Senior Project Manager - Finance Solutions

Job description

Position Summary

 

This role consists of delivering Finance Factory projects which could be related to Organizational transformation, new/improved IT Solution, Process Improvement, and Change Management.

 

Key Result Areas

 

Project Initiation

·  Perform research and analysis.
·  Identify organizational and process improvement opportunities.
·  Define the project by describing the business needs, project benefits and stakeholders and by designing a project charter and a business case.
·  Obtain the approval of the project.
·  Communicate effectively with stakeholders to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.

 

Project Set-up and Plan

·  Plan and schedule with related cost estimation and scope control responsibilities.
·  Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities.
·  Develop a roadmap for the team to follow.
·  Organize the team and set goals.
·  Review the project's benefits to support business-case process improvement.

 

Project Execution

·  Launch the Project with dedicated kick-off.
·  Assign resources.
·  Manage the project team, driving motivation, collaboration and performance.
·  Execute project management plans.
·  Ensure Task assignments are executed.
·  Organize Status meetings.
·  Lead project team meetings effectively and communicate action plans and outcomes.
·  Coordinate all project tasks and interdependencies.
·  Modify project plans and update project schedule as needed.
·  Develop and maintain all project documentation and ensure proper storage in line with internal control requirements.
·  Ensure project is delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.

 

Project Steering

·  Set up tracking systems.
·  Track project metrics.
·  Continually identify, prioritize and mitigate project risks.
·  Track actual expenses with the project budget.
·  Define, track, and report results of project milestones and success metrics through weekly, monthly and ad hoc reporting.
·  Report to the Project stakeholders the project status with related Risks and Mitigation actions.

 

Project Closure

·  Hold a post-mortem meeting to evaluate successes and failures.
·  Create a project punchlist of things that did not get accomplished during the project and work with team members to complete them.
·  Perform a final project budget and a final project report.
·  Collect all project deliverables and documents and store them in a single place.

 

 

Key Skills

 

Communication

·  Excellent written and verbal communication.
·  Networking skills: Ability to liaise with members of other functions.
·  Capability to influence others.
·  Ability to work and communicate with different cultures, levels and organizations world-wide

 

Project Management

·  Analytical skills.
·  Ability to synthesize.
·  Ability to consolidate large volume of data into structured and simple outputs.
·  Arbitrate and prioritize.
·  Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
·  Solutions and results oriented.
·  Openness and flexibility to address challenges from various perspectives in order to find the best possible way to manage the challenge.
·  Organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
·  Ability to innovate and seek for advances in technology and practices.
·  Ability to support and mentor other team members in the tasks undertaken.

 

Finance

·  Finance Acumen
·  Accounting proficiency

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