Change Manager - ERP (Finance)

Company Description

• Change Manager - ERP (finance)
• 12m FTC, based in Sydney, Hybrid working pattern
• ASAP Start, high liklihood of extension

Let’s create a more sociable future together.  

Endeavour Group is Australiaʼs largest retail drinks network under the Dan Murphyʼs and BWS brands. We also run the country's largest portfolio of licensed hotels. Endeavour Group demerged from Woolworths in 2021 and as part of the transition is taking the opportunity to transform how we operate as an independent business and establish supporting technology.

Job Description

Be uniquely you, come as you are
Bring your passion and feel the energy

Purpose of role:

The highly skilled Change Manager is responsible for implementing and managing the daily change initiatives within the Finance stream of our One Endeavour program. A major component of this program is coordinating the migration of SAP and satellite applications from shared Woolworths systems to stand-alone Endeavour applications. With the Design phase now completed for Finance, the Finance Change Manager will focus on embedding change as we navigate through the Build and Deploy phases.

Reporting to the Senior Change Manager - ERP, they will work closely with Project and Program Managers to ensure change awareness and change capability is being developed and utilised by key stakeholders. The role will utilise targeted communication, engagement, training programs, and appropriate support processes to foster the adoption of the change across relevant work streams.

Sound good? Read on.

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

Responsibilities:

• Ability to build awareness and capability through ongoing engagement with key stakeholders using targeted communications, engagement, training programs.

• Establish the change management plan for the program and ensure it’s aligned with the overall transformation objectives. 

• Develop and implement stakeholder engagement and communications plans.

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of change initiatives in terms of their impact on people, processes, and technology and provide timely feedback to stakeholders

• Identify and assess the potential impact of changes on the organisation and its stakeholders. 

• Anticipate and manage resistance to change.

• Develop and deliver communication plans to ensure that all stakeholders are informed of the changes and their expected outcomes. 

• Work with stakeholders to identify and address training needs associated with changes.

• Identify policies and procedures that need to be implemented or changed to ensure successful transition to the new state.

Qualifications

Now let’s talk about you: 

Essential:

• Demonstrable delivery of large scale change programs and activities.

• Functional experience in a role related to Finance highly preferred

• Ability to lead a change management function and program of work that is integrated in a cohesive way for all impacted stakeholders.

• Ability to anticipate and manage potential issues and risks to the program.

• Demonstrated experience working on large, complex SAP programs, with experience on S/4HANA transitions

• Extensive understanding of diverse Change Management principles and effective methodologies to execute suitable strategies as needed. 

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership to peers and stakeholders

• Ability to strike a balance between pragmatism and effectiveness with the depth of experience to practically blend these qualities.

• A strong collaboration style with the ability to engage at all levels throughout an organisation as well as with external stakeholders 

• A team-oriented and inclusive mindset is essential along with being proactive in identifying and solving problems, and exhibiting an entrepreneurial spirit.

• Experience in working in transformation projects 

• Development of change initiatives to support significant organisational change

• Able to develop and deliver tailored change management strategies and plans based on the organisation’s specific needs and culture.

• Experience in developing and delivering effective communication and training plans.

Desirable

• Certification in ADKAR or PROSCI

• Previous experience in large-scale SAP Finance Transformation programs

• Previous experience in agile/scrum is preferred but not mandatory.

• Experience working on Finance transformation and technology deployments

• Understanding of the retail environment, and ability to identify improvement opportunities.

• Experience leading operating model design and development is desirable

• Experience working in complex mergers and demergers is desirable, but not mandatory

Additional Information

The benefits are good too! 

We offer flexible working in every sense. 

An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs

Monthly meeting-free days 

Your health and wellbeing is your most important asset, and as one of our valued team members, it’s our first priority. You will have a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big.

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

Additional Info:

We are together creators

With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, Endeavour Group is big on sociability. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We’re serious about creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to where equal opportunity is key, and flexibility is part of how we roll.  

We’re all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and each other. If this job excites you - and you’re close-enough on the requirements, reach out, we’d love to hear from you.

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or at endeavourgroupcareers.com.au.

Our Talent Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Endeavour Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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