Job Description 2: Senior Project Manager Finance
Location: Atlanta GA
Employment Type: FTE (FullTime Employee)
Eligibility: USC/GC
Position Purpose
The Senior Project Manager (Finance) oversees multiple crossfunctional project teams to deliver medium to highcomplexity projects within time budget and scope constraints. This role manages 36 projects concurrently including lowcomplexity programs and ensures alignment with organizational objectives. The Senior PM assembles teams develops work plans manages resources and ensures vendor deliverables meet contractual obligations. They track milestones communicate risks and manage change processes to maintain customer commitments.
Major Tasks Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities
- Project Planning & Execution: Manage 3 medium to largescale projects from initiation to completion. Develop and maintain project plans schedules and resource forecasts. Monitor project performance adjust plans as needed and resolve issues.
- Team Leadership: Direct multiple project teams by aligning team member skills with project demands. Communicate project goals coordinate team activities and provide performance feedback.
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks across projects. Establish contingency plans manage dependencies and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
- Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain relationships with internal customers vendors and senior management. Ensure alignment and buyin for project goals and deliverables.
- Compliance & Reporting: Adhere to enterprise project management practices. Track and report key metrics gather lessons learned and communicate feedback to stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience: 6 years of project management experience including 8 years in IT or related business fields. 35 years of experience in project life cycle methodologies.
- Domain Expertise: 8 years of experience in Financerelated projects (e.g. Accounting Treasury FP&A Tax).
- Education: Bachelors degree in Business Administration Computer Science Management Information Systems or a related field.
- Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint Word Visio Project) and SharePoint.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication negotiation and influencing skills. Ability to manage teams without formal direct reporting relationships.
Career Level Dimensions
- Problem Complexity: Resolves highimpact complex and crossdepartmental problems with critical thinking and sound decisionmaking.
- Autonomy: Operates independently with minimal guidance making decisions under conditions of uncertainty.
- Leadership: Develops innovative solutions to strategic and operational challenges often involving crossdepartmental considerations.
Environmental Job Requirements
- Work is performed in a comfortable indoor environment.
- Minimal physical effort required; occasional light lifting may be needed.
- Overnight travel is less than 10% of the time.