ERP system Implementations -Manager

Finance Transformation practice helps our clients finance functions improve their performance across a broad spectrum. As the role of finance evolves within an organization, balancing the need to be both a strategist and a steward, finance organizations will need to transform their processes,

Role & responsibilities

Engagement Delivery

• Work and lead on engagements with multidisciplinary teams, primarily focused on leading/supporting Oracle ERP implementations
• Serve key resource to bring technology and Finance processes together during ERP system implementations
• Oracle Fusion/Cloud as a Finance Functional Consultant, End-to-End Implementation,
• Finance transformation (including within an ERP or Planning and Budgeting tool implementation)
• Conduct organizational diagnostics across all finance processes
• Conduct analyses in support of improvement initiatives (e.g. costing, cost-benefit, benchmarking)
• Analyze financial and operational data;
• Establish credibility with existing and new clients by demonstrating subject matter expertise and knowledge in finance, strategy and ERP
• Vendor and software selection (including business requirements gathering)

Engagement Management

• Support the engagement director / partner in managing engagement risk and project economics including planning and budgeting
• Prepare and review deliverable content
• Ensure the quality of deliverables meets with PwC and client expectations

Business Development

• Participate in and lead aspects of the proposal development process
• Contribute to proposal writing
• Team with PwC colleagues in other lines of services in support of client needs for Finance Consulting services
• Support the development of "thought leadership" and "point-of-view" documents

People Development:

• Perform role of coach; and actively participate in staff recruitment and retention activities
• Share knowledge across the global PwC network
• Provide input and guidance into the firms staffing/resource management process
• Actively participate in staff recruitment
• Be aware and up to date with all technology and market developments

Preferred candidate profile

• 10+ years of professional experience in financial services
• Experience managing complex projects within a professional services environment and a global delivery model is ideal
• Experience in development of ERP blue prints (including baseline of ERP capabilities, development of high level solution design and delivery of business cases and program roadmaps)
• In addition, the candidate(s) must have experience in one or more of the following fields:
• Working expertise in Finance Operations, Financial Planning and Analysis forecasting and budgeting, management reporting, Record-to-Report financial close, consolidation, financial and management reporting;
• Understanding of the core Accounting areas
• Experience in process improvement or re-engineering initiatives and projects in the planning, budgeting and forecasting areas.
• Experience implementing Strategic modelling and value driver analysis
• Experience leading both external and internal teams on medium or large scale finance transformations
• Understanding of or hands-on experience with financial applications and/or enterprise management solutions (e.g. SAP S4/Hana, Workday Financials, Oracle AFCS / AHCS or Microsoft F&O) is preferred.
• High level of client service orientation such as building solid relationships with clients and vendors; approaching clients and vendors in an organized manner, demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks
• Excellent team player with strong leadership skills and an understanding of personal and team roles; contributing to a positive work environment and proactively seeking guidance and feedback.
• Superior project management skills
• Excellent communication skills oral, written, presentation
• Strong problem solving orientation and analytical skills.