Finance Project Manager

Northwest Center is seeking a Finance Project Manager to join our Accounting and Finance team.

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this role leads strategic finance initiatives, system implementations, process improvement efforts, and operational transformation projects that strengthen accounting operations and financial reporting. The Finance Project Manager partners closely with Accounting, Finance, and operational leaders across the organization to deliver sustainable solutions that improve efficiency, accuracy, internal controls, and scalability.

This role is intended for accounting and finance professionals who have experience leading projects, process improvements, or system implementations. Candidates should possess a strong accounting foundation, project management skills, and experience supporting financial systems, financial reporting, accounting operations, and finance transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate has experience in leading or playing a key role in ERP and financial system implementations, including requirements gathering, testing, financial validation, reconciliation activities, and go-live support.

While focused primarily on strategic projects and finance transformation, this role maintains a strong connection to accounting operations to ensure solutions are financially accurate, auditable, supported by effective internal control and appropriate segregation of duties.

Join our team and help drive meaningful improvements that support Northwest Center's mission and long-term growth.

Salary Range: $95,000 - $102,500 per year

Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday

Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid - 1 day in office)

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance, effective the month after 30 days of employment
• 17 Accrued Paid Time Off Days Annually
• 7 Paid Holidays + 1 Day of Floating Holiday; 3 Floating Holiday days annually after one year
• Parental Leave & Paid Compassion Leave
• Retirement 401(K) with a company match
• Employment Assistance Program (EAP) via Spring Health
• Mental Wellness Program including six free therapy sessions per year
• Company-Provided Orca Pass with Unlimited Use OR Transportation Benefit of $50 per month
• Opportunity to become a mentor or mentee through NWC's Mentorship Match program
• Wellness Reimbursement Program - $25/month
• Student Loan Contribution Program - $50/month
• Pet Insurance Discount Program

Check out the entire list of benefits Northwest Center has to offer here:

• Lead finance-related projects from planning through implementation, ensuring deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and aligned with organizational priorities
• Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, and risk mitigation strategies while proactively addressing dependencies and barriers to success
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Operations, IT, and other stakeholders to define requirements, priorities, responsibilities, and desired outcomes
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and working sessions, ensuring decisions, action items, and next steps are clearly documented and communicated
• Prepare and present project updates, financial analyses, recommendations, and key performance indicators to Finance leadership and key stakeholders
• Review financial data, system configurations, testing results, documentation, and implementation deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project objectives

• Lead financial system implementations and transitions from planning through go-live, including system setup, testing, validation, issue resolution, and post-implementation stabilization
• Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT), financial…