Manages the development and implementation process of financial system related projects from design and development to production. Plans, executes and finalizes projects according to deadlines and budgets. Plans and manages schedules and monitors budget/spending. Creates project plans documenting and monitoring tasks, milestone dates, deliverables, status, timeline and resource allocation. Oversees quality control of the project. Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team. Develops and delivers progress reports, requirements documentation, and presentations. Builds and manages relationships with vendor and functional business units.

Accountabilities:

• Responsible for managing multiple financial system related projects
• Collaborates with functional area managers to determine needs and expectations to create and finalize project deliverables.
• Leads and/or participates in assessment and design team activities,
• Responsible for capturing requests, ideas, opportunities for financial system enhancements and new implementations and presenting those to management.
• Supports Director in development, management, implementation and evaluation of appropriate systems, projects, services, staff and budgets.
• Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope.
• Capable of communicating ideas in one-to-one situations, small groups, and before large audiences.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Develops Best Practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Develops and manages vendor relationships.
• Utilizes resources in a matrix management environment.
• Identifies and resolves project issues and implements improvement plans to ensure project stays on schedule and within budget.
• Stays abreast of new and emerging industry practices.
• Manages project budget and determines appropriate resources needed for project completion.
• Captures ideas or requests, categorizing them for opportunity improvement and innovation.
• Anticipates and manages deviations from a plan or schedule; keeps all participants and stakeholders informed.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence, motivates, and collaborates with others.
• Working knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with business analysis, project management, process development and execution.
• Knowledge of project management software and other technologies.
• Understanding of technical product development.
• Ability to adapt and resolve problems/issues to bring project to completion.
• Knowledge of concepts, theories, practices and procedures with information technology project management.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technologies, Accounting or Related Field.
• Project Management (PM) Certification preferred

Experience:

• Typically requires 8+ years of experience with project management and managing systems and programs.
• Demonstrated mastery with software development life cycle, third party software analysis and selection and software implementation standards.

• Extensive experience with implementation of enterprise software applications.