Fri Jun 6, 2014 10:05 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
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Position Title - WRSPM052014
Sr. Project Manager - PMP - Software Firm - Anywhere East of the Mississippi
- Excellent Package
Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits (100%
Paid)
No Relocation or Sponsorship
Travel is expected to be in the 50%-80% area (Could be as high as 80% during
some periods, and less than 50% at other times) - US + Some Canadian - Home
Office When Not Travelling.
Location:
Can be located anywhere east of the Mississippi near a major airport -
Atlanta area preferred
Company:
Highly successful, highly profitable, very fast growing (50%+), private
software firm, focused on delivering a fully integrated suite of
asset-centric accounting, tax, budgeting, regulatory, compliance/risk
management and analytics software solutions for asset intensive clients.
Great firm with an excellent history of growth - Lots of Upside - Excellent
Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits (100% company
paid) - Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused environment and
become part of an elite organization with great growth possibilities.
Position Responsibilities - Summary:
My client is seeking a talented Sr. Project Manager to join its Professional
Services Team. The Sr. Project Manager will be responsible for planning and
managing enterprise software implementation projects of various sizes and
complexity, ensuring that the projects adhere to the firm's methodology,
requirements, budget, and the Statement of Work. The Sr. Project Manager
will have the ability to handle multiple highly-complex projects for the
Company's most strategic clients.
Software is currently installed on premise and project length ranges from
6-9 months for average sized projects, with 1-3 people assigned, and 12+
months for large sized projects, with 4-6+ people assigned.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Project management:
* Standard project management activities in line with the Project
Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) such as scope, time, cost, quality,
issue, risk, contract and subcontract management, and project status
tracking and reporting (including Estimate-To-Complete analysis)
* Review, periodically monitor and update project plan and schedule
* Ensure that consulting staff achieve customer satisfaction through
successful delivery of business value on-time and within budget
* Partner with Product Management, Development, Customer Care, and
peers and colleagues in the PS organization to manage client expectations
and provide seamless service from inception through implementation and into
support
* Work with Partners, as appropriate, to ensure the successful
delivery of our projects
Staff Management:
* May provide guidance and direction to more junior level Project
Managers, as needed
Methodology/Metrics
* Apply and utilize the firm's implementation methodology
* Lead activities to further develop the firm's methodology,
including tools, templates, examples, accelerators and programs around
implementations, upgrades and other services.
* Refine and monitor metrics to assess the success of the project,
team and individuals
Financial Management:
* Maximize the team's utilization, particularly billable
realization.
* Responsible for maximizing revenue and margin for each project by
properly positioning PS value
* Work with Finance to ensure timely and accurate invoicing of
customers
* Track and manage expenses for the team
Required Skills and Competencies:
* Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and at least 8-10
years of experience as a Project Manager or Sr. Project Manager implementing
enterprise software applications for external clients.
* Ability to work without supervision with complete latitude for
independent judgment
* Demonstrated ability to manage a portfolio of 3-6 projects with a
demonstrated successful track record of handling $500,000 to $2+ million
projects.
* PMP and/or CISSP Certification Preferred
* Candidates must have experience delivering large enterprise wide
software applications/solutions, including Financials, ERP, EAM, etc. (e.g.,
SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft) - CRM and Maximo.
* Specifically regarding ERP implementations, working knowledge of
financial accounting processes (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts
Receivable, Fixed Assets, Project Accounting, Close, Budget)
* Understanding of system and network architecture, system
platforms, system access, database design, SQL queries, and network
protocols.
* Experience with some of the advanced functions of Excel, including
functions, macros, and pivot tables
* Hands-on experience working on or with capital projects, capital
budgets and fixed asset accounting, or business tax software
* Prior experience in a computer software or consulting firm with
exposure to industries including utilities, oil and gas, mining, railroad,
or telecommunications, is strongly preferred.
