What is the role and company?
Join a large consulting firm in their finance transformation and tech team. This role requires a Senior Project Manager to spearhead a transformative, long-term Oracle EPM Cloud programme. With an increasing workload and upcoming additional rollouts of new functionality and regional scope, this role is a new function which has just been released.
What will I be doing?
* Identify and manage project dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and clearly track and communicate implications on the critical path.
* Conduct project lessons learned and create a recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
* Estimate necessary resources and participants to achieve project objectives.
* Engage with project stakeholders on a continuous basis.
* Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
* Communicate project expectations, progress reports, status updates, and RAID logs to team members and stakeholders in a clear and timely manner.
* Direct the planning, scoping, and execution of the Oracle EPM Cloud project across all EPM modules.
* Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and develop contingency plans where necessary.
* Establish and uphold governance structures to monitor project progress and manage escalation effectively.
* Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans detailing phases, dependencies, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and resource allocation.
* Set and consistently manage project expectations with team members, stakeholders, business owners, sponsors, and senior management.
* Lead, inspire, and develop team members and colleagues to cultivate a high-performance culture.
* Create a collaborative and positive change environment, garnering support and buy-in from all stakeholders.
* Exemplify exemplary leadership qualities within the Finance team and the broader organization, bringing vision, credibility, and accountability to the role.
* Establish highly effective program governance and communication structures with relevant stakeholders.
* Foster close working relationships with senior finance management across all divisions.
What experience and skills do I require?
* Extensive knowledge of Finance technology solutions and implementation experience.
* Project management qualifications are an advantage; PMI, PMP or related.
* Experience as a functional/technical consultant in Oracle EPM Cloud modules is a plus.
* Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to identify key issues and communicate them effectively and succinctly to all audiences, including the CFO.
* Proven experience in managing large-scale, multi-year finance transformation projects with Oracle EPM Cloud modules (FCCS, TRCS, ARCS, Planning, Narrative Reporting, and EDM).
* Solid experience in managing teams and building consensus/collaborative delivery of goals.
* Strong process, technical, and analytical skills, coupled with commercial acumen.
* Exceptional analytical and coordination skills, taking accountability for ideas from inception to delivery in an environment requiring robust metrics to confirm success.
How do I apply?
For more information on this opportunity, please don't hesitate to get in touch with Geoff Coleman from Systems Accountants via email: Geoff@systemsaccountants.com.
Who are we?
Systems Accountants is a leading global Financial Systems, Analytics, and Transformation recruitment company. We provide permanent & contract recruitment solutions to enable clients to implement, support, develop, run & optimize ERP, ERP and Analytics systems, as well as finance transformation programmes including ESG topics. We source and screen finance systems professionals on a global basis. Unlike typical search & selection firms, our consultants have an international reach, ensuring that our clients and candidates receive market insight along with a tailored service.
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