Finance Project Manager

Job Title: Finance Project Manager

Location: Remote


Type: Contract

This individual will also be responsible for driving program data health project plan data quality by working with all PMs to ensure that Project WBS RAID Change Requests and interdependencies are accurate and up to date


A proactive detail oriented project manager with FPA Finance experience is preferred and SAP experience is desired


Project management experience PMP PMI certification or equivalent and a finance degree or project experience in the finance domain would be a plus


Position Summary


This role will be based in North America Eastern Time zone supporting project activities for the ERP and Reporting work streams along with overseeing program data quality project plan health and leading the dependency management discussion and review with project team.
This individual is responsible for the end-to-end project management for FST strategy deliverables working across FST teams as well as with other Finance initiatives organizations ex Transcend Global Services and the Finance Acquisitions Divestitures area.
This role will work with program stakeholders and FST teams with the primary accountability to develop manage and drive the execution of project work plans throughout the project lifecycle manage project scope manage and drive risks actions issues decisions RAID weekly status reporting manage dependencies across projects programs and integrated work plan milestones
This role will partner with stakeholders within the FST organization as well as across the broader Finance and JJT organizations to drive execution success of the Osprey projects supporting the program outcomes A proactive detail oriented project manager with FPA experience is preferred and SAP experience is desired


Major Duties Responsibilities


Program Project Management


Responsible for detailed project management and collaboration with project teams driving large complex programs projects throughout the full project life cycle from ideation planning resourcing execution monitoring controlling and closure using both waterfall and agile methodologies Manage PMO activities in support of the overall program which primarily include


Provide project management execution of FST led programs pertaining to Project Osprey across ERP and RA


Project schedules key milestones and dependencies utilizing the Integrated Reporting Framework IRF
Project status and RAID items with a focus on those with interdependencies and high impacts
Participate in key awareness alignment forums ie PMO integration lite CCB lite etc aimed at exception management risk awareness mitigation assumption changes associated impact analytics
Uphold Osprey transition principles ie new with new old with old while governing documenting exceptions
Additional foundational Program Management responsibilities include


Program Management
Project Schedule Management
Project Integration Inter Intra Dependency Management
Risk Action Issue and Decision Management RAID
Scope Project Change Management
Resource Plans Management
Financial Management
Communications Status
Compliance and SDLC
Review and provide feedback on all key project management deliverables to drive improvements in overall program and project quality and delivery excellence Partner with the FST PMO to identify systemic issues and to develop pilot and implement process improvements


Other Duties Responsibilities
Decision Making Understands how and when to make a choice how and when to escalate issues to higher levels Analyzes the risks and future impact of decisions Makes decisions and takes timely independent action in pursuit of priorities
Communication Presents clearly and informatively easily maintaining audience attention and responding to audience
needs Able to facilitate discussion progress effectively and manage audience as needed.