26-214.B - Accounting Project Manager

About the role

The successful candidate will lead and manage cross-functional projects that involve financial systems, data integrations, and process improvements, acting as the key liaison between Accounting and IT.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects that span Accounting and IT, ensuring alignment on scope, timelines, and deliverables
• Act as the primary liaison between Accounting, IT, and other business stakeholders
• Establish and enforce project governance frameworks, including standardized methodologies, templates, and best practices
• Define project scope, objectives, and success criteria in partnership with stakeholders and leadership
• Create and manage integrated project schedules, including dependencies across Accounting and IT workstreams
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, status reports, and dashboards
• Maintain project budgets, track actuals vs. forecasts, and report on variances
• Identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, and proactively drive resolution
• Facilitate regular project meetings, status updates, and stakeholder communications
• Drive requirements gathering sessions and document business, functional, and technical requirements
• Translate accounting requirements into clear functional specifications for IT teams
• Partner with IT to prioritize system enhancements, defect resolution, and backlog management
• Coordinate system implementations, upgrades, and integrations involving financial platforms
• Coordinate data migration, validation, and reconciliation efforts during system implementations or transitions
• Ensure data integrity and process consistency across systems
• Ensure proper documentation of system changes, workflows, and controls for audit and compliance purposes
• Lead change management initiatives, including stakeholder impact assessments, communication plans, and training coordination
• Support change management, including documentation, training, and adoption efforts
• Develop and present executive-level reporting, including KPIs, project health dashboards, and status summaries
• Implement and track project performance metrics to drive accountability and continuous improvement
• Support post-implementation reviews to evaluate project success and identify lessons learned
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Accounting and IT processes, leveraging automation and system capabilities
• Mentor and support team members or junior project managers as applicable

Qualifications

• Ten (10) years minimum of project management experience, preferably in finance/accounting or IT-related initiatives
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial processes (e.g., close cycle, reporting, controls)
• Familiarity with ERP systems and financial software integrations
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Azure Dev Ops, or similar)

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year university or college with a degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or related field
• PREFERRED: Master’s Degree in accounting, finance, or business