Description
Functional ERP Financials Implementation Project Manager - Long-term Contract
Atlanta-based financial services industry leader is seeking a senior functional ERP Financials Implementation Project Manager. In this 12 month+ (likely multi-year) contract, you will lead the project team through an SDLC-based new implementation of PeopleSoft Financials 9.2. The company is moving away from a Mainframe-based Lawson financial ERP.
Specifically on this project, you will act as functional lead in planning, requirement collection, design, build, testing, training, deployment, & support phases. You will manage the overall implementation process and ensure all deliverables are on time and meet or exceed the quality needs and in doing so, provide and document status updates, risks, issues, actions, or decisions to the ERP director and executive steering committee.
What is great about this project is that you will be joining from the start. You will have influence over hiring decisions for the technical PS developers being brought on to the team.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- 5+ Years of Project Management (Financial ERP Implementations).
- PMP Certification.
- At least 1 PeopleSoft Financials Implementation.
- CPA or previous accounting/finance business experience.
- Excellent communication skills/Ability to interface with executive leadership.
- Any insurance, banking, or healthcare industry experience would be a plus.