Senior Project Manager (Finance Transformation)
The Senior Project Manager (Finance Transformation) applies professional principles, practices and techniques to lead project teams and control project schedules, delivering on large-scale finance transformation projects.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with stakeholders and the project subject matter experts to define project scope, prepare project charter plan and other project materials.
- Has oversight of the purpose and status of the project and can use this oversight to support project-level activity to ensure goals are met.
- Manages project communication, scope, schedule risk assessment, quality standard cost and resources within a dynamic matrix environment.
- May need to identify / close skill or knowledge gaps on a project team in order to ensure best outcomes.
- Ensure entry / exit criteria are agreed to and met at each project gate – ensures appropriate sign-off is obtained.
- Builds and maintains relationships with internal partners, external vendors / consultants with the ability to flag concerns in early stages for escalation and prompt corrective action.
- Identify and minimize exposure to risk on a project.
- Ability to track, monitor and resolve project issues.
- Collaborate with project team members as needed to resolve related issues, e.g. infrastructure, planning, cross process impact, operational readiness, etc.
Qualifications
7 years experience managing large scale projects.Cross-Functional Business Change Management experience (i.e. people, process and tools).3 years of experience with finance transformation based projects.Experience with Waterfall, Agile and Stage Gate / Phase Gate.Experience with SharePoint, Jira, Visio, MS Project.Demonstrated knowledge of PMLC — PMP Certification.Knowledge of SAP is an asset.Ability to lead and influence executive and peers to ensure best possible outcomes.Good verbal / written communication skills.Excellent listening, coaching, group facilitation and conflict resolution skills.Good problem solving skills.Proven risk management.This is a minimum 12 month hybrid contract role located in Mississauga (work from home until deemed safe).
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