* Candidates need to have the ability to effectively manage within
budget constraints, closely monitor and promptly report on budgetary,
resource or scope issues. Maintaining appropriate documentation, including
project plans, requirements, specifications, testing documents, etc., is
critical, as is tracking Deliverables, and bringing Issues, Risks and Action
Items to closure.
* Superior communication, presentation, and customer relationship
skills & the ability to engage and successfully interact with the client and
project team at all levels.
* Exceptional team leadership and people management experience
* Superior negotiation, conflict management, risk mitigation, issue
resolution, organizational and time management skills
* Process orientation, and ability to analyze and design/build
complex processes & assist others
* Ability to establish oneself as a trusted advisor in the eyes of
the client, project team, colleagues and leadership
* Ability to establish, refine, and champion a robust implementation
methodology
* Skilled in MS Office Suite, Visio and proficient with MS Project
Key Competencies:
* Politically astute and organizational awareness: Navigates
corporate political and cultural situations and diffuses potentially
volatile situations; able to tap into the power structures of organizations
* Leadership: Achieving results through people by successful
objective setting, performance review, motivation, delegation, teambuilding,
commitment gains, and empowerment.
* Conceptual thinking: Understanding a given situation or problem by
combining information that is readily available; identifying patterns or
connections between situations that are not obviously related; identifying
key or underlying issues in complex situations.
* Stress tolerance: Performing well when faced with pressure due to
time frame, workload, adversity, disappointment, or opposition.
As a condition of hire, a full background check and drug tests are required.
Contact Information - (Resumes in Word Format to);
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates - High Technology Recruiting
Services
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
<mailto:GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org> - WEB Site -
www.wrightassociates.org <http://www.wrightassociates.org/>
Fri Jun 6, 2014 10:05 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
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Several openings still available as of 06-05-2014
Position Title - WRPSSWIC112013
Sr. SW Implementation Consultants - Any Location East/MW/SE/SC - Excellent
Package
Excellent Compensation Package - $100K - $120K+ Base + Bonus + Comprehensive
Benefits (100% Paid)
No Relocation or Sponsorship
Location:
Multiple Roles - Can be located anywhere in the East/Midwest/SE/SC - Close
to a Major Airport - Preference East of Mississippi
Company:
Highly successful, highly profitable, very fast growing (50%+), private
software firm, focused on delivering a fully integrated suite of
asset-centric accounting, tax, budgeting, regulatory, compliance/risk
management and analytics software solutions for asset intensive clients.
Great firm with an excellent history of growth - Lots of Upside - Excellent
Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits (100% company
paid) - Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused environment and
become part of an elite organization with great growth possibilities.
Keys to these roles:
1) Implementation experience - part of or lead on the consultative role in
an ERP implementation project (not a PM, though)
2) Asset accounting knowledge
3) Technical - Must have technical experience with programs like SQL or
experience as Developers and Programmers
4) Practical- Have held either a staff position (accountant, financial
analyst, etc.) or a strong consulting background in accounting and/or
accounting software implementation
5) Consulting- Have to have been a consultant- have lead design sessions
etc.
Position Responsibilities - Summary:
My client is seeking Sr. Software Implementation Consultants to join their
Professional Services/Tax organization team. A Sr. Consultant must have a
proven track record of providing an exceptional level of effective business
solution implementation and delivery execution of large scale, complex
enterprise software & solutions. This position is expected to take on
implementation projects of increasing challenge and complexity and may also
involve oversight and training of Consultants.
Further, ideally, they are seeking Consultants with extensive domain
expertise in asset accounting for utilities, oil & gas, transportation,
mining, and telecommunication industries.
Software is currently installed on premise and project length ranges from
6-9 months for average sized projects, with 1-3 people assigned, and 12+
months for large sized projects, with 4-6 people assigned.
The Sr. IC may work on multiple projects depending on size, scale and scope
of efforts.
