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SystemsAccountants

Project Manager

United Kingdom Remote Solely 5-10 yrs exp Staffing and Recruiting 83 employees£65k – £80k / year
Project ManagementEPM ImplementationFinance TransformationFP&ABudgeting

Requirements

Requires proven experience managing finance systems, EPM, CPM, or FP&A implementation projects, preferably in consulting or software implementation. Candidates should understand finance transformation and delivery methodologies, have experience with EPM platforms, and demonstrate strong stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and prioritization skills.

Job Description

Project Manager - EPM & Finance Transformation

Remote (UK) | £65,000 to £80,000


SystemsAccountants is recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Finance Transformation projects for a growing consultancy. This is a fully remote UK-based opportunity offering up to £75,000, where you will take ownership of projects from initiation through to go-live, working closely with Finance, IT and senior business stakeholders. The role requires a commercially minded project professional who can manage timelines, budgets, resources and governance, while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and to a high standard.


Working across a portfolio of EPM implementations and transformation initiatives, you will act as the primary point of contact for clients, leading workshops, steering committees and project meetings while managing risks, dependencies and stakeholder expectations. You will collaborate with functional and technical consultants to coordinate delivery activities, drive issue resolution and ensure successful adoption of solutions across the finance function. This role would suit a Project Manager with previous experience delivering EPM, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting or finance systems projects within a consultancy or software implementation environment.


Key Responsibilities


  • Lead the end to end delivery of EPM and finance transformation projects from planning through to go-live and handover.
  • Manage project plans, budgets, resource allocation, delivery milestones and project governance activities.
  • Own RAID logs, status reporting, stakeholder communications and steering committee updates.
  • Build strong relationships with Finance, IT and executive stakeholders, managing expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Monitor project commercials, manage scope, identify change requests and mitigate delivery risks.
  • Coordinate consultants and client-side resources to ensure successful project execution.
  • Drive issue resolution, quality assurance, project sign off and go-live readiness activities.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of project delivery methodologies and best practices.


Required Experience


  • Proven experience managing finance systems, EPM, CPM or FP&A implementation projects.
  • Strong understanding of finance transformation programmes and project delivery methodologies.
  • Experience working with EPM platforms such as OneStream, Anaplan, Tagetik, Board, Workday Adaptive Planning, Oracle EPM, IBM Planning Analytics or similar solutions.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple project priorities, budgets and resources within a consulting or professional services environment.



Skills

Project ManagementEPM ImplementationFinance TransformationFP&ABudgetingForecastingProject PlanningBudget ManagementResource AllocationProject GovernanceStakeholder ManagementRisk ManagementChange ManagementIssue ResolutionQuality AssuranceClient Relationship Management

About SystemsAccountants

SystemsAccountants www.systemsaccountants.com is a leading global Finance Systems, Analytics and Transformation recruitment company. We provide permanent & contractor recruitment solutions to enable clients to implement, support, develop & optimise Finance, ERP and Analytics systems. We specialise solely in sourcing, vetting and placing professionals who have a hybrid combination of finance/accounting experience & qualifications, blended with technology (GL / ERP / eProc / EPM / BI / Analytics), project and change management expertise. Qualitative candidate assessment We understand that to deliver a truly insightful and qualitative search and selection process it is essential that we meet our candidates and clients in person. We have physically met and interviewed thousands of candidates, giving us a unique insight into their soft skills as well as the technical expertise portrayed in their CV’s or LinkedIn profiles; enabling us to source and present best-fit candidates. Finance Systems and Projects know-how Our experienced team of account managers and researchers have an average tenure of 8 years. Our internal training is concentrated on the functionality and architecture of Finance & ERP systems. This is to ensure that we are fully able to comprehend the skill sets our clients wish to hire and in turn, to enable us to critically evaluate the level of technical and functional proficiency of candidates we source and assess. Furthermore we have developed deep subject matter expertise of how ERP and Analytics systems underpin best practice business processes and operating models. We have a capability to source and vet finance systems professionals on a global basis and have offices in London, Chicago, New York, Rotterdam & Berlin. Unlike typical search & selection firms our consultants are internationally mobile, which ensures that our clients and candidates receive a tailored ‘in-person’ service, with the added market insight.

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