Senior Change Management (Project Manager)

Job Title: Senior Change Management professional. (contract position) Location: Hybrid/ Cork Job Type: Contract 14 monthsSummary: Our Leading Tech Client based in Cork is seeking a seasoned Financial Project Manager who has a minimum of 9 years experience working on projects using Oracle ERP systems. The Senior project manager will be responsible for Oracle Cloud ERP Finance Change Management activities within one of the organizations’ top strategic initiatives. The goal is to ensure the new system and processes are embraced, adopted, and used effectively to drive better business results.Responsibilities:Collaborate with Program and Business leadership and implementation partner to oversee and implement a change management and communication program to maximize employee adoption of changes associated with Finance business process transformation.Partner with Program Change Management Lead, Finance pillar leadership, and project managers to manage stakeholder expectations, escalate change management risks, and develop plans to enable the organization during the transition.Assess, evaluate, and report on change impacts, risks, and the potential effects of global change initiatives on employees and customers; create risk mitigation and contingency plans.Develop and manage communications for your respective area of focus and partner with Program Change Management Leadership for consistency and alignment across the program.Support and contribute to training program delivery ensuring user adoption and reinforcement. Manage measurement systems; work with program leadership to track utilization and proficiency.Engage closely with executive stakeholders and build relationships to identify and address concerns related to program change impacts. Identify, manage, and support Finance super users.Work cross-functionally with teams to ensure Finance change initiatives are integrated with other major program interdependencies and consider user and organizational impact.Develop and deliver presentations to an executive audience that synthesize complex topics clearly and concisely.Collaborate with Project Management and Change Management teams within the program to ensure alignment, timely completion of deliverables, and overall engagement.Demonstrate teamwork, innovation, excellence, and flexibility to address Finance or other program change management areas as needed. Processes and modules in scope include: Order to CashAcquire to RetireRecord to ReportTaxSecurity & Controls Requirements: Minimum of nine to eleven years progressive experience in change management, communications, project management or combination.Must have Extensive experience using Oracle ERP (Oracle 11i)Experience with large-scale organizational Finance change efforts.BA/BS in business, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.Solid understanding of how change and change processes impact an organization’s environment internally and externally.Strong experience managing stakeholders and designing solutions to mitigate change impacts.Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal. Responsible for developing internal and external communications.Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships, influence others, and move toward a common vision or goal; problem solving and root cause identification skills.Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools - Prosci ADKAR experience and Prosci certification is preferred.Excellent active listening skills with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others; self-motivated, tenacious, adaptable, and able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics; accurate, above average attention to detail, and ability to perform several tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines.Familiarity with project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle.Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), email, and voicemail. Experience with Jira, Visio, and graphics programs preferred. KSGalway __PRESENT__PRESENT__PRESENT__PRESENT Kelly Services are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this role. Should you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with Kelly's . For information regarding data protection at Kelly, please visit the Kelly website and have a look into the Privacy Statement. As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.