Lead the end-to-end User Acceptance Testing (UAT) effort for ERP financial system implementations, including scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, execution oversight, and formal closeout.
Develop and maintain comprehensive UAT strategies, project plans, schedules, and exit criteria aligned with client objectives and deployment milestones.
Serve as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders throughout the UAT lifecycle, facilitating kickoff meetings, daily execution reviews, defect triage sessions, and final readiness assessments.
Oversee requirements traceability to ensure all functional, control, reporting, and end-to-end process requirements are mapped to test cases and executed.
Manage UAT team activities including test case development, tester onboarding, execution coordination, artifact collection, and results validation.
Coordinate defect logging, tracking, prioritization, retesting, and disposition with technical and implementation teams.
Ensure UAT environments are ready, including access, roles, test data, integrations, and smoke testing.
Provide daily, weekly, and milestone-based status reporting including metrics, defect trends, risks, and readiness assessments.
Lead development of UAT Summary Reports, go/no-go recommendations, and stakeholder sign-off packages.
Support data conversion testing efforts including mock conversion coordination, validation oversight, and reconciliation reporting.
Proactively identify risks, escalate issues, and recommend mitigations across business and technical teams.

Requirements

8+ years of experience managing or leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) or functional testing efforts for large-scale ERP or financial systems.
5+ years of experience with government financial management systems such as CGI Advantage or Momentum.
Demonstrated experience managing full testing lifecycles including planning, execution, defect management, and go-live readiness.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with business users, vendors, and technical teams.
Strong experience supporting state, local, or federal government clients.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience briefing senior leadership.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.
The ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
The ability to support up to 25% travel to Nassau County, NY

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision plans
Optional FSA
Paid parental leave
Safe Harbor 401(k) with employer contributions 100% vested from day 1
Paid time off and 11 paid holidays
No cost group term life/AD&D plan, and optional supplemental coverage
Pet insurance
Monthly phone and internet stipend
Tuition and training reimbursement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)ERP financial systemsdefect managementtest case developmentdata conversion testingrequirements traceabilityexecution oversightproject planningrisk identificationmetrics reporting

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillscross-functional team coordinationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingtime managementfacilitationrisk mitigationclient engagement

Certifications

Public Trust clearance