Finance Project Manager

Salary range: $83,960 - $125,939

This is an exempt position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity.

The Financial Services Department is responsible for capital and debt planning, investments, accounting, payroll, grant management and payables, along with providing additional fiscal support to departments across the County. The Finance Department also manages Mecklenburg County’s $4-billion five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The CIP funds a range of projects, including creating new community resource centers, updating County facilities, and expanding the park and greenway system.

Funding is also included for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Central Piedmont Community College, and Charlotte Mecklenburg Library capital projects.

Do you excel in an environment of collaboration and critical thinking? Do you have what it takes to be vulnerable, think independently and make sound decisions, thrive in difficult but necessary conversations, and bring innovation and process improvement to the table? As we strive to be the “Best Finance Department in the County” we are searching for a leader capable of being the driving force behind the collaboration and implementation of multiple Finance projects and initiatives.

The Finance Project Manager will provide overall direction, coordination, and execution of complex projects, which will include working with the division on creating efficiencies in their work as well as working on large scale projects that require working with multiple divisions within and outside of Finance.

• Perform project management and coordinate administration of various finance projects with an emphasis on system efficiency and collaboration from various areas throughout the Department and County.
• Oversee and actively contribute to all phases of several concurrent projects, from planning through delivery.
• Serve as department informant for updating staff and the Leadership Team on all project statues and timelines.
• Identify and prepare appropriate Finance staff to serve on project committees.
• Research new practices, procedures, or alternatives while evaluating solutions to problems.
• Obtain a general, yet thorough understanding of all processes within the department to facilitate process development and improvement.
• Analyze data, create reports and/or presentations, and communicate results to County leadership and external agencies.
• Assist and serve as a backup or support to other individuals in the Business unit and/or department for ongoing tasks and responsibilities.

Experience: Minimum of six years in Accounting or Finance.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent.

Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted: Yes

May require a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License.

• Advanced Excel
• Advanced Power Bi
• Visio
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Knowledge of:

• Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, project management, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Project Management concepts, such as but not limited to, agile, scrum, waterfall, etc.
• Basic accounting knowledge.

• Proficiency in financial analysis.
• Interpretation of financial documents.
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Active Listening.
• Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Using mathematics to solve problems.

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