Finance Transformation Project Manager

Job DescriptionReporting to the Director of Data Strategy & Analytics, this role drives cross-functional Finance transformation across Accounting, Financial Operations, Financial Systems, and Data Strategy & Analytics, with the CFO serving as executive sponsor. The Project Manager independently identifies opportunities, connects stakeholders, structures ambiguous problems, and leads process, technology, data, and change initiatives to execution. Success requires sound judgment, exceptional communication, curiosity, and the ability to influence without formal authority. Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century. ResponsibilitiesFinance Process & Technology Transformation Proactively engage Finance stakeholders to identify operational pain points, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement in planning, forecasting, analysis, and business support. Define business problems, outcomes, requirements, dependencies, and success measures; coordinate system and process changes through testing, rollout, training, and adoption. Build working knowledge of ERP, EPM, CRM, HR, BI, and related platforms; connect business needs with technical expertise and support responsible adoption of AI and automation. Recognize when an issue requires a business decision and bring the appropriate leaders and subject-matter experts together to resolve it. Actively support responsible adoption of AI and automation across Finance by helping teams understand new capabilities, identify practical use cases, and incorporate approved tools into existing workflows — approaching emerging technology with curiosity and a willingness to experiment, learn, and adapt while recognizing appropriate governance, security, and human-review requirements. Use automation and AI where appropriate to reduce manual project administration, improve reporting, identify risks, and summarize activity, preserving more time for stakeholder engagement and problem solving. Business Knowledge & Process Mapping Facilitate discovery and document end-to-end Finance processes, roles, controls, terminology, business rules, systems, exceptions, and decision points. Identify gaps, inconsistent definitions, undocumented knowledge, and unclear ownership; establish maintainable process maps, inventories, glossaries, and validation practices. Partner with Data Strategy & Analytics to translate validated process knowledge into inputs for semantic models, analytics, automation, and AI. Project & Portfolio Leadership Translate loosely defined initiatives into actionable plans with owners, milestones, risks, decisions, and dependencies; coordinate teams and escalate issues requiring leadership decisions. Maintain accurate project and portfolio visibility using ClickUp or comparable tools, including dashboards, status updates, and lightweight governance. Use automation and AI where appropriate to reduce administrative work, improve project execution, and maintain momentum across organizational boundaries. Change Leadership & Communication Build trusted relationships across Finance, business, and technology teams; facilitate constructive discussions and alignment among competing priorities. Communicate complex topics clearly to executives and practitioners, lead effective working sessions, and prepare concise recommendations, updates, and change communications. Facilitate productive meetings and working sessions that result in clear decisions, responsibilities, and next steps. Required Skills & Required ExperienceRequired Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and relevant professional experience; 7+ years in project/program management, operations, transformation, process improvement, change management, consulting, or another cross-functional role. Experience leading multi-stakeholder initiatives; exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication; proven ability to build trust, influence without authority, and create accountability. Strong critical thinking, problem solving, initiative, independent judgment, organization, and follow-through; ability to structure ambiguous problems, manage competing priorities, and know when to escalate. Experience facilitating business-process discovery, mapping workflows, and converting institutional knowledge into structured, maintainable documentation. Proficiency with modern project-management tools (e.g., ClickUp, Asana, Monday.com, Smartsheet, Jira); willingness and ability to use AI-enabled tools in daily research, communication, documentation, analysis, and process improvement. Intellectual curiosity and demonstrated adaptability when learning unfamiliar business processes, systems, and emerging technologies. Preferred Experience with Finance, Accounting, business operations, enterprise transformation, or project-based professional services (including architecture, engineering, or consulting). Experience establishing process repositories, knowledge-management practices, glossaries, or process inventories. Exposure to ERP, EPM, CRM, HR, BI, cross-functional technology implementations, process improvement, change management, and AI/automation adoption. Experience preparing executive decision materials; project management, process improvement, or change-management certification is a plus, not required. *At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.#LI-EB1Salary RangeThe projected range for this position is $101,000-$140,000 annually in our Fairfax, VA office. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly.Job SummaryJob ID: 16462# of Openings: 1Job Location: US-VA-FairfaxCategory: AccountingRelocation Assistance: No