Project Manager

Finance Project ManagerRemote RoleCompensation: $55 – $65 per hour3+ Month ContractAbout The RoleOur client is seeking a Finance Project Manager for a remote, 3+ month contract role. As a Finance Project Manager, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving cross-functional initiatives from discovery through implementation and post-launch. You will partner with both business and technical stakeholders to establish project scope, develop and maintain project plans, manage risks and dependencies, facilitate decision-making, and ensure initiatives remain aligned to business objectives, timelines, and expected outcomes. This role requires hands-on experience with Smartsheet and Jira, strong project management and organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. You will play a key role in supporting project intake, prioritization, governance, and continuous improvement of project management processes and tools, while delivering impactful projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.What You'll DoLead finance-related projects through all phases, including discovery, design, build, go-live, and post-launch.Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and ownership using Smartsheet and Jira.Manage project schedules, status tracking, action items, risks, issues, and decisions within Smartsheet and Jira.Coordinate cross-functional teams and facilitate project meetings, working sessions, status reviews, and stakeholder discussions.Proactively identify, document, escalate, and manage project risks, issues, actions, and decisions.Partner with business and technical teams to clarify scope, requirements, priorities, and expected outcomes.Monitor project progress and drive accountability for commitments, deliverables, and key decisions.Prepare clear, concise project status updates and executive-level communications, translating complex project information for leadership.Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate changes in scope, schedule, risks, or dependencies in a timely manner.Support project intake, prioritization, governance, and transition of approved work into project execution.Maintain accurate project documentation and portfolio information to support leadership reporting and decision-making.Coordinate implementation readiness, go-live activities, transition planning, and post-launch follow-up.Balance multiple concurrent initiatives while adapting to shifting priorities and resource constraints.Collaborate with PMO leadership to identify and implement improvements in project management processes, tools, reporting, and ways of working.What You BringHands-on experience with Smartsheet and Jira for project management and tracking is required.Proven ability to independently build and maintain project plans, trackers, dashboards, status reporting, and project documentation in Smartsheet.Ability to use Jira to manage and track Epics, stories/tasks, project work, dependencies, sprint activity, and status.Strong project management and organizational skills; able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.Experience developing and managing detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.Ability to identify, document, and escalate risks, issues, and decisions proactively and clearly.Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with both working teams and senior leaders, and to translate complex project information into concise status reporting.Effective facilitation skills to drive meetings toward decisions, ownership, and outcomes.Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and ambiguity.Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-support skills.High level of ownership, follow-through, and attention to detail.Experience managing cross-functional business and technology initiatives (preferred).Experience working within a PMO or structured project governance environment (preferred).Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies (preferred).Experience supporting automation, analytics, AI, finance, accounting, or process improvement initiatives (a plus).Familiarity with portfolio management, capacity planning, project intake, and prioritization processes (a plus).