Project Manager - Finance

Project Manager - Finance

Belden is seeking a Finance Project Manager to lead the tracking, reporting, and data analysis of productivity improvement projects across the organization. This role will serve as the central point of coordination between finance, operations, and business unit stakeholders to ensure productivity initiatives are accurately tracked, measured, and reported to leadership.

What You'll Do

• Track and manage a portfolio of productivity projects, monitoring timelines, milestones, and financial impact from initiation through completion.
• Pull, consolidate, and validate data from relevant systems and sources to support project tracking and financial reporting.
• Partner with project owners and business unit leaders to gather status updates, savings estimates, and actuals.
• Build and maintain dashboards, trackers, and reports that summarize project status, savings realized, and variance to forecast.
• Analyze productivity data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; flag discrepancies or underperforming projects to leadership.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly reporting packages and presentations for finance leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across reporting tools (e.g., Excel, SAP).
• Support standardization of productivity tracking methodology and documentation across business units.
• Assist in forecasting and budgeting processes related to productivity savings targets.
• Identify process improvement opportunities within the tracking and reporting workflow itself.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in finance, FP&A, project management, or a related analytical role.
• Strong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, formulas, data modeling)
• Experience working with SAP & Oracle for data extraction and reporting.
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Effective communicator able to translate data into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Prior experience tracking cost savings, productivity, or continuous improvement (e.g., Lean/Six Sigma) initiatives.
• Experience with dashboard and data tools such as Power BI or Tableau

Key Competencies

• Project management and organizational rigor
• Data analysis and financial acumen
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Clear, concise communication with leadership

Let's Create Possibilities Together. Join a global community shaping the future of intelligent connectivity. At Belden, you'll help push the boundaries of technology and write the next chapter of innovation, creating possibilities for your career, your future, and the world around you.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job. Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $110,000 to $140,000, plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant's experience, qualifications, and geographical location. Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!