IT Project Manager (FTC)

Smiths Group • Temple, SC

22h

About The Position

Smiths Group is seeking an IT Project Manager for a 9-month fixed-term contract to lead and deliver the Flex-Tek Segregation of Duties (SoD) Controls Remediation Project. The role focuses on identifying, assessing and remediating ERP access risks through effective governance, stakeholder engagement and project management. The project manager will coordinate Business, Finance, Internal Controls, IT, ERP application owners and external specialists to implement sustainable access-control frameworks and strengthen compliance and risk management across the division.

The role leads project activities from initiation through implementation and closure, establishing and maintaining governance, plans, budgets, resources, risk and issue logs, and managing scope, change requests and quality requirements. It also involves assessing ERP roles and access structures against agreed SoD rules, facilitating workshops with process owners, and developing a remediation roadmap covering role redesign, access removal, approval workflows, privileged-access governance, compensating controls, testing, deployment and transition to business-as-usual operations.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of project management experience, including a minimum of 3 years operating as a Project Manager.
• Proven experience delivering ERP Security, Segregation of Duties (SoD), Identity & Access Management (IAM), audit remediation or internal controls projects.
• Strong understanding of ERP role design, user access management, privileged access controls, Joiner/Mover/Leaver processes, user access reviews and SoD frameworks.
• Experience working with cross-functional global stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation and influencing skills.
• Experience managing project scope, risks, issues, budgets and timelines.
• Ability to constructively challenge business requirements and drive decision-making.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills.
• Experience leading internal and external project resources.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Finance, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• PMP, Prince2 or equivalent project management certification.

Nice To Haves

• SAP, Epicor or other ERP implementation experience.
• Experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Knowledge of internal audit, compliance or risk management frameworks.
• Experience managing offshore and third-party consulting teams.
• Exposure to SOX controls, governance and enterprise security frameworks.
• Certifications relating to Information Security, Audit or Risk Management.
• Agile Practitioner certification.
• ERP Security or Identity & Access Management qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain project governance, controls, plans, budgets, resources, risks and issue logs throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project activities from initiation through implementation and closure, managing scope, change requests and quality requirements.
• Provide regular project status updates and executive reporting, including remediation metrics, risk severity ratings and project readiness assessments.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure successful project delivery.
• Lead the Flex-Tek Segregation of Duties (SoD) Controls Remediation Project and coordinate stakeholders across Business, Finance, Internal Controls, IT, ERP application support teams and external vendors.
• Assess current ERP roles, user access profiles, privileged-access structures and conflicting transaction combinations against agreed SoD rules.
• Facilitate workshops with process owners to evaluate conflicts, root causes and remediation actions.
• Develop a detailed remediation roadmap covering role redesign, user access removal, approval workflow improvements, privileged-access governance, compensating controls, testing, deployment and business-as-usual transition planning.
• Ensure alignment between business requirements, technology solutions and internal control objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior