State Government Finance and System Project Manager
About the role
The State Government Finance and System Project Manager leads public-sector modernization engagements. This role serves as a trusted advisor embedded within state, county, and municipal agencies to drive enterprise software initiatives, business process optimizations, and strategic IT transformations. The Project Manager manages client relationships, directs cross-functional project teams, and ensures the successful delivery of varying client-side milestones across multiple simultaneous or sequential engagements.
Responsibilities
- Provides project management support for client project management teams leading software selection, implementations, and system integrations
- Handles core systems and staff augmentation roles
- Develops, builds, and revises procedures and client playbooks for system rollouts
- Helps to protect clients from vendor scope creep and monitors project risks
- Oversees documentation, project timelines, and internal and vendor-facing deliverables
- Other duties as required to support changing client needs across different agency engagements
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Supervises, develops, and trains Project Manager Associates and Senior Associates
- Reviews and evaluates work of the Associates and Senior Associates
- Provides verbal and written performance feedback to Associates and Senior Associates
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, required; focus in Business, Accounting or Finance, preferred
- Five (5) or more years of experience in project management, required
- Familiar with ERP systems & technology implementation best practices (e.g., Infor, Workday, Netsuite, Tyler, OpenGov, etc.), preferred
- Experience with State and Local Government, nonprofit, and other highly regulated industries, preferred
Qualifications
- CAPM or PMP certification, required
- SmartSheet certifications, preferred
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, required
- SmartSheet experience, preferred
- SharePoint experience, preferred
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, specifically business/report writing
- Strong analytical and basic research skills
- Solid organizational skills, especially the ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
- Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
- Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
Pay
Maryland Range: $120,000 - $165,000
New Jersey Range: $120,000 - $165,000
Benefits
BDO provides a comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits package, including an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership. Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.
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About Us
At BDO, we build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.
BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. As an ESOP company, we offer a unique opportunity to enhance financial well-being through beneficial ownership, reinforcing an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together.