Travel is expected to up to the 80% area, Monday thru Thursday (M-T), all of
US + Some Canadian - Home Office Based roles with expenses fully paid.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Actively participate and be highly engaged as part of an
implementation project team (including clients, colleagues, other
consultants, vendors, etc.). Contribute and share application and
domain/industry expertise, and functional knowledge of asset accounting.
Possess and demonstrate advanced consultative skills.
* Complete tasks and activities with high execution as assigned by
the Project Manager, and in accordance with the firm's methodology. Adhere
to project schedules and budgetary constraints; provide early notice of any
potential risks or issues with respect to adherence to project schedules or
budgets.
* Address risks and resolve issues relating to implementation with
minimal assistance/direction from the Project Manager and/or other subject
matter experts.
* Assist the Project Manager in planning for future project phases,
tasks, events, and resources
* Hands-on project execution; responsible for leading a small
project or a work stream of a large project including gathering and
analyzing client requirements; leading design sessions for processes;
determining best practice design of to-be-delivered solutions, ensuring it
is based on the approved requirements, and per the SOW; QAing/reviewing
functional project deliverables; developing functional and technical
specifications; configuring the application to meet the approved design:
assisting clients with data conversion etc.
* Testing; working with their customers, define test plans and
procedures; assist with the development of use and test cases; conduct unit,
system, and integration testing; and support the client's User Acceptance
Testing (UAT).
* Support application go-live; by providing knowledge transfer to
clients and ensuring the client staff are ready to operate the application
upon go-live; assisting clients in transitioning the application to client's
production support team; planning and executing effective hand-off to the
firm's Support organization; identifying client skill or knowledge gaps that
might be addressed via the training organization and/or via an enhanced
support model etc.
* Utilize and contribute to enhancing the firm's implementation
methodology as warranted
* Oversee consultants and other resources; provide guidance and
direction to others regarding functional or technical tasks and activities.
Provide feedback to management on the performance of those consultants.
* Participate in special projects, training initiatives, industry
groups and conferences, and client forums as requested
Required Skills and Competencies:
To be considered, Sr. Software Implementation Consultants should have the
majority of the following knowledge and experience:
* Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science or
equivalent combination of education and experience
* Four-nine (4-9) years experience implementing enterprise software
applications in a client-facing consultant role, including, experience in
most phases of the implementation process, experience with utilizing a
robust implementation methodology, and previous experience working for a
software vendor, implementing solutions, is the preference.
* History of increasing responsibility or upward progression - team
Lead experience.
* Excellent, and effective communication skills, including, verbal,
written, listening and presentation skills
* The ability to engage and successfully interact with the client
and project team at all levels.
* Consulting and client/project team relationship-building skills
* Ability to establish oneself as a trusted advisor in the eyes of
the client, project team and colleagues
* Excellent organizational and time management skills
* Ability to adhere to the firm's methodology
* Process orientation, and ability to analyze and design/build
complex processes and to assist others
* Skilled in MS Office Suite
* Strong technical background
* Previous experience implementing large enterprise wide Financial,
ERP, EAM, CRM and Maximo or related systems
* Working knowledge of financial accounting processes like (General
Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Project
Accounting, Close, Budget)
* Experience with some of the advanced functions of Excel, including
functions, macros, and pivot tables
* Possess basic SQL and database skills - PowerBuilder experience a
plus
* Understanding of system and network architecture, system
platforms, system access, database design, and network protocols
* Process orientation with ability to analyze and design/build
complex processes
* Hands-on experience working on or with capital projects, capital
budgets and fixed asset accounting, or business tax software
* Property Tax or Income Tax expertise within an enterprise business
* Industry experience within oil and gas, mining, transportation,
natural resources, utilities, energy markets or telecomm
* PMP and/or CISSP certification a plus
As a condition of hire, a full background check and drug test are required.
Contact Information - (Resumes in Word Format to);
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates - High Technology Recruiting
Services
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
<mailto:replywrightassociates@verizon.net> - WEB Site -
www.wrightassociates.org <http://www.wrightassociates.org/>
