ERP Test Manager

Job Description

Base Location: London plus network of 20 offices nationally.

Powered Enterprise is KPMG’s world-class accelerated Enterprise Business Transformation approach for cloud-based solutions driven by a pre-defined back-office function based on leading practices and KPMG’s six-layer Target Operating Model. The target operating model comprises service delivery model, people, process, technology, data & insight, and governance & controls. This solution combines the breadth and scale of KPMG’s leading practice, capabilities, and insight into what makes a world-class corporate services function with the latest in ERP technology provided by the leading SaaS ERP vendors such as Workday.

The Powered Connected Technology team is a community of technology-focused professionals who work together to deliver SaaS ERP-based transformation programmes based on KPMG Powered Enterprise. The team uses their functional knowledge and experience (e.g., Finance, HR, Procurement), coupled with their expertise in cloud applications (e.g., Oracle, Workday, Coupa, SAP) to lead and deliver client programmes, support pre-sales activities, and develop improvements and extensions to the Powered Enterprise model. KPMG is growing their Powered Connected Technology team to meet an ever-increasing demand for our market-leading services and is seeking technology management consultants with relevant expertise and experience.

What will you be doing?

• Work collaboratively with client business, IT team, and SI to develop a suitable test strategy and plans for the project.
• Build test strategies and detailed test plans for the delivery of testing on projects.
• Manage teams in designing and continuously developing test scripts/suites for functional & technical testing of applications.
• Manage the execution of tests/suites and report results, capturing run & key metrics over time.
• Ensure application acceptance criteria for tests are fit for purpose.
• Work collaboratively with client business and IT teams to record and analyse requirements for testing in the most optimum manner.
• Manage the process of raising and resolving test defects in a structured manner and provide solutions.
• Lead and manage testing on project methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, and other hybrid methods alongside helping with the budgeting of testing workstreams.
• Deliver testing for the project in line with the test strategy.
• Assess testing risks and estimate, plan, and prioritise tasks accordingly.
• Reporting of progress on testing activities.
• Management and delivery of test preparation activities.

What will you need to do it?

• ERP Test Management experience.
• ERP system functional knowledge (Oracle, SAP, WorkDay, MS Dynamics).
• Finance Business Processes knowledge – AP, AR, GL, Asset Accounting, Project Accounting.
• Supply Chain Management Business Process knowledge (Procurement, Distribution, Warehousing).
• Customer Relationship Management Business process knowledge.
• Azure DevOps (ADO) experience.
• Consultancy Experience.

Amazing extras:

• ERP Certifications.

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to Workday Financials Manager talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

• London Canary Wharf
• Manchester
• Leeds
• Birmingham

This position will largely be based in London.

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.