Senior ERP Project Manager

Dew Softech, Inc; Trenton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home

Job summary

Dew Softech, Inc. in Trenton, NJ is seeking a Senior ERP Project Manager for a hybrid contract role to lead the statewide transition from legacy accounting to Oracle Fusion.

You will report to the Director of Budget & Accounting and drive process readiness, change management, and post-go-live stabilization. The role focuses on auditing and documenting internal processes, interfaces, reporting, data mapping, preparing staff and systems for the cutover, and ensuring a smooth stabilization through

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in complex business transformations and ERP implementations.
• Must master current and future-state process mapping and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead project governance, control, and stakeholder communication for the ERP transition.
• Audit, document, and map fiscal workflows and interfaces for Oracle Fusion.
• Coordinate testing, cutover planning, and hypercare support with state agencies.
• Prepare training materials and change management communications for statewide users.
• Ensure post-go-live stabilization through the first fiscal year end.

Skills

Project management

Business process mapping

Change management

ERP implementations

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Finance/IT

Master’s degree or executive experience preferred

Tools

Visio

Lucidchart

Job description

Senior ERP Project Manager

Location: Trenton, NJ (Hybrid: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote)

Position Type: Contract

In Person Interview

Short Description

The Senior Business PM leads transition from legacy accounting to Oracle Fusion. Reporting to the Director of Budget & Accounting, this role drives process readiness, change management, and stabilization without software configuration.

Complete Description

• The Senior Business Project Manager (ERP Implementation) serves as the Client's primary, dedicated department-level leader for the statewide transition from the legacy accounting system to the modern Oracle Fusion platform. Reporting directly to the Director of the Office of Budget and Accounting, this hybrid role requires a unique blend of strategic project management, meticulous business process analysis, and change management. The consultant will not configure the software; instead, they will audit, document, and prepare internal processes, interfaces, reporting, and personnel to ensure a seamless operational cutover, running through full post-implementation stabilization.

Core Responsibilities

• Project Leadership & Governance: Serve as the central point of coordination leadership, OIT, OMB, vendors, and the centralized . Maintain risk registers, project schedules, issue logs, and executive readiness scorecards.
• Business Process & Data Mapping: Audit, optimize, and map current fiscal workflows (appropriation management, encumbrances, federal grants, accounts payable/receivable) into a comprehensive Fiscal Operations Process Library.
• Ecosystem & Interface Assessment: Document all local systems, peripheral databases, and manual spreadsheets leveraging legacy data to identify technical gaps, SimpliGov workflow dependencies, and data conversion risks.
• Reporting & Analytics Overhaul: Inventory all mission-critical fiscal reports, identifying updates or redevelopments required to align with the new NJHIVE Chart of Accounts (COA).
• Change Management & Training: Design and execute a Department-wide Change Management and Communications Plan. Author user manuals, build the Future-State Fiscal Operations Manual, and administer role-specific training programs.
• Testing, Cutover, & Hypercare Support: Coordinate local staff participation in State-led testing phases. Manage deployment cutover protocols and provide dedicated hands-on stabilization support (Hypercare) through the first full fiscal year close post-go-live.
• Minimum Qualifications& Requirements
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, or a related field (Master’s degree or relevant executive experience preferred).
• Required Experience: Minimum of 8 to 10 years of progressive, hands-on experience managing complex business transformations, enterprise-level ERP financial implementations, detailed process mapping, and project delivery.
• Required Core Skills: Mastery of current/future-state process mapping (Visio/Lucidchart), stakeholder management, and cross-functional project management frameworks.

Required Skills

• Cross-Functional PM / BA Hybrid Experience Required 8 Years
• Business Process Mapping & Tools Required 8 Years
• Change Management & Communication Planning Required 8 Years
• Large-Scale ERP / Financial System Implementations (Atleast 2 implementations) Required 6 Years
• LinkedIn Profile Required
• Public Sector / Government Finance Experience Highly desired 5 Years
• Data Conversion & Report Auditing Highly desired 5 Years
• Low-Code Workflow Automation Experience Highly desired 3 Years
• PMP Certification Highly desired
• CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional), or Prosci Certified Change Manager Certification Highly desired

Flexible work from home options available.