Project Manager - Finance Transformation ( Automobile)

Job Title: Project Manager - Finance Transformation ( Automobile)

Location: Newark, CA

Duration: 9 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Hybrid

Payrate:$ 85.00 - 90.00/hr.

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide.

Job Description

• The client is executing a finance transformation to improve profitability, margin, and cost transparency across product, trim, geography, and customer dimensions.
• A dedicated PM is required to orchestrate cross-functional design/build/test/cutover for four charters in FY2026 and prepare for subsequent initiatives.
• Scope of Services (PM Responsibilities)
• The PM will be accountable for program planning, governance, risk/issue management, cross‑functional coordination, and delivery across Design → Build → Test → Cutover → Hypercare for the prioritized charters, with explicit management of SAP solution dependencies and external dependencies

Program Planning & Mobilization

• Establish integrated plan, RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) log, communication cadence, and stakeholder map covering Finance, FP\&A, Accounting, IT, Procurement, Manufacturing, OTC, AP, and PMO
• Confirm timeline option and phase gates consistent with FY2026 calendar constraints and change‑adoption considerations

Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Drive Design sign‑off (functional/reporting design: allocation logic, margin dimensions, WBS usage) prior to Build
• Ensure Business‑led UAT participation and Cutover Readiness approvals from business leaders
• Coordinate with IT/Basis/Security and boundary app owners (Coupa, Salesforce, Anaplan, EDW) to secure environments and integration readiness

Delivery Management

Margin Analysis dimensionality

• Orchestrate derivation rules, Margin Analysis configuration, OTC touchpoints; manage end‑to‑end validation and COPA regeneration at cutover; oversee hypercare stabilization

Profit/Cost Center/Segment redesign

• Coordinate master data standards, hierarchy governance, creation/testing, and production deployment; manage mapping from legacy to new

WBS redesign & Coupa PO integration

• Lead IM/Simple Projects configuration, workflow/appropriation approvals, and PO replication strategy; manage conversion of open POs and post‑go‑live monitoring

Overhead/Opex/SG&A allocations

• Stand up revised allocation cycles using redesigned structures; validate test execution and production creation; manage hypercare

Enablement of Testing & Cutover

• Align business/IT activities and efforts per phase (Design, Build, Test, Cutover, Hypercare); confirm staffing percentages and availability
• Produce integrated Cutover Plan & Checklist; ensure transports, master data migration, open PO/WBS updates, allocation cycle readiness, and production sanity checks

Runway for FY2027 Charters (Preparation & Option to Extend)

Document Splitting

• Plan design mapping (item categories/splitting rules), configure/tests, and cutover; manage impacts to custom/third‑party reports

COGS split with standard cost

• Plan cost component structures, valuation variants, GL mapping; orchestrate costing runs and go‑live

Actual Costing via Material Ledger

• Plan ML activation, valuation areas/currencies, end‑to‑end period‑end flows, initial run, and hypercare

Deliverables

• Integrated Program Plan charter‑level schedules, resources, and critical path (FY2025 & FY2026
• RACI & Governance Model stakeholder map, meeting cadence, and decision log
• RAID Log (risks/issues/assumptions/dependencies), with weekly updates and executive summaries
• Design Sign-off Package per charter (scope, guiding principles, reporting structures, allocation logic, WBS usage, hierarchy standards)
• Test Strategy & Entry/Exit Criteria, consolidated test schedule across SIT/UAT, defect triage process, and sign‑off record
• Cutover Plan & Checklist including transport sequencing, master data migration, PO/WBS conversions, reconciliation checkpoints, and go‑live command center playbook
• Hypercare Plan ownership transitions, and stabilization dashboard
• Dependency Coordination Pack (Coupa, Salesforce, Anaplan, etc.)—environment readiness, interface testing window, and contingency plan
• Executive Reporting (weekly status, phase gate readiness, risk heatmap, budget/burn)

Roles & Responsibilities

Project Manager (Supplier)

• Own integrated schedule, RAID, governance, and executive reporting across business and IT streams; facilitate workshops, phase gates, and design/test/cutover approvals; coordinate boundary apps and ensure environment readiness; drive issue resolution and change adoption

Client Business

• Provide BRDs, participate in design/testing, validate outputs/reconciliations, confirm cutover readiness, monitor processes during hypercare (effort by phase per matrix)

Client IT

• Review technical design, coordinate interfaces, provide scripts/tools, manage transports and environment connectivity, monitor post‑go‑live
• Dependencies
• Timely input and validation from Finance, FP\&A, Controlling, Procurement, Reporting; availability of Dev/QA/Prod systems; signed‑off design; business‑engaged UAT; cutover readiness; interface readiness with boundary apps
• ependencies
• Timely input and validation from Finance, FP\&A, Controlling, Procurement, Reporting; availability of Dev/QA/Prod systems; signed‑off design; business‑engaged UAT; cutover readiness; interface readiness with boundary apps

Out of Scope

• Changing historical accounting postings to match new structures; direct design/build/test/deploy/support for Coupa, Salesforce, Anaplan, etc.

Acceptance Criteria

• Phase Gate Approvals obtained at Design/Build/Test/Cutover
• Defect Exit Criteria met (all Sev‑1/Sev‑2 closed; Sev‑3 workaround documented)
• Cutover Checklist complete (transports, master data migration, PO/WBS updates, allocation cycles created, COPA regenerated where applicable)
• Hypercare KPIs stabilized (posting accuracy, allocation results, reporting consistency across SAP and boundary apps)

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.