Senior ERP Project Manager

DEW Softech Inc; Trenton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home options

Job summary

DEW Softech Inc in Trenton, NJ seeks a Senior ERP Project Manager (Contract, Hybrid) to lead the statewide transition from legacy accounting to Oracle Fusion. Reporting to Budget & Accounting leadership, the role focuses on process readiness, change management, and stabilization without software configuration.

You will audit and document current fiscal workflows, map interfaces, update reports to align with the NJHIVE COA, and coordinate governance, data conversion risk, training, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, IT or related field.
• 8–10 years of transformation and ERP implementations experience.
• Public Sector / Government Finance experience highly desired.
• LinkedIn profile required.
• PMP/CBAP or Prosci certifications highly desired.
• Flexible work from home options available.

Responsibilities

• Project Leadership & Governance: coordinate with OIT, OMB, vendors; maintain risk registers and schedules.
• Business Process & Data Mapping: audit and map fiscal workflows to COA.
• Ecosystem & Interface Assessment: document local systems and data conversion risks.
• Reporting & Analytics Overhaul: inventory and update reports for NJHIVE COA alignment.
• Change Management & Training: design comms plan, manuals, and training.
• Testing, Cutover & Hypercare: coordinate testing and stabilization through first full fiscal year close.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional PM/BA

Process mapping

Change management

ERP implementation

Data mapping

Reporting & analytics

Low-code automation

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, IT

Tools

Visio

Lucidchart

Microsoft Office

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.