Workday Financials ERP Implementation Project Manager at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. in Jersey City, NJ

The ERP Implementation Project Manager will be responsible for the development and implementation of key Financial initiatives from the current Oracle platform. Having a solid finance and accounting business awareness, a key competency of the role will be the ability to develop a thorough understanding of our financial, business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements within the new system platform. The individual will then call upon his/her technical and functional knowledge of system implementation to deliver application design, module configuration/setup, user acceptance testing, and end-user training.

What you'll do here:

• Defining the projects goals, objectives, risks, assumptions, Co-ordinate and assign adequate JH resources to the project.
• Participate in implementation of the new system including configuration, building, testing, and user training, and go-live.
• Liaise cross-functionally with Accounting, FP&A, IT, Franchise and Corporate-owned Operations, and implementation partner to deliver system functionality including but not limited to infrastructure engineering, database, security and operations support.
• Familiarizing the JH team with the terms of the project contract scope and proposal vs their requirements; Ensure Business acceptance for delivered services from the partner.
• Monitor project timelines and milestones using project management tools; Create and communicate project status reports to the project stakeholders.
• Oversee the completion and approval of project-level documentation.
• Schedule and lead project meetings and presentations.
• Assess project risks and issues and escalate to internal stakeholders.
• Manage all phases of the project to ensure on-time completion within budget.
• Complete progress reports, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Manage project charges, budget and budget expenses (such as travel expenses, equipment, or billable time).
• Ensure quality and timeliness of partner services.

Skills you’ll bring for success:

• Experience with Workday financials is a plus!
• 5 - 10 years of general ledger/financial systems implementation experience
• Must have Cloud ERP system implementation experience with a number of Financial Modules such as, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Chart of accounts building, Budget and forecasting etc.
• Strong finance and accounting knowledge
• Must have demonstrated project manager experience with details of size, length of time, and complexity
• Excellent organizational skills to keep all parties on track with and accountable to timeline to complete system implementation
• Agile / Scrum experience
• Ability to clearly describe end-to-end business processes and the key integration points, work cross-functionally across different business processes within an organization, and knowledge of challenges faced by implementation teams
• PMP certification preferred
• Skilled in MS Teams
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills