Description

Contract inside IR35, 3 days in office in London.

Duration: December 2026

Daily rate up to £900 inside IR35

Job Summary

The Enterprise Delivery team is seeking an experienced project manager to join its team. This position will be in the London office. As a project manager within the Delivery team, this individual will be responsible for leading various activities along the strategic project life cycle including scoping, planning/ design, execution, testing, delivery and closing.

The project centers around Investment Fund Accounting technology and process transition

Primary Responsibilities

• Assists the business with defining the scope and milestones of projects to ensure timely delivery.
• Project Planning & Execution:

- Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.

- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met.

- Manage project resources, risks, and dependencies effectively.

• Team Leadership:

- Lead cross-functional teams, including fund accountants, technology teams, and compliance staff.

- Provide clear directions and resolve conflicts to keep the project on track.

- Foster collaboration and accountability among team members.

• Organizes resources during the planning, execution, testing, delivery, and closing phase of projects; communicates project issues and status to key stakeholders and PMO management.
• Ensures ongoing global project communication via status update and decision meetings during each phase of the project.
• Prepares project reporting for senior management regarding the status of project, scope changes, delivery issues.
• Assists the project team in developing any required workflows and associated documentation around new processes developed in the project.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget.
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
• Technology Integration:

- Support system implementation projects, including fund accounting software upgrades or migrations.

- Ensure systems are configured to meet accounting, compliance, and reporting requirements.

ualifications and Experience

• Three/Four-year college/university degree in accounting, finance or related business field
• 7+ years of project management experience including the management of large scale projects.
• Strong understanding of fund accounting principles, including NAV calculation, financial reporting, and compliance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• PMP Certification (preferred not essential)
• Experience managing a range of technology projects.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Deep Experience of Agile methodologies, i.e., Scrum, Kanban
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Experience with Microsoft products and industry standard delivery tools: Office (Clarity, Project Management tools like Smartsheet, HP Quality Center or other testing products, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Azure Dev Ops)
• Experience delivering technology, data, people and process transition in Private Asset Management ecosystems
• Experience of working with Investment Operations teams and roles
• Experience of working with the Black Rock Solutions eFront product

Additional Desired Qualifications

• CFA, CAIA, CPA, or other financial services designation preferred
• Previous experience within program management, strategic change office, or consulting organization
• PMI/Prince 2 or Agile certification preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft AzDo Boards