Finance IT Project Manager III

$100,000 - $135,000/Yr

FHI 360 - State College, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

State College, PA

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About the position

The position involves managing the development and implementation of financial system-related projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget. The role requires collaboration with various stakeholders, oversight of project quality, and the ability to resolve conflicts and issues within the project team. The project manager will also be responsible for creating project plans, monitoring progress, and maintaining relationships with vendors and functional business units.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple financial system related projects.
• Collaborate with functional area managers to determine needs and expectations for project deliverables.
• Lead and participate in assessment and design team activities.
• Capture requests and ideas for financial system enhancements and present them to management.
• Support the Director in the development and management of systems, projects, services, staff, and budgets.
• Create and execute project work plans, revising as necessary to meet changing needs.
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope.
• Communicate effectively in one-on-one situations, small groups, and large audiences.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Manage vendor relationships and utilize resources in a matrix management environment.
• Identify and resolve project issues and implement improvement plans to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
• Stay updated on new and emerging industry practices.
• Manage project budget and determine appropriate resources needed for project completion.
• Capture ideas or requests for improvement and innovation.
• Anticipate and manage deviations from plans or schedules, keeping stakeholders informed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technologies, Accounting or Related Field.
• 8+ years of experience with project management and managing systems and programs.
• Demonstrated mastery with software development life cycle, third party software analysis and selection, and software implementation standards.
• Extensive experience with implementation of enterprise software applications.
• Project Management (PM) Certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of business analysis, project management, process development, and execution.
• Knowledge of project management software and other technologies.
• Understanding of technical product development.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to influence, motivate, and collaborate with others.
• Ability to adapt and resolve problems/issues to bring projects to completion.

Benefits

• 12% of monthly base pay contributed to a money purchase pension plan account.
• 18 days of paid vacation per year.
• 12 sick days per year.
• 11 holidays per year.