ERP Finance Transformation Advisor (Director)

Grant Thornton is seeking a ERP Finance Transformation Advisor (Director) to join the team in Hartford CT.

As the ERP Finance Transformation Advisor (Director) this role is pivotal in enabling enterprise-wide transformation by assisting and advising accounting Subject Matter Experts regarding Grant Thorntons ERP will collaborate with various technology teams finance teams and business leaders to deliver a best-in-class ERP system.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work side by side with Grant Thorntons accounting departments subject matter experts to implement ERP providing insight and advice based on knowledge of ERP and ERP functionality.
• Provide configuration support to ERP Implementation team ensuring legacy / customized processes are transformed to leverage the ERPs out of the box capabilities
• Coordinate/partner with the ERP programs Project Manager and Grant Thorntons PMO to ensure Accounting workstream remains on track with implementation timeline commitments.
• Collaborate with adjacent departments (Billing Procurement FP&A) to ensure new ERPs configuration satisfies their business needs
• Assist in developing system administrator requirements for post go-live environment including playbook for migrating newly acquired entities onto the Grant Thornton ERP Platform.
• Once ERP is implemented assist in migration of newly acquired entities onto the Grant Thornton ERP platform
• Other duties as assigned
• In conjunction/coordination with accounting SMEs conduct current state/future state policy and procedure gap analyses for individual areas.
• In conjunction/coordination with accounting SMEs analyze existing as well as develop comprehensive requirements including data fields data sources and any necessary formulas or algorithms to produce insightful reporting.
• Assist in developing defining and conducting user acceptance tests ensuring the system functionality meets user requirements and expectations

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Accounting
• 15 years of work experience in an operational accounting leadership role at a $1B enterprise including experience managing a tier 1 ERP (i.e. SAP or Oracle).
• Certifications CPA preferred.
• Communications skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills recommend using this verbiage for all levels
• Ability to travel at short notice and work additional hours as necessary.
• Travel percentage: up to 20%