Description

 

This position plans and directs a set of applications/technology projects, which typically involve multiple systems or impact more than one area of a program. Responsible for the overall on-time, on-budget delivery of ongoing SAP module implementations and change requests. Organizes and leads a cross functional team in developing and implementing project deliverables, with an emphasis on quality, productivity, and consistency          

 

Key Accountabilities:

Overall SAP Program Management:

 

-  Single point of contact for all SAP project statuses

-  Develop strategies and procedures for efficient implementation of all SAP related projects

-  Team management, including regular evaluations budget management, risk management and the support of business activities

-  Develop and implement project tools specific to SAP implementations

-  Manage Corporate Finance SLA's with Production Support & Application Support to ensure end user support needs are met & service levels are maintained

-  Manage multiple teams and co-ordinate with IS to support all SAP related disaster recovery testing

-  Liaise with Centrica UK SAP resources to leverage project knowledge and experience

-  Serve as an SAP subject matter expert on aspects of SAP deployment and integration projects

 

Develops program plans — time and cost estimates:

 

-  Manages project staff, some of which are not accountable to the Program Manager.

-  Work with business sponsors in identifying business requirements and developing project plans and business cases

-  Provides formalized, continuing work direction and leadership to assigned team(s) of Analysts and Technical Specialists including the scheduling, assignment, and review of project work.

-  Tracks, monitors and communicates program progress against the consolidated plan, requirements, quality measures, standard processes and milestones.

-  Oversees program budget.

Cordinates Program Communications:

-  Co-ordinates the input, support, and communication with all functional groups that impact program scope, business value, risk and resource requirements.

-  Provide technical direction and control of project planning, communications, reporting, procedural and contractual activity

 

Manages resources:

 

-  Estimate project skill requirements, working with deployment to identify appropriate resources and managing their integration into the team

 

Project Management Processes:

 

-  Ensures that periodic quality reviews, internal audits, synergy team and architectural reviews are carried out.

-  Ensures timely escalation and resolution of project issues

-  Accountable for defining and producing the content deliverables as defined in the project plan

-  Lead Steering committee meetings, consulting with senior executives as well as leading developers and users

-  Identify gaps in project delivery process and make recommendations for improvement

-  Manage all internal IS processes for project initiation, approvals, reporting, close-out, and third party billing

-  Supports all internal and external audits related to SAP

 

Qualifications

-  Strong hands on technical experience in at least one core SAP module certification in any of: FI-CO, RE, AM, PS, MM, SD, HR modules CATS, ESS, FS-CD, BW, BCS, BPS.

-  5 or more years of Project Management experience including management of projects and programs

-  3+ years of SAP Configuration/Development

-  Minimum experience in managing one complete SAP implementation end to end

-  Highly proficient in all tools required for a world class SAP Program (PMO) structure

-  Relevant degree and/or equivalent work experience.

-  Proven IT experience in business applications/technology solutions.

-  Expertise in complex business/technical processes and their application with the organization and/or business area.

-  Expertise in project management discipline/protocols including project management tools

-  A sound business knowledge with an Information Technology background

-  Working principles that are process oriented and methodology driven

-  Data analytics and business impact assessment

-  Experience managing minimum 10+ resources

-  Managed end to end business change and cross functional teams

-  Excellent customer oriented service skills to manage senior management and business unit stakeholders

 

Preferred:

 

-  SAP Certification

-  Current experience managing a SAP implementation, roll-out, or upgrade would be a definite asset (Release 4.7 or higher)

-  PMP Certification

-  Post Secondary Degree Mandatory (Computer science degree preferred)

-  Experience in Financial Systems projects (Analyst or PM role) preferred

-  Experience with Energy or Brokerage Trading environments an asset

 

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