Project Manager - Financial Projects

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Financial Project Manager to lead and coordinate business and technology initiatives supporting a finance organization. This individual will serve as a key liaison between finance stakeholders and IT teams, ensuring project objectives, requirements, timelines, and deliverables are successfully managed from inception through completion. The ideal candidate has direct experience supporting finance or accounting organizations, understands core financial processes, and can confidently partner with business leaders while driving projects forward. This role requires a proactive, self-motivated professional who takes ownership, asks the right questions, and effectively navigates complex stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between finance stakeholders and IT teams.
• Lead multiple finance-related projects and initiatives simultaneously.
• Partner with business leaders to gather, document, and validate requirements.
• Define project scope, timelines, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
• Facilitate project meetings, status updates, workshops, and daily standups.
• Maintain project plans, boards, and documentation to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Coordinate activities across accounting, treasury, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and other financial functions.
• Track project progress and ensure deliverables are completed on schedule.
• Identify risks, issues, and roadblocks and proactively drive resolution.
• Communicate project status to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Promote collaboration between business and technical teams to ensure successful execution.

Skills and Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Project Management experience.
• Experience supporting finance, accounting, treasury, AP, AR, or related business functions.
• Experience managing enterprise-level technology or business transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of financial operations and accounting processes.
• Proven ability to define project scope, develop timelines, and manage deliverables.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and proactively drive projects forward.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical abilities.
• Experience supporting ERP-related initiatives.
• Experience with Oracle, SAP, Maximo, or other enterprise financial systems.
• Agile or Scrum project management experience.
• Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar project management tools.
• Consulting background with a large consulting organization.
• Utility industry experience is a plus, but not required.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].