Financial Management- Testing Coordinator Lead
Standard Job Description
The 1LMX Space ERP Testing Coordinator role reports to the 1LMX Space ERP Finance lead and will own the end‑to‑end testing strategy, planning, execution, and governance for all Central Finance (including Capital, Resource Management, Accounting, and Compliance) across a large‑scale ERP implementation. This role partners closely with finance subject‑matter experts, technical teams, and business stakeholders to ensure that the new system meets functional, regulatory, and performance requirements, while delivering a seamless transition from legacy processes. As part of LM's overall strategic 1LMX (OneLM Transformation) initiative this position will play a significant role in evolving our capabilities and reshaping our operations.
The testing coordinator role includes but is not limited to the following:
- Supports SAP S4/HANA data conversion strategy primarily through testing, as well as data mapping, cleansing, and functional specification review, where applicable.
- Quickly gains understanding of financial systems and Central Finance processes.
- Helps maintain the test plan and test schedule, ensuring alignment with overall ERP rollout milestones.
- Assists with coordination of test environments, data loads, and test‑data management.
- Assists with overseeing execution of all test cycles, monitor progress, and report test metrics.
- Ensures defects are logged, prioritized, and resolved in collaboration with development and functional teams.
- Helps facilitate regular stand‑ups, status meetings, and cross‑team defect triage.
- Engages with other leads, IT personnel, functional subject matter experts and 1LMX program management to report status and escalate risks/issues clearly and proactively in a way that promotes quick resolution.
Other duties will be assigned as required to support the organization. The ability to effectively manage multiple assignments and deal with uncertainty is required.
Standard Job Description:
Performs one or more multiple financial activities within various finance job functions (FP&A, Overhead, Program Finance, Accounting, Controller, etc.). Will include some or all of the responsibilities as defined. Performs financial analysis, establishes performance management budgeting, and forecasting activities to include variance analysis, trend identification, workforce planning drivers, risk and opportunities assessment and development of mitigation plans. Integrates information from multiple financial systems, processes and functions in order to consolidate the data forensics into actionable business solution recommendations. Timely and accurately consolidates financial results (Orders, Sales, EBIT, Cash, ROIC, Overhead, Discretionary Funding) and monthly, quarterly and year end reporting to internal and external customers to include government contractual cost and schedule earned value management reporting. Develops and utilizes forward-looking data analytics, visualization and trend analysis to inform financial strategy and decision making. Develops and provides actionable recommendations to key stakeholders to make sound financial and operating decisions. Maintains applicable internal and external (FAR, CAS, SEC, US GAAP) policy, procedure, and controls for compliance to support internal process and external regulatory requirements. Provides subject matter expertise support to proposal development, basis of estimate and negotiations, as required.
Basic Qualifications
- Finance background with a desire to work on systems projects and work at the intersection of finance and IT
- Ability to lead and work effectively with dispersed, cross‑functional teams.
- Ability to work with data migration testing and data‑validation techniques.
- Strong written and verbal communication.
Desired Skills
- Bachelor’s or Master's degree
- Detail-oriented, organized, and open-minded
- Ability to lead cross-functional projects with a diverse set of stakeholders
- Experience