Sr Project Manager, Financial Systems & Technology

About the role

As a leader in advancing New York’s energy transition, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is a credible, objective and trusted partner in energy planning and in deploying new innovative technologies to build an affordable, abundant, reliable, and clean energy system. NYSERDA works with stakeholders statewide — including residents, business owners, developers, community leaders, local government officials, universities, utilities, investors, entrepreneurs, and more — to develop, invest, and foster conditions that:

• Attract the private sector capital investment needed to expand New York’s clean energy economy.
• Advance solutions for using clean energy at a large-scale in New York.
• Enable New York’s communities and residents to benefit equitably in the clean energy transition.

The Sr. Project Manager, Financial Systems & Technology sits within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Business Unit. The Office of the CFO plays a central leadership role in advancing NYSERDA by ensuring the Authority’s financial strategy, operations, and controls enable large-scale, complex energy and infrastructure investments to be delivered responsibly and efficiently. This role will lead strategic initiatives that enhance financial operations through technology, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration, overseeing projects involving financial applications, ERP systems, reporting tools, and automation solutions to improve efficiency, data quality, compliance, and decision-making. The ideal candidate combines strong project management skills with a solid understanding of finance, accounting processes, and enterprise technology.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle implementation and upgrades of systems for financial systems like ERP, billing, and general ledger platforms
• Integration of various approved AI technologies for process improvement, automation and optimization
• Identify software solutions to automate various financial transactions for faster and more reliable delivery
• Support the development of reporting tools and dashboards
• System security and user-based access and compliance responsibilities
• Create project plans, set timelines, and track milestones
• Manage project budgets, resource allocation, and vendor relationships
• Work with finance teams and IT teams to gather business requirements
• Identify project risks and develop solutions to mitigate those risks
• Lead user acceptance testing and staff training for new tools
• Perform all job responsibilities with respect, fairness, consistency, and inclusion

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience managing financial systems or technology projects including at least 1 year in a supervisory role
• Technical Project Management experience with implementing or supporting state-of-the-art ERP systems such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Workday, MS Dynamics or similar
• Strong understanding of financial operations, budgeting, accounting, procurement, and reporting
• Skilled in collaborating with cross functional teams and pushing initiatives forward through strategic planning and execution
• Experience with requirements gathering and documentation, fit/gap analysis, business process re-engineering, and testing strategy & execution
• Knowledge of generative AI & literacy or experience

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Fintech (Financial Technology), Financial Systems and Analytics or related field with 6 years of relevant experience managing financial systems or technology projects including at least 1 year in a supervisory role
• Proficiency with ERP Financials & People Tools, including module expertise in: Asset Management, Commitment Control, Enterprise Services Automation, Inventory, Maintenance Management, Strategic Sourcing, Travel and Expense
• Experience with State or local government workstreams desirable
• Familiarity with NYS Budget & Accounting and Bonding processes