Finance Project Contractor 6 months UAT and Cutover - Carnegie Consulting - #2164898

Finance Project Contractor 6 months UAT and Cutover

This 6 month Finance Project Contractor role sits in the London finance function of a global multi strategy investment management firm.

The Project Contractor will provide hands-on Finance support through the Oracle OMNI ERP implementation, with a primary focus on user acceptance testing, data validation, cutover readiness, issue resolution, process and control documentation, and post-go-live stabilisation.
The individual will work with Finance process owners, business users, the Oracle project team, IT and implementation partners to ensure that Finance processes, system outputs and migrated data are appropriately tested, reconciled, evidenced and ready for go-live.

This is a delivery-focused project role. The contractor will take ownership of assigned activities through to completion, maintain clear project evidence and trackers, identify and investigate issues, and escalate matters requiring business judgement or senior stakeholder decisions. The role may also support continuity of Finance operations while internal Finance colleagues are engaged in project delivery.

UAT and testing support

• Support Finance user acceptance testing for Oracle ERP
• Assist with preparation, execution, and tracking of test scripts
• Validate test results against expected accounting and reporting outcomes
• Document defects, issues, and test evidence clearly
• Follow up on defect resolution with project teams and implementation partners
• Support re-testing of resolved issues
• Track UAT status, blockers, and outstanding actions
• Help ensure test coverage across key Finance processes, including GL, AP, AR, fixed assets, intercompany, cash/bank, reporting, and close activities as applicable

Data migration and reconciliation support

• Support validation of migrated data in Oracle
• Assist with reconciliation of legacy balances to Oracle-loaded balances
• Review trial balance, subledger, open item, and master data migration outputs
• Investigate differences between legacy system data and Oracle results
• Support preparation of migration sign-off evidence
• Coordinate with Finance users to resolve data-related issues identified during testing or mock conversion

Cutover readiness and go-live support

• Support Finance cutover planning and execution
• Track Finance cutover tasks, owners, due dates, and completion status
• Assist with validation of cutover files, balances, and open items
• Support readiness checks for Finance processes before go-live
• Help coordinate issue resolution during cutover and early go-live
• Support hypercare activities, including issue triage, root cause investigation, and follow-up with relevant teams

Finance process and controls documentation

• Document future-state Finance processes and key control points
• Support preparation of SOPs, user guides, process notes, and training materials
• Capture process decisions, assumptions, and open items
• Assist in documenting control changes arising from the Oracle implementation
• Support evidence gathering for Finance, audit, or internal control purposes
• Help ensure documentation is practical and usable for Finance users after go-live

Finance operations support

• Provide accounting support where required during month-end close, reporting, or reconciliation cycles
• Assist with analysis of Oracle outputs against legacy reporting expectations
• Support investigation of reporting differences or process issues
• Help maintain continuity of Finance activities while internal staff are engaged in project work

Stakeholder coordination

• Work with Finance process owners, project managers, IT, implementation partners, and business users
• Translate Finance requirements and issues into clear project actions
• Communicate status, risks, issues, and required decisions
• Maintain trackers for issues, defects, actions, and sign-offs
• Escalate blockers appropriately and in a timely manner

Regulatory responsibilities

• Adhere to the FCA's Conduct Rules, understanding that they set basic standards of good personal conduct

Experience required

Candidates may have gained the required experience through an in-house finance role, a project or interim assignment, or recent training within an audit firm. Candidates with more limited post-qualification experience will be considered where they demonstrate strong accounting fundamentals, systems aptitude, hands-on delivery capability and readiness to take ownership of assigned project activities.