Project Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Test Manager to lead all testing activities for a large-scale Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) transformation project. The program involves implementing a new EPM platform to optimize financial planning, forecasting, consolidation, reporting, Tax and ESG processes across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Strategy & Planning

- Develop and maintain the overall test strategy, test plans, and schedules aligned with

program timelines and milestones.

- Define test objectives, scope, risks, resources, and deliverables for each phase of

testing.

• Team & Stakeholder Management

- Manage and coordinate testing teams, including onshore, offshore, and vendor

resources.

- Collaborate closely with business analysts, developers, solution architects, PMO, and

key business stakeholders.

• Test Execution & Reporting

- Oversee all phases of testing including System Integration (SIT), User Acceptance

(UAT), Performance, Full Dress Rehearsal, Disaster Recovery and Security and Production testing.

- Ensure traceability from business requirements to test cases and results.

- Track and manage defects, ensuring timely resolution through effective triage and coordination.

- Provide clear test status updates, metrics, and quality reports to program leadership.

• Tools & Environment Management

- Select and implement appropriate test management tools (e.g., Sharepoint, JIRA).

- Coordinate test environment setup, data requirements, and refreshes with infrastructure

and data teams.

• Risk & Compliance

- Identify testing risks and propose mitigation strategies.

- Ensure testing practices comply with internal QA standards and external audit requirements (if applicable, e.g., tax regulatory compliance).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

• 8+ years of experience in software testing with at least 3 years as a Test Manager on large-

scale enterprise programs.

• Strong understanding of EPM systems is preferred (e.g., CCH Tagetik, OneStream, Oracle

Cloud EPM, SAP BPC).

• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end testing lifecycle for large transformation

programs.

• Expertise in test planning, test case design, defect management, and reporting.

• Experience in both waterfall and agile/hybrid project environments.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience with finance transformation programs and understanding of FP&A processes.

• Experience working with global teams and multiple third-party vendors.

• Familiarity with automation tools and performance testing.

Success Metrics:

• Timely delivery of all testing phases aligned with program schedule.

• High-quality defect detection and resolution rate.

• Business acceptance and go-live readiness based on successful testing outcomes.

• Zero critical issues in production post go-live.