Finance Systems Project Manager | $150-180k + super

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Systems Project Manager to lead the delivery of a significant enterprise-wide finance transformation program.

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this role will be responsible for driving the implementation and optimisation of key finance and payroll systems, including SAP Payroll and broader ERP platforms. You will play a critical role in ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to strategic business objectives while managing a diverse group of stakeholders across finance, technology, operations and executive leadership teams.

This position offers the opportunity to make a genuine organisational impact by modernising finance systems, improving business processes and driving sustainable operational improvements.

The Opportunity

As the Finance Systems Project Manager, you will take ownership of the end-to-end project life cycle, from business case development and procurement through to implementation, change management and post-go-live review.

You will work closely with senior leaders, technical teams and external vendors to ensure successful delivery of critical finance systems initiatives and continuous improvement outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of finance systems projects, including SAP Payroll and ERP implementations and enhancements.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, budgets, timelines, governance frameworks and reporting mechanisms.
• Facilitate project workshops, stakeholder meetings, steering committee updates and solution design sessions.
• Manage project risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are implemented.
• Coordinate business requirements gathering, process analysis and solution design activities.
• Drive vendor engagement, procurement and tender processes, including due diligence and contract management activities.
• Oversee data migration, testing, system implementation and go-live readiness activities.
• Lead organisational change management initiatives to support successful adoption of new systems and processes.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and identify opportunities for ongoing improvement and optimisation.
• Build strong relationships across finance, technology and operational teams to ensure alignment and project success.

About You

You are an experienced project leader with a strong background delivering complex finance systems and ERP projects. You possess a combination of project management and finance & accounting knowledge, commercial acumen and stakeholder engagement skills, enabling you to successfully navigate complex environments and deliver outcomes.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience managing finance system upgrades, ERP or payroll implementation projects.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, reporting frameworks, data migration and systems integration.
• Experience delivering SAP Payroll or similar payroll system implementations is desirable.
• Proven capability managing project budgets, governance frameworks, timelines and resource planning.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and engage executives, operational leaders and technical teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience leading business transformation and organisational change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Experience within government, healthcare, public sector or similarly regulated environments will be advantageous.

Why Apply?

This is a unique opportunity to lead a high-profile finance transformation program with strong executive sponsorship and organisation-wide visibility.

You will join a purpose-driven organisation committed to innovation, continuous improvement and delivering meaningful outcomes, while working alongside a collaborative and highly engaged leadership team.

If you are passionate about finance transformation, systems implementation and delivering complex projects that create lasting organisational impact, we would welcome your application.

Job reference number: 06810-0013458337LH

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