What are the responsibilities and job description for the Change Manager - Accounting Compliance position at Professional Resource Group, LLC?
Job Title: Change Manager - Accounting Compliance
Job #: 3370
Location: Portland, OR - Hybrid preferred for limited in-person meetings (1x/month or less), but accepting remote candidates as well.
Duration: 4 month contract
MONET Software Replacement - project management: this is a software project to replace an existing power cost forecasting model (“MONET”). This work would be for project management activities for a “lift and shift” software initiative; driving coordination, deadlines, testing cycles and deployment of the new tool.
FERC Order 898 compliance - change management services: this is a project to adopt an accounting rule change effective 1/1/2025. This large project is already in flight and has identified the need for change management resourcing to help drive adoption of end-users. Changes for end-users are centered around 1) understanding what is changing and why, 2) where/when/how to change existing accounting strings where applicable, and 3) others impacts, e.g. to their budgets. This role is not project managing the overall implementation, cutover and deployment, just the change management aspects of the project. Role will involve scoping impacted parties, assessing training/communication needs, and drafting & deploying those change awareness needs.
Team and Work Environment
MONET Replacement: core team of 5 financial modelers and two primary stakeholder groups each with :5 key contributors
FERC 898: broad project team (approx. 50 ); change management audience (impacted end users) of 300 .
Change management: accounting compliance project
What interaction level with this role have the team members and hiring manager? Interaction with project teams (software project management) and broader business (change management)
What would you say is the top priority for the worker over the first few weeks/months?: MONET: get caught up on project, assemble a project timeline and plan.
FERC 898: scope impacted population, begin assessing training and communication needs.
What do you foresee being the biggest challenge in this role? The stakeholders for the MONET lift and shift will require a lot of research and analysis before making a “go” decision on selecting the replacement - more than what is typical.
The FERC 898 is a broad-reaching program and will involve several target audience with differing levels of involvement and acumen.
Top 3 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills):
Certification Requirements (Any Preferences): PMP
Years of experience: 5
Pre-Employment Requirement
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions, founded in 2002, enjoyed an impressive reputation as one of the largest locally-owned and most respected technical staffing companies. Professional Resource Group, aka Data Resource Group, founded in 2009, also earned regional acclaim for being a fast-growing and highly-motivated professional staffing agency. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Job #: 3370
Location: Portland, OR - Hybrid preferred for limited in-person meetings (1x/month or less), but accepting remote candidates as well.
Duration: 4 month contract
MONET Software Replacement - project management: this is a software project to replace an existing power cost forecasting model (“MONET”). This work would be for project management activities for a “lift and shift” software initiative; driving coordination, deadlines, testing cycles and deployment of the new tool.
FERC Order 898 compliance - change management services: this is a project to adopt an accounting rule change effective 1/1/2025. This large project is already in flight and has identified the need for change management resourcing to help drive adoption of end-users. Changes for end-users are centered around 1) understanding what is changing and why, 2) where/when/how to change existing accounting strings where applicable, and 3) others impacts, e.g. to their budgets. This role is not project managing the overall implementation, cutover and deployment, just the change management aspects of the project. Role will involve scoping impacted parties, assessing training/communication needs, and drafting & deploying those change awareness needs.
Team and Work Environment
MONET Replacement: core team of 5 financial modelers and two primary stakeholder groups each with :5 key contributors
FERC 898: broad project team (approx. 50 ); change management audience (impacted end users) of 300 .
Change management: accounting compliance project
What interaction level with this role have the team members and hiring manager? Interaction with project teams (software project management) and broader business (change management)
What would you say is the top priority for the worker over the first few weeks/months?: MONET: get caught up on project, assemble a project timeline and plan.
FERC 898: scope impacted population, begin assessing training and communication needs.
What do you foresee being the biggest challenge in this role? The stakeholders for the MONET lift and shift will require a lot of research and analysis before making a “go” decision on selecting the replacement - more than what is typical.
The FERC 898 is a broad-reaching program and will involve several target audience with differing levels of involvement and acumen.
Top 3 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills):
- Project management experience for software and/or system implementations.
- Experience in change management and/or corporate communications
- Comfortable balancing two high profile projects with their own timelines, deliverables, etc.
- PMP certification
- Accounting or finance system implementation experience (or accounting finance work experience)
- Strong organizational and presentation skills to diverse audiences
Certification Requirements (Any Preferences): PMP
Years of experience: 5
Pre-Employment Requirement
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions, founded in 2002, enjoyed an impressive reputation as one of the largest locally-owned and most respected technical staffing companies. Professional Resource Group, aka Data Resource Group, founded in 2009, also earned regional acclaim for being a fast-growing and highly-motivated professional staffing agency. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.