Finance ERP Implementation Manager

• Determine the most effective, comprehensive, full-featured ERP platform(s) that will address the City's needs;
• Lead the selection of project-related vendors, vendor interface, and oversight;
• Plan, lead and manage the implementation of the selected ERP platforms, including creating/maintaining/managing full life-cycle project plans/schedule [identification, selection, negotiation, implementation, testing, deployment, and training];
• Identify, analyze, prioritize and communicate risks to stakeholders throughout implementation; ensure that all milestones and deliverables are completed according to established timelines;
• Schedule and lead project-related meetings with internal teams and external resources; collaborate with department managers to ensure continuous alignment with organizational goals;
• Work with team leaders to identify and document business requirements and identify system gaps that need to be addressed through the adoption of specific programs/modules, and or development of new system features or customizations;
• Create business requirement documents, RFP's, functional specifications and process flow using tools including OneNote, SharePoint, OnBase, Innotas, Visio etc.
• Ensure clear communication and understanding of requirements for technical and business audience;
• Create training curricula to educate users how to effectively utilize the City's ERP system(s).

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science in the related field; Master's degree preferred

• Candidate must have at least three years of leadership experience in accounting, accounts payable or similar controllership type role.
• Candidate must have at least three years of leadership experience in accounting, accounts payable or similar controllership type role.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated full-cycle Finance ERP implementation experience in local government;
• Demonstrated expertise in design and implementation of financial systems and applications;
• Demonstrated experience leading Finance ERP implementation project teams;
• Demonstrated experience with ERP vendor selection and working with third-party implementation teams;
• Demonstrated experience with business process optimization; order processing and fulfillment systems; and capturing system integration requirements;
• Demonstrated experience with organizational control environments and governance processes; Experience of order processing and fulfillment systems
• Highly desire experience with financial planning/modeling; data mining or planning applications.
• Expert user of Microsoft Office Suite

• Advanced experience in writing business requirements and functional specifications;
• Demonstrated communication skills – written and verbal – including demonstrated ability to engage colleagues and senior leaders;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate business/financial and technical terms/concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences;
• Demonstrated a track record of successful teamwork and relationship building;
• Customer-focused mentality with the ability to multi-task;
• Able to rapidly acquire and apply new knowledge'
• Professional, enthusiastic and positive approach to work;
• Proven skills in organization, time management, and efficient execution of tasks;
• Proactive, creative and logical thinker;
• Demonstrated listening, analytical and critical thinking skills;
• Excellent customer service, problem-solving, root cause analysis and end-to-end process skills