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We are seeking an experienced Implementation Manager to lead a critical finance systems project at a prestigious university.
Client Details
My client is a leading Unisersity who are looking for an Implementation Manager. They are based in London and its a 5 months contrcat with the possibililty of extension.
Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end implementation of a new finance system, with a focus on planning, service readiness, cutover, and hypercare.
- Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to ensure seamless delivery and minimal disruption to business operations.
- Facilitate readiness assessments, testing cycles, user acceptance testing (UAT), and go-live preparations.
- Oversee hypercare support to resolve post-implementation issues and ensure user adoption and system stability.
- Ensure alignment with university policies, finance governance, and broader transformation strategies.
- Provide clear and consistent communication to senior stakeholders, project sponsors, and wider user groups.
Profile
Key Requirements:
- Proven experience managing large-scale implementations involving complex planning and service readiness activities.
- Hands-on experience with at least one successful finance system migration, ideally within the higher education or public sector.
- Solid understanding of cutover planning and hypercare delivery, including risk management and incident resolution post go-live.
- Previous experience working with Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or other well-known finance platforms.
- Experience migrating finance systems hosted on SaaS (Software as a Service) platforms.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
- Exceptional communication, coordination, and documentation abilities.
Desirable:
- Previous experience delivering projects within a university or not-for-profit environment.
- Project Management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, Agile PM).
Job Offer
- £600-£625 Per Day
- 5 Months contract
