IT FINANCE PROJECT MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTION

IT Finance Project Manager

Location: US or Canada

Employment:  Remote Full Time

Must be available to work CST and EST

As the IT Finance Project Manager you are responsible for directing the efforts of multiple cross-functional project teams to achieve clearly defined results within the triple constraints of time, budget and scope for 3-5 low to medium-risk projects.  Responsibilities include: assembling the project team, developing the project work plan, and managing the expectations, deliverables and results of all internal and external project resource.   Manage scope, cost, schedule, internal staffing and outside vendors, and contractual deliverables, this position is responsible for tracking project milestones and making necessary adjustments to the project plan or resources to maintain customer commitments. Responsible for communicating project status and risks to all project stakeholders and managing the change process for each assigned project, this position may also provide support to more senior project managers on large projects and programs.  

Qualifications for success: 

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science Management Information Systems, or a related field/experience

5+ years of project management experience

5+ years of experience working on projects involving the implementation of project life cycle methodologies.

8+ years of related IT or business experience.

Analytical skills for budgeting, forecasting, and ROI analysis of finance technology investments.

Experience influencing and managing project teams without formal direct reporting relationships.

Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with complex interdependencies

Experience with finance processes, systems, and regulatory requirements

Expereince with integration between finance systems and enterprise platforms

Ability to build consensus and drive alignment among finance, IT, and business stakeholders

Vendor management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification preferred

Ability to lead large-scale, cross-functional finance technology projects from inception to completion.

Hands-on experience with Oracle EBS (Financials, Procurement, etc.) and other finance technologies (e.g., SAP, Workday).

Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks specific to finance technology implementations.

Experience managing change in regulated environments (SOX, GDPR, etc.).

Ability to develop and execute contingency plans for critical finance systems.

Experience gathering lessons learned and driving process improvement.