Project Manager – ERP Finance (SAP)

APN Consulting, Inc. is a progressive IT staffing and services company offering innovative business solutions to improve client business outcomes. We focus on high impact technology solutions in ServiceNow, Fullstack, Cloud & Data, and AI / ML. Due to our globally expanding service offerings we are seeking top-talent to join our teams and grow with us.

Job Title: Project Manager – ERP Finance (SAP)
Location: Midtown NYC
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Level: Senior-level

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead ERP finance initiatives involving SAP Financial Accounting processes, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Receivable (AR), and Accounts Payable (AP). The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of finance operations, ERP implementations or enhancements, and cross-functional project delivery.
The Project Manager will coordinate business stakeholders, finance teams, IT teams, and technical resources to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end ERP finance projects, including implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and process improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate SAP Finance workstreams covering General Ledger (GL), Accounts Receivable (AR), and Accounts Payable (AP).
• Manage project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and budgets.
• Work closely with Finance, Accounting, IT, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and align project objectives.
• Facilitate workshops, project status meetings, steering committee updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate functional consultants, technical teams, system integrators, and business users.
• Oversee requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and deployment activities.
• Support financial process improvements, reporting, reconciliations, and month-end or year-end close initiatives.
• Monitor project deliverables, manage change requests, and escalate risks or blockers as required.
• Ensure project documentation, governance, and implementation standards are maintained.

Required Qualifications

• 7 years of project management experience in ERP, finance transformation, or enterprise IT initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing SAP Finance projects involving GL, AR, and AP.
• Strong understanding of core accounting processes, financial operations, and ERP integrations.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and senior business stakeholders.
• Proficiency in project planning, risk management, status reporting, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work onsite in New York City three days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance or SAP ECC Financial Accounting (FI).
• Experience with ERP implementation, migration, or finance transformation programs.
• Familiarity with financial close, reconciliation, procure-to-pay, and order-to-cash processes.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management qualification.
• Experience working with large enterprise finance organizations and system integrators.

Deliverables and Success Measures

• Timely delivery of project milestones and agreed scope.
• Effective coordination of SAP Finance workstreams and stakeholders.
• Successful completion of testing, deployment, and business readiness activities.
• Improved financial process efficiency, controls, and reporting accuracy.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where individuals from all backgrounds feel valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences to join our team and help us build a culture of belonging.