Sr Project Manager-Finance Transformation
TheCorporate · Urbandale, IA · 3 wk ago
HybridContract
About the role
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager with a strong background in managing finance workstreams, particularly for acquisitions. The ideal candidate will have experience handling multiple complex projects within larger organizations, demonstrating a quick ramp-up and stable employment history.
Requirements
- Strong experience managing finance workstreams, especially for acquisitions
- Experience handling multiple and complex projects
- Background in larger/complex organizations
- Strong project planning and organizational skills
- Comfortable leading Zoom meetings (camera on)
- Leadership mindset and executive presence
- Comfortable working with senior leadership
- Quick learner and confident asking questions
- Stable employment background (not frequent job changes)
- Strong listener and communicator
Responsibilities
- Communicate to key management colleagues and team members about multiple project activities across regions or functions
- Prioritize and manage multiple projects and programs
- Select and utilize project implementation documentation, including toolkits and migration schedules
- Support project facilitation by escalating risks and their impact on business initiatives to management
- 40% Strategic support for the portfolio of work:
- Design and create strategic documents such as Project Business Cases, Assessments, Communication Plans, and detailed project plans
- Present project updates and make presentations to senior-level management within Finance
- Provide support and lead decision-making processes for assigned programs/projects
- Facilitate problem-solving and decision-making on key project items
- 40% Support of work stream controls and compliance:
- Proactively follow and adhere to project controls for assigned projects
- Identify and resolve issues; manage project/program deliverables
- Manage and mitigate risk, escalate issues to management
- Ensure change control processes for assigned projects and programs across functions are functioning and aligned
Skills
- Key management
- Project management
- Finance
- Business initiatives