Financial Systems Manager Jobs in Rutherford, NJ

New York, NY | Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite | Contract | 2 Openings

MaxIT Consulting – Max Corporate Group is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager – Financial Systems for a large multinational organization.

This role is focused on leading complex, enterprise-scale ERP financial systems initiatives, with particular emphasis on Oracle EBS and/or SAP, global delivery, project governance, stakeholder management, and full end-to-end implementation lifecycles.

The successful candidate will be a seasoned individual contributor with strong executive presence, the ability to operate independently, and a proven track record delivering complex initiatives across multiple regions and stakeholder groups.

You will manage large financial systems projects from planning through production deployment and closure, working across business, technology, testing, finance, vendors, and executive leadership.

The environment requires someone who can manage both Agile and Waterfall delivery models, communicate effectively with C-level stakeholders, and bring structure and accountability to complex multinational initiatives.

• Lead complex ERP financial systems projects from initiation through completion.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, and governance artifacts.
• Manage project scope, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and change controls.
• Maintain RAID logs and proactively drive issue resolution.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams across business and technology functions.
• Manage onshore and offshore resources across multiple regions.
• Lead planning and execution across Development, SIT, UAT, and Production deployment phases.
• Support and coordinate UAT planning, execution, defect management, and test tracking.
• Prepare and present project status updates, executive reports, and Steering Committee materials.
• Communicate project risks, decisions, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior and C-level stakeholders.
• Manage resources, budgets, schedules, and delivery quality throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Ensure changes to scope, schedule, or budget are properly documented and approved.
• Support successful project closure and transition into operational support.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders across North America, LATAM, and EMEA.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Approximately 5–10+ years of Project Management experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience managing Finance Systems or ERP Financial Systems projects.
• Demonstrated experience with Oracle EBS and/or SAP ERP.
• Hands-on experience with Planview.
• Proven ownership of multiple end-to-end project lifecycle implementations.
• Experience across at least 5 full project lifecycles is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of the complete SDLC, including:
  • Development
  • System Integration Testing (SIT)
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Production deployment
• Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Global project delivery experience involving regions such as North America, LATAM, and EMEA.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership and C-level stakeholders.
• Strong executive communication and presentation capabilities.
• Experience managing project schedules, resources, budgets, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ability to work independently and ramp up quickly with minimal guidance.

Candidates must be able to clearly demonstrate experience managing actual ERP financial systems implementations.

Experience working for a financial-services organization alone is not sufficient.

Relevant experience should include direct project ownership involving:

• Oracle EBS and/or SAP financial systems
• ERP implementation or transformation
• End-to-end delivery
• Development through production deployment
• SIT and UAT
• Global rollout coordination
• Finance-related business processes
• Project governance and Steering Committees

Strong candidates should have experience with:

• Planview
• Oracle EBS and/or SAP
• Agile delivery
• Waterfall delivery
• Project planning and portfolio-management tools
• RAID management
• Microsoft Office
• Executive reporting tools

Experience using Azure DevOps (ADO) for development, testing, or UAT tracking is strongly preferred.

The role requires experience coordinating teams and stakeholders across multiple regions and time zones.

Candidates should be comfortable:

• Working with distributed onshore and offshore teams
• Coordinating delivery across North America, LATAM, and EMEA
• Supporting occasional evening meetings with global teams
• Presenting to Steering Committees
• Communicating with executive and C-level stakeholders
• Operating independently in large, matrixed organizations

We are particularly interested in professionals who demonstrate:

• Strong executive presence
• Clear and concise communication
• Independent decision-making
• Proactive risk management
• Strong stakeholder relationships
• Ability to manage ambiguity
• High ownership and accountability
• History of completing major project lifecycles

Candidates with a pattern of longer-term engagements or extended client relationships will be strongly preferred.

This is a hybrid opportunity based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

Candidates must be able to work from the New York office a minimum of three days per week, with Wednesday serving as an anchor onsite day.

Candidates should already live within a practical commuting distance of Midtown Manhattan and must be available for an in-person interview in New York.

Relocation assistance is not available.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.

Candidates must also be willing to work under the required W-2 contract arrangement.

Please submit your application through this platform with an updated resume.

Your resume should clearly include:

• School name
• Bachelor's degree and major
• Graduation year
• Current and most recent employment details
• Oracle EBS and/or SAP experience
• Planview experience
• Full lifecycle ERP implementations
• Agile and Waterfall project examples
• Global project experience
• Current New York metropolitan-area location

Candidates should also be prepared to discuss their desired hourly rate and availability for an onsite interview.

If you are an experienced ERP Project Manager with strong Finance Systems expertise, global delivery experience, and the ability to lead complex initiatives at executive level, we would like to hear from you.