A - 8/24 - 809610 - Sr Project Manager (ERP Implementation)

• This is a hybrid position - 3 days on-site in Trenton, NJ and 2 days remote.

In-Person interview in Trenton, NJ Required.

All remote work must be completed in the United States. Candidate must work EST business hours.**

Our direct client has an opening for a Sr Project Manager (ERP Implementation) position # 809610. This position is for 12+ months, with option of extension, and will be worked hybrid in Trenton, NJ - 3 days on-site and 2 days remote. Candidate must work EST business hours.

If You Are Interested, Please Submit The Following

• YOUR CURRENT RESUME.
• YOUR HOURLY RATE.

Required/Desired Below is the job description – Resumes due ASAP

• 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 (At least 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.

Description The Senior Business Project Manager (ERP Implementation) serves as the New Jersey Department of Education’s (NJDOE) primary, dedicated department-level leader for the statewide transition from the legacy accounting system (NJCFS) to the modern Oracle Fusion platform ( NJHIVE ). 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 NJDOE’s 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 between NJDOE leadership, OIT, OMB, vendors, and the centralized State NJHIVE team. Maintain risk registers, project schedules, issue logs, and executive readiness scorecards.
• Business Process & Data Mapping: Audit, optimize, and map NJDOE’s 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.