Senior Project Manager; Finance Transformation

The Senior Project Manager (Finance Transformation) applies professional principles, practices and techniques to lead project teams and control project schedules, delivering on large-scale finance transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders and the project subject matter experts define project scope, prepare project charter plan and other project materials

• Has oversight of the purpose and status the project and can use this oversight to support project-level activity to ensure goals are met.

• Manages project communication, scope, schedule risk assessment, quality standard cost and resources within a dynamic matrix environment.

• May need to identify/close skill or knowledge gaps on a project team in order to ensure best outcomes.

• Ensure entry / exit criteria are agreed to and met at each project gate – ensures appropriate sign-off is obtained

• Builds and maintain relationships with internal partners, external vendors/consultants with the ability to flag concerns in early stages for escalation and prompt corrective action

• Identify and minimize exposure to risk on a project

• Ability to track, monitor and resolve project issues

• Collaborate with project ream members as needed to resolve related issues, e.g. infrastructure, planning, cross process impact, operational readiness, etc.

Qualifications

• 7 years experience managing large scale projects

• Cross-Functional Business Change Management experience (i.e. people, process and tools)

• 3 years of experience with finance transformation based projects

• Experience with Waterfall, Agile and Stage Gate/Phase Gate

• Experience with SharePoint, Jira, Visio, MS Project

• Demonstrated knowledge of PMLC — PMP Certification

• Knowledge of SAP is an asset

• Ability to lead and influence executive and peers to ensure best possible outcomes

• Good verbal/written communication skills

• Excellent listening, coaching, group facilitation and conflict resolution skills

• Good problem solving skills

• Proven risk management

This is a minimum 12 month hybrid contract role located in Mississauga (work from home until deemed safe).