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.

• 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.
• Linked In 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.

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.

• 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, Simpli Gov 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.

• 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.