Required Skills & Experience
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of Project Management experience.
- Experience supporting finance, accounting, treasury, AP, AR, or related business functions.
- Experience managing enterprise-level technology or business transformation projects.
- Strong understanding of financial operations and accounting processes.
- Proven ability to define project scope, develop timelines, and manage deliverables.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and proactively drive projects forward.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical abilities.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Experience supporting ERP-related initiatives.
- Experience with Oracle, SAP, Maximo, or other enterprise financial systems.
- Agile or Scrum project management experience.
- Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar project management tools.
- Consulting background with a large consulting organization.
- Utility industry experience is a plus, but not required.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Financial Project Manager to lead and coordinate business and technology initiatives supporting a finance organization. This individual will serve as a key liaison between finance stakeholders and IT teams, ensuring project objectives, requirements, timelines, and deliverables are successfully managed from inception through completion. The ideal candidate has direct experience supporting finance or accounting organizations, understands core financial processes, and can confidently partner with business leaders while driving projects forward. This role requires a proactive, self-motivated professional who takes ownership, asks the right questions, and effectively navigates complex stakeholder environments.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary liaison between finance stakeholders and IT teams.
- Lead multiple finance-related projects and initiatives simultaneously.
- Partner with business leaders to gather, document, and validate requirements.
- Define project scope, timelines, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
- Facilitate project meetings, status updates, workshops, and daily standups.
- Maintain project plans, boards, and documentation to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Coordinate activities across accounting, treasury, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and other financial functions.
- Track project progress and ensure deliverables are completed on schedule.
- Identify risks, issues, and roadblocks and proactively drive resolution.
- Communicate project status to leadership and key stakeholders.
- Promote collaboration between business and technical teams to ensure successful execution.