ERP project Manager

Title: Project Manager (Workday)

Location: Atlanta, GA

Duration: 2 Months

Web Cam Interview only

Hybrid

Rate: $57.34/hr on W2 without benefits

Note: This assignment is contingent upon customer renewal and availability of adequate funding.

Required Skills

• 5 Years of Communication skills both verbal and written
• 4 Years Microsoft Office
• 4 Years MS Project
• PMP Certification
• 4 Years Presentation skills
• 4 Years Project management
• 4 Years SharePoint
• 5 Years ERP Project Management
• 3 Years Workday Financials
• 4 Years MS Teams
• 5 Years Finance Process Optimization
• 3 Years Strategic Sourcing
• 5 Years ERP Project Management

Description

The Project Manager will partner closely with Finance and Procurement leadership, the NextGen project team, State Accounting Office functional leads, Department of Administrative Services functional leads, Workday functional leads, integration teams, andthird-party vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant solutions. This position is accountable to the Finance and Procurement business owners, and we are specifically seeking someone who understands Workday Financials architecture, finance business processes, and ERP transformation environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate a Workday Financial Management and Procurement project of moderate to high complexity, including implementations, enhancements, integrations, and optimization initiatives.
• Provide full lifecycle project leadership across Workday Financials modules including:
• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
• Asset Management
• Procurement (requisitions, purchase orders, supplier management, inventory if applicable)
• Banking & Settlements
• Financial Reporting
• Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, and Procurement business owners to align Workday system design with accounting policies, purchasing workflows, approval hierarchies, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Workday functional leads, integration developers (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors), third-party vendors, and internal SMEs to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.
• Track Workday configuration, data conversion, integrations, security roles, and end-to-end testing cycles activities.
• Assist in cutover planning, production readiness activities, and post-production stabilization for Workday Financials and Procurement deployments with project team.
• Provides continuing direction to the project team, conducts status meetings, assesses proposed changes in scope, and recommends courses of action to project sponsors during the execution phase.
• Job duties include but are not limited to:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Finance, Procurement, IT, vendors, and integration partners to achieve defined business and system objectives.
• Facilitate business process assessments and redesign efforts focused on:
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
• Record-to-Report (R2R)
• Supplier onboarding and management
• Spend controls and approval workflows
• Financial reporting optimization
• Monitor project milestones and activities, testing cycles, data validation checkpoints, and integration readiness to proactively address schedule or quality risks for DHS.
• Maintain strong working relationships with Finance leadership, Procurement leadership, Workday implementation partners, auditors, and internal PMO stakeholders.