Finance Systems Project Manager Contract Length: Until end of April 2027 Location: Fully Remote – (UK Candidates Only) Day Rate: £500 Outside IR35 (LTD needed) Start Date: ASAP We're looking for an experienced Finance Systems Project Manager to lead the implementation of a new finance/ERP platform for a large UK Mental Health organisation.
You'll take ownership of the project from implementation through to go-live, managing the software vendor and implementation partners alongside Finance, Technology and senior business stakeholders.
Previous experience with the specific platforms isn't essential. The priority is someone who has successfully delivered a finance systems replacement or ERP implementation end-to-end and understands the challenges involved in getting a new finance platform successfully into production.
Key Experience Needed
- Strong Project Management experience within finance systems or ERP implementations
- Previous experience delivering a finance system replacement end-to-end
- Experience managing software vendors and third-party implementation partners
- Strong Finance and senior stakeholder management experience
- Experience managing complex project plans, dependencies, risks and milestones
- Understanding of data migration, testing/UAT, cutover and go-live
- Strong governance, RAID and project reporting experience
- NetSuite and/or Xero experience would be advantageous but isn't essential
Key Responsibilities
- Own the finance systems implementation from mobilisation through to go-live
- Build and manage the overall project plan against the April delivery deadline
- Coordinate the software vendor and implementation partners
- Manage stakeholders across Finance, Technology and the wider organisation
- Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, decisions and escalations
- Coordinate data migration, testing, UAT and business readiness activities
- Manage cutover planning and transition into BAU
- Provide clear reporting and governance throughout the programme