ERP Statewide Data Strategy Consultant

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What You Will Do:

• Support the design and develop a statewide financial data strategy and corresponding implementation roadmap
• Develop resources to support stakeholder engagement, including the gathering of critical current state information, elicit organizational data needs, and support ongoing socialization and awareness of the projects progress
• Participate in data discovery and assessment activities to determine current data quality, data capabilities, and implications on organizational operations and data usage
• Support data profiling activities and support the review and interpretation of results
• Assist in the preparation and completion of workshops with business and technical leaders to inform the financial data strategy
• Conduct analysis to determine organizational and change readiness factors and efforts required to successfully implement the developed strategy
• Prepare critical documentation for the data strategy, roadmap, and downstream implementation activities (e.g., requirements documentation)

What You Will Need:

• Requires a University Degree and minimum of Three (3) prior experience; some roles may require graduate-level education Masters or Doctorate degree (Relevant experience may be substituted for formal education or advanced degree)
• Experience of data management experience that spans across the data lifecycle and critical functions (e.g., data profiling, data governance, data modelling, data consumption product and services)
• Experience with financial data and understanding of key accounting and financial functions
• Ability to obtain clearance
• Excellent communications and demonstrated hands on experience developing data strategies or setting up critical data initiatives (e.g., data governance program establishment)
• Ability to actively contribute to data strategy development initiatives and the definition of corresponding data use cases and implementation services
• Proficiency in facilitating requirements gathering (including significant business stakeholder engagement) and translation to a data strategy and technical requirements

• Knowledge of data governance concepts and practices, including establishing/enforcing controls to assure appropriate data privacy, security, and standard compliance

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Hands on experience implementing data strategies
• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or another comparable data management certification
• Experience implementing or managing large enterprise applications, including enterprise resource planning (ERP) software systems
• Experience with financial data modelling, data migration, and/or data architecture development
• Demonstrated work experience for financial services or public sector clients
• Ability to support business development including RFP/RFQ/RFI responses involving data science / analytics