Finance Management System Developer At Save the Children

THE ROLE

As part of their long term strategy, Save the Children is building regional hubs of technology specialists to service their global IT needs. This role is part of the Manila technology hub focused on delivering a global service to all Save the Children countries. The MTH team will be responsible for developing and maintaining the Finance Management System (FMS) implemented on Agresso.

Qualification & Experience

Essential:

• Proven technical skills in a mainstream programming language, or database system (cross training will be provided if required)
• Good T-SQL language skills
• Strong understanding of the business processes of a financial Management systems preferably an ERP
• Experience of solving complex business and technical issues through trouble shooting and analysis, defining a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• A desire to work on an enterprise level ERP / finance system based on the Microsoft stack (Windows Server, .NET, SQL Server, IIS)
• Experience of CI/CD process for global development team, allowing for frequent code updates with zero downtime
• Knowledge of major cloud service providers, like AWS, Azure etc.
• Ability to explain complex technical and non-technical information in a succinct and compelling manner to all levels of seniority
• At least 2 years’ experience working in an IT development role
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to Save the Children values

Desirable:

• Proven experience in implementing and managing Agresso applications
• Experience with any of the following Agresso modules: Financials, Project Costing & Billing, Inventory Accounting, Accounts Payable, Planner, Workflow
• Track record of administering & supporting applications in a complex global organisation
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Experience of exposure to the non-for-profit sector and/or developing countries
• Automated build and deployment process with tools like Jenkins and Maven, eliminating 80% of manual work
• Experience of using GitHub, including branching, merging, and tagging
• Good hands-on knowledge of Source Code Management (Version Control System) tools like Git and Subversion
• Good understanding of Infrastructure as Code (Programmable Infrastructure), and how you can achieve that by using tools like Puppet, Chef, Ansible etc.