Project Manager - Finance Systems
At a glance
Manager-level FP&A role at Collabera. Houston · no salary stated · we estimate $89,375–$127,225.
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What you'll do
- Build project plans with peers, team members and business experts, then keep status current and surface risks to leaders
- Coordinate IT and business partners through project phases, tracking task estimates and delivery against the wider plan
- Turn business needs into functional specifications and process designs, then oversee integrated business, functional and technical testing
- Coordinate deployment across business and application teams, resolving issues and keeping project delivery aligned with customer needs
- Review project feasibility, costs and priorities, and prepare plans, status updates and resource recommendations
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in information systems, IT, computer science or finance from an accredited college or university
- At least five years applying current information technologies within a business function
- Extensive project management experience and a thorough grasp of the project lifecycle
Who this fits
This manager-level role suits someone who can lead complex finance-systems projects and communicate across business and technical teams. The position is based onsite in Houston.
From the employer
Established in 1991, Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. As a half a billion dollar IT company, with more than 9,000 professionals across 30+ offices, Collabera offers comprehensive, cost-effective IT staffing & IT Services. We provide services to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to meet their talent needs with high quality IT resources through Staff Augmentation, Global Talent Management, Value Added Services through CLASS (Competency Leveraged Advanced Staffing & Solutions) Permanent Placement Services and Vendor Management Programs.
Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence.
Job Details:
Location: Houston, TX
Job Title: Project Manager - Finance Systems
Role Summary/Purpose:
• The Senior Project Manager – Finance Systems will be leading to develop & execute project plan working with peers, project team members and business SMEs; define and update project status with rigorous rhythm; highlight and mitigate project risks to leadership team.
Essential Responsibilities:
In the role of Senior Project Manager – Finance Systems you will:
• Engage and collaborate with IT and business partners to deliver solutions
• Drive all phases of Project Development cycle
• Perform Project Management of all tasks, estimating and tracking progress against individual plan, and monitoring development activity to overall enterprise plan
• Develop effective communication strategy across projects and constituency
• Participate in identifying requirements and use cases to ensures a clear and complete understanding of the requirements
• Translate high-level business requirements into functional specifications for development or application evaluation and develop process designs to support business solutions
• Be responsible for the design and execution of integrated (Business, functional, and technical) test plans
• Act as a liaison between business and application / change management area throughout deployment of projects
• Be accountable for operational excellence of assigned program(s), with duties including project reviews, feasibility, cost benefit analysis, prioritization, initiation, execution, and closure for all project work related to the program
• Maintain effective working relationships with peers and vendors to seamlessly integrate the program area into the overall strategic objectives and activities of the organization
• Coordinate program support activities, including the development of internal and external communications, establishing roadmaps, process & procedures and benchmarks, and developing training plans
• Manage daily activities, issue resolution, and communication across Project Execution teams in order to deliver projects on-time, on-budget, as-requested by customer
• Ensure conformance of established architecture, standards, and practices
• Lead the analysis, requirement development, design, documentation, implementation, and maintenance of large / complex IT solutions for business processes
• Initiate direct communication with wide range of customer, client, supplier, and systems personnel Prepare, present, and review project plans, status reports, cost / benefit studies, and recommend funding and resources
• Ensure conformance to system architecture, methods standards and practices, and participate in their creation
• Participate in the preparation of long-range systems plans, to ensure that they are in concert with business objectives and goals
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, or Finance from accredited college or university
• Minimum 5 years of experience with current information technologies and their implementation into the business function
Desired Characteristics:
• Proficient Microsoft Project skills
• Extensive Project Management experience, thorough understanding of project life cycle
• Proven leadership skills, in both project planning and information management
• Knowledge of Oracle EPM applications with additional hands-on experience
• Ability to use Six Sigma / equivalent Quality tools and techniques to drive change
• Strong oral and written communication skills & proven interpersonal skills
• Capable and influential at project management
• Quality and cost driven
• Experienced in CAP (Change Acceleration Process)
To schedule interview or get any further information feel free to contact:
Ujjwal Mane
973-805-7557
ujjwal.mane(at)collabera.com
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