Finance Project Manager - Contract - TalentBurst, Inc.

The Finance team is seeking a talented individual to lead and manage finance-related projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with the organization's financial strategy and objectives. This role offers the opportunity to work on highly strategic projects and engage with senior management in a dynamic, functional working environment. Located in the vibrant city of Cambridge, this position promises exposure to cutting-edge financial initiatives and a collaborative atmosphere.

Main Responsibilities/Job Expectations

• 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, 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 teams in creating and updating project materials in Word, PPT, and Excel format.
• Track project progress against objectives, milestones, and timelines, raising potential issues as appropriate.
• Track project budget, expenses, and resources, raising potential issues as appropriate.
• Support project leaders in preparation and presentation of progress reports to internal governance bodies and senior management.

Support Reporting Process

• Lead activity tracker update.
• Monitor weekly tracker update and send reminders to team members.
• Ensure information consistency by reviewing key information for 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

• Proven ability to scope, 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).