Lead Project Manager and Business Analyst

Qualifications
• 10+ years of experience in SAP ECC and SHANA, specializing in finance and business process transformation
• Strong knowledge of SAP FI/CO, business process reviews and ERP migration best practices.
• Experience managing SAP migration projects as Lead PM, Business Analyst or Finance SME.
• Familiar with internal controls, risk management, stakeholder management and compliance considerations in SAP migrations.
• Preferably with SAP certifications in Finance or SHANA.
• Able to work independently while guiding internal process owners and end users.
Job Description
• Act as primary liaison between Finance, business users, IT and external implementation partners.
• Will report to Group Controller to ensure that business needs are accurately reflected in project scope and implementation.
• Drive project planning, milestone tracking and issues resolution.
• Support Group Controller with high-level process analysis while working with internal process owners to ensure that finance and operational requirements are properly translated into functional requirements for IT and implementation teams.
• Help identify and mitigate risks related to business process changes, data migration and system integration. Escalate risks and decisions as needed.
• Ensure strong internal controls, compliance and financial reporting standards will be implemented in the target system.
• Lead UAT strategy and execution and coordinate training sessions with business process owners.
• Support post-go-live stabilization activities.