Enterprise Applications Project Support Manager in Reading

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance.

With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we’re on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. Grant Thornton’s Business Consulting consists of Enterprise Applications, Technology, Finance, Operations, Deals and People focus areas. The Enterprise Applications (EA) Practice is responsible for advisory and project implementation services related to Oracle Cloud Applications and Technology in particular, and ERP/HCM applications advisory consultancy more generally.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

A look into the role:

• Be involved in all aspects of a client engagement, from supporting take on and contracting to governance and quality assurance during a programme’s lifecycle.
• Support the Solution Design phases of an implementation programme with requirement gathering and workshop facilitation.
• PMO support.
• Support application testing for Oracle Fusion quarterly releases.
• Manage activities for our Expert Services clients, from incident triage and work allocation to the appropriate experts, to contract review and client engagement.

Knowing you’re right for us:

Joining us as a Project Support Manager, the minimum criteria you’ll need is experience of working with Oracle Fusion, either in an implementation or administrative capacity or working on other software application or development projects. This role will enable you to gain experience in many aspects of project and application management and will be a stepping stone into a more focused discipline in the future.

It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way:

• Project Management administration
• Application management and support
• Business Analysis or Requirements gathering
• Stakeholder engagement

Knowing we’re right for you:

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the job:

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.