact

• Serve as the primary SAP contact for all Philippines business users and stakeholders
• Provide first-level functional support and business process guidance across SAP modules, leveraging SAP FICO expertise and knowledge gained through training on Spinneys' business processes and SAP landscape
• Act as the bridge between the Philippines business and the centralized SAP and IT teams
• Coordinate SAP support requests, incidents, enhancements, and project activities
• Ensure timely communication and resolution of SAP-related issues
• Escalate critical issues and business risks to the appropriate support teams
• Monitor SAP service levels and ensure business continuity

SAP FICO Functional Support

• Act as the primary local support resource for SAP FICO processes
• Support General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Banking, Cost Center Accounting, and Financial Reporting processes
• Assist finance teams during month-end and year-end closing activities
• Support financial reconciliations and issue resolution
• Coordinate with centralized SAP FICO consultants on enhancements and support requirement

Project & Implementation Support

• Support SAP implementation, rollout, and enhancement projects
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), System Integration Testing (SIT), and business validation activities
• Assist with data migration, cutover planning, and go-live support
• Track project deliverables and ensure business readiness

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Information technology, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of SAP functional experience.
• FI FIORI application deployment is a must
• Strong hands-on configuration in: General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP) / Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), Bank Accounting, Tax Configuration (local tax laws – e.g., VAT/GST in Philippines, if applicable)
• Understanding of retail-specific finance flows
• Point of Sale (POS) integration
• Cash management and reconciliation
• Inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS)
• Gift cards, vouchers, store returns, promotions (from a finance/accounting angle)
• FI integration with MM (Procure to Pay) and SD (Order to Cash)
• Good understanding of Universal Journal (ACDOCA) and Fiori-based reporting
• Ability to write functional specs and coordinate with ABAP developers
• Experience with data migration tools (LSMW, BAPIs)
• Solid understanding of financial reporting, month-end closing, cost centers, and profit centers
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to work closely with Finance users and store ops teams
• Comfortable working in agile/hybrid teams
• Experience with support tickets, testing, training, and documentation

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in Retail, Grocery, FMCG, or Distribution industries.
• Exposure to SAP MM, SD, Retail, EWM, or Supply Chain processes.

SAP S/4HANA experience. SAP certification in FICO or related modules.