Associate, Finance Project Manager

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan.

SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network.

The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $92,000.00 and $. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award.

In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

To support SMBC Americas' business growth strategy, SMBC Finance is executing a major initiative to review and enhance critical Finance processes within its US operations, including financial planning, reporting, and data management. Working with core Finance teams and other key colleagues (Technology, Risk, Compliance, etc.), Finance Change is primarily responsible for establishing and managing large-scale programs focused on implementation of processes, methodologies, and systems that meet regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

The Associate will be responsible for independently managing prioritized components within large programs, supporting the project leads.

• Assist with the management of planning and execution of project deliverables, coordinating across project stakeholders to drive and monitor progress.
• Facilitate working groups to support project efforts
• Identify and communicate risks and impacts to team members, while considering business implications and dependencies.
• Support delivery of key Finance programs, managing creation and maintenance of project artifacts such as project plans, project charters, business cases, and status reports.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains.
• Execute business analyst responsibilities, as needed, to perform critical analysis, assessment, and documentation of business requirements.
• Develop constructive relationships within and outside the team, including communication of key messages and updates to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner and managing client expectations and determining actions to improve services, as necessary.

• Minimum of 2-3 years experience in change/project management, financial services or related experience.
• Strong understanding of change/project management methodologies and approaches, with previous experience supporting large scale change efforts and/or managing small to medium projects
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively build and manage relationships with team members and colleagues across all levels.
• Proactive self-starter with ability to prioritize efforts across multiple projects and manage competing deadlines.
• Collaborative and demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, and…