Description
The Finance Project Manager supports the Controller in planning and executing finance and accounting projects, providing the coordination, structure, and discipline needed to keep initiatives on track. This role is responsible for project coordination, milestone reporting, risk and issue management, and change management across finance-led initiatives such as ERP implementation and the build-out of management financial reporting. The Finance Project Manager ensures the accounting function delivers on its project commitments on time and provides visibility into progress, risks, and dependencies throughout each initiative.
The Finance Project Manager partners closely with the business and the Director of Systems and Data to ensure finance and accounting workstreams are well-coordinated, on schedule, and aligned with broader enterprise system initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Project Coordination
Coordinate finance and accounting workstreams across active projects
Maintain project plans, schedules, and task assignments with the Controller and workstream leads.
Align finance workstreams with the Director of Systems and Data's broader technical project plan.
Milestone Reporting
Track progress against milestones/deliverables and report status regularly to the Controller and stakeholders.
Escalate schedule slippage or resource constraints early, with recommended options.
Risk and Issue Management
Identify, log, and monitor project risks and issues, assessing impact to timeline, budget, or scope.
Develop and track mitigation plans with project leads and functional owners.
Drive timely resolution of open issues by coordinating the right people and information.
Change Management
Support change management for finance-led initiatives: stakeholder communication, training coordination, readiness assessments.
Help teams and end users understand and prepare for upcoming process, system, and reporting changes.
Gather feedback from impacted teams and incorporate into rollout and adoption plans.
