Project Manager, Finance

About the role

The Project Manager, Finance is responsible for leading complex, cross-functional finance and financial systems initiatives that support Brightspeed's strategic and operational objectives. This role plans, executes, and delivers projects that improve financial processes, system performance, data integrity, and business outcomes across Finance, IT, and the broader enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Finance and financial systems projects, including scope, timelines, milestones, and resource planning.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, ensuring alignment with business priorities, budgets, and delivery commitments.
• Facilitate project kickoff, stakeholder alignment, and ongoing governance to ensure clarity of objectives and accountability.
• Manage day-to-day execution of projects, ensuring deliverables are completed on schedule and within scope.
• Partner with Finance, IT, FP&A, Operations, Consumer, Business, and external vendors to ensure seamless project execution and system integration.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, providing clear, timely communication on progress, risks, and issues.
• Manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Finance initiatives, including test planning, coordination, defect tracking, and resolution.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; escalate issues as needed to protect timelines, budgets, and outcomes.
• Manage change control processes when scope, timelines, or requirements evolve.
• Track project budgets, forecasts, and resource utilization to ensure strong financial stewardship.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance through strong governance, documentation, and control processes.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying process gaps, system inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation and optimization.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and lessons-learned sessions to strengthen future project delivery.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• 5-10 years of experience in project management supporting Finance, financial systems, or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Experience managing cross-functional programs involving IT, Finance, and business operations.
• Experience developing project plans, business requirements, test plans, and release readiness artifacts.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong project leadership, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into actionable project plans and delivery roadmaps.
• Proficiency in Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Experience using project and delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Zephyr, QTest, or similar platforms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with financial and enterprise platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, BRIM, RAR, ARIBA, Salesforce, billing, cash applications, and reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• PMP, ScrumMaster, or other project management or Agile certifications.
• Experience in telecommunications, subscription-based, or high-volume transaction environments.
• Experience with analytics and reporting tools such as Looker, Power BI, or SQL.

Physical Demands & Work Conditions

• Primarily office-based or remote work environment with prolonged use of a computer and standard office equipment.
• Ability to participate in meetings, workshops, and cross-functional sessions (virtual and in-person).
• Occasional travel may be required based on project and business needs.

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