Finance IT Project Manager III

$100,000 - $135,000/Yr

FHI 360

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote

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About the position

The Finance IT Project Manager III is responsible for managing the development and implementation of financial system-related projects from inception to production. This role involves planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to strict deadlines and budgets. The Project Manager will create detailed project plans that document and monitor tasks, milestone dates, deliverables, status, timelines, and resource allocation. Quality control is a critical aspect of this position, ensuring that all project outputs meet the required standards. The Project Manager will also identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team, ensuring smooth project execution. In addition to managing multiple financial system-related projects, the Project Manager will collaborate with functional area managers to determine needs and expectations, which will help in creating and finalizing project deliverables. This role requires participation in assessment and design team activities, capturing requests and ideas for financial system enhancements, and presenting these to management. The Project Manager will support the Director in the development, management, implementation, and evaluation of appropriate systems, projects, services, staff, and budgets. The Project Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operational aspects of the project, ensuring that project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately. They will develop best practices and tools for project execution and management, manage vendor relationships, and utilize resources in a matrix management environment. Staying abreast of new and emerging industry practices is essential, as is managing the project budget and determining the appropriate resources needed for project completion. The Project Manager will also capture ideas or requests, categorizing them for opportunity improvement and innovation, and anticipate and manage deviations from the project plan or schedule, keeping all participants and stakeholders informed throughout the process.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technologies, Accounting or Related Field.
• Typically requires 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.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence, motivate, and collaborate with others.
• Working knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with business analysis, project management, process development and execution.
• Knowledge of project management software and other technologies.
• Understanding of technical product development.
• Ability to adapt and resolve problems/issues to bring project to completion.
• Knowledge of concepts, theories, practices and procedures with information technology project management.

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.