Performance Improvement Manager
Mclean, Va
Performance Improvement Manager - IT Advisory: Design and implement business systems using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technologies including products such as SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, and JDE. Work with Fortune 1000 clients across a variety of industries including Insurance, Banking and Capital Markets, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Energy/Utilities, Transportation,Telecommunications and Entertainment/Media. Analyze specific business requirements and translate these into sound technology architecture and infrastructure designs, and vendor selection and certain implementation services. Support Advisory Services by managing project teams through agreed upon phases of the ERP project governance, requirements definition, vendor selection, risk analysis, customization, testing, implementation, training and rollout of a client's project lifecycle. Provide business development assistance. Assist in developing applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership and accelerators to differentiate EY in the ERP Advisory market. Team with client technology professionals, and/or third party strategic alliances to provide implementation of technology solutions. Demonstrate quality project execution and delivery by successfully monitoring project/program team economics, performance against the job arrangement and budget, and proactively adjust scope, timing, and resources as appropriate and if necessary. Develop people by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take responsibility for their contributions to the team. Delegate work successfully. Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Lead by example. Generate new business opportunities by thoroughly understanding EY and its service lines and actively assessing and presenting ways to apply knowledge and services. Develop long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally. Manage and supervise a team of technology professionals through all phases of the technology lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture design, conversion and testing. Interact and communicate effectively with finance and technology senior and middle management executives.
- Must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or a related field plus 5 years of post-bachelor's, progressive related work experience; OR a Master's degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or a related field plus 4 years of related work experience.
- Must have experience working with ERP based systems (SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, JDE, QAD, or PeopleSoft) in business operations, corporate finance or enterprise technology.
- Of the required experience 1 year must be spent in a managerial and IT/business integration role.
- Must have a proven track record of developing and mentoring junior resources through the career progression.
- Must have knowledge of leading practices, benchmarking, peer company environments and prior advisory experience relevant to industry-specific finance and technology functions.
- Must be able to travel 70-90% of the work schedule.
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