About this role
Senior Project Manager – Financial Systems Transformation - SAP
We currently have an indefinite contract role as a Senior Project Manager – Financial Systems Transformation - SAP with our global SAP consulting client, working on a hybrid setup. This is a 6 month contract initially, but could be extended.
Role: Senior Project Manager – Financial Systems Transformation - SAP
Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months to start + potential extension
Location: Montreal, QC - Hybrid
Rate: $70 -$85 CDN/hr C2C depending on overall experience
Role Overview
Job Brief: Senior Project Manager – Financial Systems Transformation
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Consulting background or experience leading programs with external system integrators
- Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline
- Trusted advisor to Finance leadership
- Results-oriented, with a bias for simplification and automation
- Polished, credible, and able to lead through influence
The ideal candidate is a confident leader who can partner effectively with Finance, IT, and Executive stakeholders, translating business needs into scalable, well-governed system solutions.
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Project Manager specializing in Financial Systems to lead the selection, implementation, and optimization of enterprise finance platforms.
This role requires deep knowledge of finance processes, strong program/project management skills, and the ability to drive process automation, data enablement, and change adoption across a complex organization.
Key Areas of Expertise
Financial Systems & Technology
- Proven experience leading implementations of enterprise finance platforms, including:
- SAP S/4HANA
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
- OneStream
- BlackLine
- Other EPM, CPM, or financial close & consolidation tools
- Hands-on experience with system selection (RFP/RFQ), vendor evaluation, and contract negotiations
- Strong understanding of system integrations, particularly ERP-to-EPM and source-to-report architectures
Finance Process Knowledge
- Deep understanding of end-to-end finance processes, including:
- Record to Report (R2R)
- Financial Close & Consolidation
- Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Management Reporting & Analytics
- Expertise in identifying opportunities to standardize, simplify, and automate finance processes
- Ability to challenge current state processes and design optimized future-state operating models
Project & Program Management
- Demonstrated success managing large-scale, complex system implementations
- Strong command of:
- Project planning, dependencies, and critical path management
- Budget, scope, and risk management
- Vendor and systems integrator oversight
- Experience working in hybrid delivery environments (Waterfall, Agile, or SAP Activate)
- Skilled in managing multiple workstreams across business and technology teams
Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement
- Strong understanding of organizational change management principles
- Experience driving adoption through:
- Stakeholder analysis
- Communications and training strategies
- Business readiness and cutover planning
- Excellent presentation and storytelling skills; able to communicate complex topics clearly
- Comfortable working with and influencing all levels of the organization, from executives to hands-on finance users
Data & Analytics Mindset
- Strong understanding of data as a strategic asset
- Experience enabling:
- Trusted financial data models
- Improved data governance and controls
- Self-service analytics and performance management
- Ability to bridge finance, data, and technology conversations
Additional Desired Experience (Nice to Have / Highly Relevant)
- Experience working in large, global, or matrixed organizations
- Familiarity with:
- Finance data governance and master data management
- SOX, audit, and financial controls implications of system changes
- Cloud-based finance platforms and SaaS delivery models
- Prior experience in finance transformation or finance PMO roles