Job Title: Project/Program Manager V  (Accounts/Finance)

Job Location: 100% Remote

Job Duration: 9 to 11 months (Contract to hire role)

Job Description:

• This position supports and can directly influence the launches of some of Client’s newest global business initiatives in the consumer space.
• This leader will work closely with the global financial systems team, accounting operations teams, tax, treasury, and others and represent the accounting organization to various stakeholders.
• In this role, the candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with business finance and technical teams to deliver world class solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible.
• This person will have operated successfully in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business requirements and prioritize.
• Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following three disciplines – Accounting, Program Management and Finance Systems.
• Candidate experience should cover financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and user acceptance testing responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.

Typical Day in the Role:

• Support man initiatives – supports 15-20 different projects (comfortable switching back and forth) load will be evaluated. Work via prioritization on projects
• A lot of scoping/meetings in planning stage - day to day depends on your portfolio (work load changes depending on where you’re at on each project)
• Connecting with business partners on clarification for project – staying connected
• Part of team of 5 – seller services team (11 -12 total)
• Weekly meetings – supporting their own initaitives but other team members as well if bandwidth
• Participating in team activities at BI level
• Interaction with team and other groups/depts

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in the Accounting field or in a related area
• 7+ years of experience in program or project management
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• 5+ years of program/project management experience in a mid-size or large company with a proven record of successful delivery and customer obsession.
• Experience managing accounting / finance process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related financial field, or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or Accounting/Finance certification (CMA or CPA)
• PMP Certification
• Experience supporting accounting/finance customers to set and effectively manage expectations, project deliverables, and drive resolution when conflicts or issues arise.
• Experience in managing cross-functional initiatives through influence versus direct management.

Leadership Principle:

• Learn and be curious
• Deep dive
• Earns trust

Must-have hard skills:

• Education in acct / understand acct (working in revenue space)