26-214.B - Accounting Project Manager

Job Objective:

Organized and proactive Project Manager to serve as the key liaison between Accounting and IT. This role will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and tracking cross-functional projects that involve financial systems, data integrations, and process improvements.

The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of accounting processes, a working knowledge of IT systems, and the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage projects that span Accounting and IT, ensuring alignment on scope, timelines, and deliverables
• Act as the primary liaison between Accounting, IT, and other business stakeholders
• Establish and enforce project governance frameworks, including standardized methodologies, templates, and best practices
• Define project scope, objectives, and success criteria in partnership with stakeholders and leadership
• Create and manage integrated project schedules, including dependencies across Accounting and IT workstreams
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, status reports, and dashboards
• Monitor project budgets, track actuals vs. forecasts, and report on variances
• Identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, and proactively drive resolution
• Facilitate regular project meetings, status updates, and stakeholder communications
• Drive requirements gathering sessions and document business, functional, and technical requirements
• Translate accounting requirements into clear functional specifications for IT teams
• Partner with IT to prioritize system enhancements, defect resolution, and backlog management
• Coordinate system implementations, upgrades, and integrations involving financial platforms
• Coordinate data migration, validation, and reconciliation efforts during system implementations or transitions
• Ensure data integrity and process consistency across systems
• Ensure proper documentation of system changes, workflows, and controls for audit and compliance purposes
• Lead change management initiatives, including stakeholder impact assessments, communication plans, and training coordination
• Support change management, including documentation, training, and adoption efforts
• Develop and present executive-level reporting, including KPIs, project health dashboards, and status summaries
• Implement and track project performance metrics to drive accountability and continuous improvement
• Support post-implementation reviews to evaluate project success and identify lessons learned
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Accounting and IT processes, leveraging automation and system capabilities
• Mentor and support team members or junior project managers as applicable

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Adheres to the company's values - integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
• Supports company vision and mission.
• Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional associations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years minimum of project management experience, preferably in finance/accounting or IT-related initiatives
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial processes (e.g., close cycle, reporting, controls)
• Familiarity with ERP systems and financial software integrations
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Azure Dev Ops, or similar).

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year university or college with a degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or related field.
• Preferred Master's Degree in accounting, finance, or business.