Overall project responsibility - effectively managing the Business Support System (BSS) migration (i.e. Billing, CRM, Voucher Management System, Reporting & BI) encompassing GL, financial reports, tax and BI
Work closely with relevant Finance team (Revenue Accounting, GL, Tax, Revenue Assurance) and project leads and process owners across all streams (Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Credit Risk Management, Marketing, Technology etc )
Ensure BSS system capabilities are in accordance with requirements of IFRS 15
Collect and analyze business requirements for the project. Subsequently able to translate it into functional & reporting requirements.
Prepare business / functional requirements documents
Identify functional gaps, perform business impact assessment with support from business users and work alongside project team consisting of technical SME (Subject Matter Expert) and SI (System Integrator) to finalize solution design aligned to business requirements
Lead business users in end-to-end change management activities including Train-the-Trainer, End User Training and business readiness.
Lead business users in preparation and execution of user acceptance testing
Lead business users in preparation for data migration and cutover activities within Finance stream in coordination with project team
Assist business users in resolving any project related gaps or issues impacting Finance & Accounting function
Requirements:
The candidate should possess:
Degree in Accounting / ACCA / CPA
At least 5 years of relevant experience, within finance, accounting & project management.
Experienced in a Finance lead role in large & complex ERP and/or BSS project implementations.
Knowledge in telecommunications billing, CRM & BI system is an added advantage
Project migration experience in major system rollout is highly desirable