Project Manager - ERP

We are an established, globally active management consulting company with offices in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, UK, USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia and India. We are a valued partner to many of the world ‘s largest international financial services and insurance firms. We support our clients at all project management stages from the development of strategies and operational frameworks to the technical implementation and handover. Our expertise in business and technology combined with our methodic approach enable us to create sustainable added value for our client's business.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale ERP and Finance Transformation initiatives for banking clients. The successful candidate will have a proven track record delivering complex ERP implementations involving core finance and procurement functions, particularly within highly regulated financial services environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end ERP implementation programs for banking and financial services clients, from initiation through design, build, testing, deployment and stabilization.
• Lead ERP implementation activities across Finance modules, particularly AP, AR, GL and Fixed Assets.
• Manage ERP modernization initiatives involving migration from legacy ERP platforms to cloud-based ERP solutions.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Risk, Compliance and Technology teams to translate business requirements into ERP-enabled processes and solutions.
• Oversee requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, solution design, configuration alignment, integration planning, data migration, testing and cutover activities.
• Manage relationships with ERP vendors, system integrators, implementation partners and third-party providers.
• Lead or support RFI/RFP activities, including requirements definition, vendor evaluation criteria, proposal reviews, scoring, selection recommendations and executive readouts.
• Engage senior executives, program sponsors, Finance leaders, Technology teams and business users throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of project or program management experience, with significant exposure to ERP implementation programs and finance transformation in the Banking Industry
• Proven experience delivering ERP implementations within banking or financial services environments.
• Strong understanding of finance processes and ERP-enabled finance transformation.
• Demonstrated experience delivering multiple ERP implementation projects covering - GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Lease accounting, Procurement
• Experience delivering ERP transformations involving migration from SAP ECC6 to SAP S/4HANA, SAP Rise or other ERP systems
• Strong track record managing large-scale, complex or multi-workstream transformation projects.
• Strong vendor management experience, including oversight of system integrators and third-party implementation partners.
• Strong experience leading RFP/RFI exercises, vendor evaluations, software selection and contract negotiations
• Ability to engage senior executives and translate complex project topics into clear business impact and decision points.
• Understands the basics of AI and emerging technologies, with the ability and enthusiasm to adopt AI tools and solutions in day-to-day work.

Benefits

• Attractive fringe benefits and salary structures in line with the market
• Can-do mentality and one-spirit culture
• Varied events and employee initiatives