Job Title: Project Manager - Finance Transformation ( Automobile)

Location: Newark, CA

Duration: 9 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Hybrid

Payrate:$ 85.00 - 90.00/hr.

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide.

Job Description

The client is executing a finance transformation to improve profitability, margin, and cost transparency across product, trim, geography, and customer dimensions.
A dedicated PM is required to orchestrate cross-functional design/build/test/cutover for four charters in FY2026 and prepare for subsequent initiatives.
Scope of Services (PM Responsibilities)
The PM will be accountable for program planning, governance, risk/issue management, cross‑functional coordination, and delivery across Design → Build → Test → Cutover → Hypercare for the prioritized charters, with explicit management of SAP solution dependencies and external dependencies

Program Planning & Mobilization

Establish integrated plan, RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) log, communication cadence, and stakeholder map covering Finance, FP\&A, Accounting, IT, Procurement, Manufacturing, OTC, AP, and PMO
Confirm timeline option and phase gates consistent with FY2026 calendar constraints and change‑adoption considerations

Governance & Stakeholder Management

Drive Design sign‑off (functional/reporting design: allocation logic, margin dimensions, WBS usage) prior to Build
Ensure Business‑led UAT participation and Cutover Readiness approvals from business leaders
Coordinate with IT/Basis/Security and boundary app owners (Coupa, Salesforce, Anaplan, EDW) to secure environments and integration readiness

Delivery Management

Margin Analysis dimensionality

Orchestrate derivation rules, Margin Analysis configuration, OTC touchpoints; manage end‑to‑end validation and COPA regeneration at cutover; oversee hypercare stabilization

Profit/Cost Center/Segment redesign

Coordinate master data standards, hierarchy governance, creation/testing, and production deployment; manage mapping from legacy to new

WBS redesign & Coupa PO integration

Lead IM/Simple Projects configuration, workflow/appropriation approvals, and PO replication strategy; manage conversion of open POs and post‑go‑live monitoring

Overhead/Opex/SG&A allocations

Stand up revised allocation cycles using redesigned structures; validate test execution and production creation; manage hypercare

Enablement of Testing & Cutover

Align business/IT activities and efforts per phase (Design, Build, Test, Cutover, Hypercare); confirm staffing percentages and availability
Produce integrated Cutover Plan & Checklist; ensure transports, master data migration, open PO/WBS updates, allocation cycle readiness, and production sanity checks

Runway for FY2027 Charters (Preparation & Option to Extend)

Document Splitting

Plan design mapping (item categories/splitting rules), configure/tests, and cutover; manage impacts to custom/third‑party reports

COGS split with standard cost

Plan cost component structures, valuation variants, GL mapping; orchestrate costing runs and go‑live

Actual Costing via Material Ledger

Plan ML activation, valuation areas/currencies, end‑to‑end period‑end flows, initial run, and hypercare

Deliverables

Integrated Program Plan charter‑level schedules, resources, and critical path (FY2025 & FY2026
RACI & Governance Model stakeholder map, meeting cadence, and decision log
RAID Log (risks/issues/assumptions/dependencies), with weekly updates and executive summaries
Design Sign-off Package per charter (scope, guiding principles, reporting structures, allocation logic, WBS usage, hierarchy standards)
Test Strategy & Entry/Exit Criteria, consolidated test schedule across SIT/UAT, defect triage process, and sign‑off record
Cutover Plan & Checklist including transport sequencing, master data migration, PO/WBS conversions, reconciliation checkpoints, and go‑live command center playbook
Hypercare Plan ownership transitions, and stabilization dashboard
Dependency Coordination Pack (Coupa, Salesforce, Anaplan, etc.)—environment readiness, interface testing window, and contingency plan
Executive Reporting (weekly status, phase gate readiness, risk heatmap, budget/burn)

Roles & Responsibilities

Project Manager (Supplier)

Own integrated schedule, RAID, governance, and executive reporting across business and IT streams; facilitate workshops, phase gates, and design/test/cutover approvals; coordinate boundary apps and ensure environment readiness; drive issue resolution and change adoption

Client Business

Provide BRDs, participate in design/testing, validate outputs/reconciliations, confirm cutover readiness, monitor processes during hypercare (effort by phase per matrix)

Client IT

Review technical design, coordinate interfaces, provide scripts/tools, manage transports and environment connectivity, monitor post‑go‑live
Dependencies
Timely input and validation from Finance, FP\&A, Controlling, Procurement, Reporting; availability of Dev/QA/Prod systems; signed‑off design; business‑engaged UAT; cutover readiness; interface readiness with boundary apps
ependencies
Timely input and validation from Finance, FP\&A, Controlling, Procurement, Reporting; availability of Dev/QA/Prod systems; signed‑off design; business‑engaged UAT; cutover readiness; interface readiness with boundary apps

Out of Scope

Changing historical accounting postings to match new structures; direct design/build/test/deploy/support for Coupa, Salesforce, Anaplan, etc.

Acceptance Criteria

Phase Gate Approvals obtained at Design/Build/Test/Cutover
Defect Exit Criteria met (all Sev‑1/Sev‑2 closed; Sev‑3 workaround documented)
Cutover Checklist complete (transports, master data migration, PO/WBS updates, allocation cycles created, COPA regenerated where applicable)
Hypercare KPIs stabilized (posting accuracy, allocation results, reporting consistency across SAP and boundary apps)

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

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