Finance Project Manager - Integrated Resources, Inc
Cambridge, MA
About the Job
The Finance team is looking for a project manager to lead and manage finance-related projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with the organization s financial strategy and objectives. The project will support integration and transition activities and assist in the transition, transfer, and consolidation of SAP Data, P2P Data, Workday Data and Organizational Hierarchy. This position allows exposure to highly strategic projects and senior management as part of a dynamic, functional working environment.
Main responsibilities/job expectations The Finance Project Manager will lead and manage finance-related projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with the organization s financial strategy and objectives. The role involves coordinating resources, analyzing financial data, and communicating progress to stakeholders.
Plan, initiate, and execute financial projects, ensuring timely completion within budget.
Develop detailed project plans, set milestones, allocate resources, and monitor project progress.
Identify risks and implement risk management strategies to minimize project disruptions.
Lead project teams, fostering collaboration between finance, operations, IT, and other departments.
Analyze financial data to guide decision-making for projects.
Create and monitor budgets, ensuring project costs align with approved budgets.
Track and report financial performance throughout the project lifecycle.
Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, including executives and external partners.
Communicate project status, including progress, risks, and financial implications, to key stakeholders.
Facilitate meetings and discussions to ensure alignment on project goals.
Process Improvement:
Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and systems through the implementation of new projects.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and optimize financial workflows.
Ensure compliance with financial regulations and company policies during project execution.
Lead change management initiatives related to financial projects, ensuring successful adoption of new systems, processes, or structures.
Systems Integration & Transition
Support execution of Integration and Transition projects (both internal programs and external collaborations), including finance, tax, and IT initiatives
Work closely with project leaders to ensure accurate and timely delivery of project objectives
Enforce a productive project environment by utilizing standard project methodology, tools and processes
Support project leaders and project team in creating and updating project materials (templates, intermediate documents, final reports) in Word, PPT and Excel format
Track project progress aProductst objectives, milestones and timelines and raise potential red flags to project leader as appropriate
Track project budget, expenses and resources aProductst estimates and commitment and raise potential red flags to project leaders as appropriate
Support project leaders in preparation and presentation of progress reports to the appropriate internal project governance bodies, stakeholders, and senior management
If relevant: support project leaders in management of third party involved in project, including SME, consultancy firms, etc.
Support reporting process
Lead activity tracker update
Monitor weekly tracker update, send reminder to team members
Ensure information consistency by reviewing key information (status, next steps) to ensure coherence of communicated timelines
Generate Summary Tables from Excel tracker files and insert them into the general reporting PowerPoint template
Ad-hoc financial projects as assigned Knowledge, abilities & experience Education / Certifications:
Bachelor s Degree or MBA preferred
SAP, Systems background is a plus
Experience:
Minimum: 3 to 5 years of previous work experience in Finance Systems/SAP Projects
Ideal: previous PMO experience & knowledge of healthcare environment
Experience training teams either directly or through execution of project or matrix
Has introduced project and process maturity into organizations that are growing and entrepreneurial
Worked within a global stakeholder environment
Preferably introduced operational process for service management (e.g., ITSM or equivalent operational management experience)
Languages:
Minimum: English
Key Technical Competencies Required
Qualifications - Proven ability to Product, develop, and manage projects - Ability to interface with technical and scientific internal user groups - Interpersonal and facilitation skills necessary to drive alignment - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization - Facilitation skills to develop solutions to address critical business needs - High proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and collaborative working tools (ideally Teams/Sharepoint)
Main responsibilities/job expectations The Finance Project Manager will lead and manage finance-related projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with the organization s financial strategy and objectives. The role involves coordinating resources, analyzing financial data, and communicating progress to stakeholders.
Plan, initiate, and execute financial projects, ensuring timely completion within budget.
Develop detailed project plans, set milestones, allocate resources, and monitor project progress.
Identify risks and implement risk management strategies to minimize project disruptions.
Lead project teams, fostering collaboration between finance, operations, IT, and other departments.
Analyze financial data to guide decision-making for projects.
Create and monitor budgets, ensuring project costs align with approved budgets.
Track and report financial performance throughout the project lifecycle.
Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, including executives and external partners.
Communicate project status, including progress, risks, and financial implications, to key stakeholders.
Facilitate meetings and discussions to ensure alignment on project goals.
Process Improvement:
Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and systems through the implementation of new projects.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and optimize financial workflows.
Ensure compliance with financial regulations and company policies during project execution.
Lead change management initiatives related to financial projects, ensuring successful adoption of new systems, processes, or structures.
Systems Integration & Transition
Support execution of Integration and Transition projects (both internal programs and external collaborations), including finance, tax, and IT initiatives
Work closely with project leaders to ensure accurate and timely delivery of project objectives
Enforce a productive project environment by utilizing standard project methodology, tools and processes
Support project leaders and project team in creating and updating project materials (templates, intermediate documents, final reports) in Word, PPT and Excel format
Track project progress aProductst objectives, milestones and timelines and raise potential red flags to project leader as appropriate
Track project budget, expenses and resources aProductst estimates and commitment and raise potential red flags to project leaders as appropriate
Support project leaders in preparation and presentation of progress reports to the appropriate internal project governance bodies, stakeholders, and senior management
If relevant: support project leaders in management of third party involved in project, including SME, consultancy firms, etc.
Support reporting process
Lead activity tracker update
Monitor weekly tracker update, send reminder to team members
Ensure information consistency by reviewing key information (status, next steps) to ensure coherence of communicated timelines
Generate Summary Tables from Excel tracker files and insert them into the general reporting PowerPoint template
Ad-hoc financial projects as assigned Knowledge, abilities & experience Education / Certifications:
Bachelor s Degree or MBA preferred
SAP, Systems background is a plus
Experience:
Minimum: 3 to 5 years of previous work experience in Finance Systems/SAP Projects
Ideal: previous PMO experience & knowledge of healthcare environment
Experience training teams either directly or through execution of project or matrix
Has introduced project and process maturity into organizations that are growing and entrepreneurial
Worked within a global stakeholder environment
Preferably introduced operational process for service management (e.g., ITSM or equivalent operational management experience)
Languages:
Minimum: English
Key Technical Competencies Required
Qualifications - Proven ability to Product, develop, and manage projects - Ability to interface with technical and scientific internal user groups - Interpersonal and facilitation skills necessary to drive alignment - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization - Facilitation skills to develop solutions to address critical business needs - High proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and collaborative working tools (ideally Teams/Sharepoint)
Source : Integrated Resources, Inc
