IT SAP Senior Project Manager - Finance

Southern California Edison • Pomona, CA

212d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Clean Energy Revolution Become an IT SAP Senior Project Manager - Finance at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. This role is part of our NextGen ERP implementation team, and you will be responsible for SAP Finance project planning and delivery for the Implementation phase of NextGen ERP, SCE's large IT and business program working in concert with System Integrator, third party partners, internal Technology and business integration teams. Manage project execution across multiple agile Product Oriented Delivery teams, ensuring schedule and milestone achievement with quality deliverables, and business alignment. Perform cross-functional collaboration and participate in day-to-day execution to identify and mitigate risks and issues. Take your project delivery experience with SAP Finance skill set to the next level by helping us achieve our targets on this large multi-year and multi-release ERP upgrade journey combined with business transformation! Your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Requirements

• Ten or more years of experience in IT project management
• Experience managing activities of one or more large, mid to long-term projects with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods and outcomes
• Experience with IT Program Management or large enterprise projects

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 10 (ten) years of experience delivering large-scale SAP transformation programs in SAP S/4HANA Finance preferably RISE in a private cloud environment preferably in a utility or an asset intensive industry
• Good understanding of end-to-end Finance business processes including general ledger, accounts receivable/payable, management accounting, close and consolidations, project systems, fixed asset accounting, billing through cash management, and financial planning & analysis, and extensive reporting/analytics
• Demonstrated experience managing program plans using a hybrid Agile methodology, vendor deliverables, and project governance across multiple stakeholders
• Functional knowledge or exposure to two or more Finance related applications viz. Blackline, iCertis, OneSource Global Next, Open Text Vendor Invoice Management, Power Plan, Taulia, Tagetik, UI Planner, Utegration Finance4U Regulatory Accounting & Reporting is desired
• Skilled at building consensus across matrixed teams and managing relationships with executive sponsors and third-party vendors
• Excellent organization, and communication skills (verbal, written, presentation)
• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Finance/Accounting, or a related field; PMP certification welcome

Responsibilities

• Manages activities of one or more large, mid to long-term projects with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods and outcomes
• Develops business plans, objectives and initiatives for the organization
• Provides inputs to organizational objectives and policies and ensures delivery of results
• Engages regularly with senior management as a key consultant on critical business issues
• Directs complex Agile release train planning, synchronization, and delivery across products and portfolios
• Oversees data and platform migrations between legacy and next-gen systems with minimal business disruption
• Facilitates the design and integration of robust continuous improvement/development (CI/CD) pipelines for enterprise-scale test automation and rapid release cycles
• Leads large-scale Agile teams through full software development lifecycles from inception to deprecation

Benefits

• Eligible for company benefits and incentives during the duration of the assignment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree