Help to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close large-scale projects across the Controllers Group
Drive defined projects/workstreams; serve as supporting personnel to the key primary contact and work closely with key business and technical stakeholders to identify and monitor project requirements, activities, milestones, and deliverables
Develop and maintain Project Plans and Project Documents (e.g., Project Charter, Stakeholder Register, Issue Log) in accordance with the Project Life Cycle
Coordinate and consolidate workstream status reports, track workstream schedules and milestones, risks, issues, and observations that needs management’s attention within a program/project
Create and maintain budget and resource plans for project execution and fiscal year planning
Conduct periodic meetings (e.g., daily, weekly, and monthly basis) for the Controllers Group
Coordinate with external and internal auditors for the audit related activities
Negotiate with external consulting firms and vendors
Prepare and edit Weekly Project Status Reporting materials including concise and clear visual artifacts to support management understanding
Track cross-workstream dependencies, milestones, and serve as facilitator and note taker of cross-workstream meetings and other project-related meetings with relevant stakeholders
Assist with the creation and management of the project management plan
Identify, escalate, and mitigate project issues and risks across workstreams and projects
Provide oversight for project management artifacts, such as project plans, project charters, business cases, and status reports
Understand the challenges/issues/goals that business departments are facing and swiftly consider appropriate solutions
Draft, review, and edit business requirement documents by gathering and analyzing business user requirements from key stakeholders
Draft test plans to perform and conduct Quality Assurance / User Acceptance Testing
Coordinate and support Quality Assurance / User Acceptance Testing calls including overview and test execution
Support the creation and maintenance of business workflows, procedure manuals, and monthly/quarterly accounting analyses
Draft and deliver training materials for end users
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or related business fields
5+ years of industry experience (i.e., financial industry experience highly preferred)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
PMP Certification preferred but not required
Proficiency in Microsoft applications and other applications, such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project
Excellent project management skills, including the ability to work collaboratively across functional teams
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work with shifting priorities
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills
Detail oriented and well organized
Ability to work independently as well as within a group setting
Ability to balance and prioritize critical responsibilities to meet all necessary deadlines timely.