- Identifies and resolves issues. Assists in the request for information and vendor request for proposal processes as directed.

- Manages the work of assigned project team by requesting resources to support project demands.

- Communicates a clear vision of project goals and objectives to the team.

- Coordinates team activities to ensure project milestones are achieved.

- Provides performance feedback to team members as needed.

- Manages, controls, and mitigates project risks by analyzing and identifying trigger events.

- Establishes contingency plans, anticipates and communicates dependencies affected by ongoing project changes, and recommends ways to mitigate future risks.

- Influences management to take action on these recommendations.

- Manages the alignment, buy-in, and support of diverse project stakeholders by building and maintaining relationships with internal customers, third party vendors, and senior management.

- Provides insight and recommendations to Portfolio/Program Managers to assist in the development of project goals, inform the prioritization of deliverables, and facilitate decisions necessary for project delivery.

- Adheres to enterprise project management practices by participating in formal and informal training. Tracks and reports key metrics as appropriate.

- Gathers, maintains, and communicates lessons learned and feedback to team members, management, and the larger project management community.

- Provides additional support to the project team that may include ownership of non-PMO standard tasks, such as, but not limited to : managing vendor requests, creating and/or delivering training materials, hands-on operational/business tasks, building/tracking/managing reports or databases.

Basic Qualifications :

- Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field.

- PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification preferred

- 5+ years of project management experience, including 8+ years of related IT or business experience.

- 5+ years of experience working on projects involving the implementation of project life cycle methodologies.

- Strong analytical skills for budgeting, forecasting, and ROI analysis of finance technology investments.

- Experience influencing and managing project teams without formal direct reporting relationships.

- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with complex interdependencies

- Deep understanding of finance processes, systems, and regulatory requirements.

- Knowledge of integration between finance systems and enterprise platforms.

- Ability to build consensus and drive alignment among finance, IT, and business stakeholders.

- Expert in vendor management.

- Exceptional communication skills for reporting project status, risks, and financial impacts to executive leadership.

- Demonstrated ability to work independently, make informed decisions, and escalate issues appropriately.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Proven ability to lead large-scale, cross-functional finance technology projects from inception to completion.

- Hands-on experience with Oracle EBS (Financials, Procurement, etc.) and other finance technologies (e.g., SAP, Workday).

- Expertise in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks specific to finance technology implementations.

- Experience managing change in regulated environments (SOX, GDPR, etc.).

- Ability to develop and execute contingency plans for critical finance systems.

- Experience gathering lessons learned and driving process improvement.