As Project Manager you will deliver process improvement and automation projects on behalf of the Accounting function. You will work with project SME's, multiple IT teams and Accounting and Compliance stakeholders. Delivered via Agile methodology, you will be required to lead multiple global projects in parallel.
This is a daily rate contract role based on-site with a Cork based client.
Job responsibilities:
- Interact with Project Sponsors, Project Stakeholders and multiple accounting and technical teams to define and deliver solutions to complex challenges.
- Drive multiple projects to completion across many functions and teams.
- Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
- Facilitate process improvement workshops with stakeholder teams.
- Plan and manage multiple parallel projects. Maximize resources.
- Identify, assess, track and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels.
- Create, maintain and disseminate project information to stakeholders.
- Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.
- Communicate project issues and status in a concise, accurate, and professional manner.
- Build and maintain integrated project schedules that account for internal/external dependencies, numerous constraints and consideration of risk while still showing bias for action.
Required criteria:
- Project management qualification (e.g. PMP, IMPA) or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience delivering cross functional projects.
- 5+ years of experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams (software development and application infrastructure).
- Experience in managing multiple vendors and SME's with no direct reporting line.
- Experience with project delivery for large, global, cross functional projects including presenting to leadership teams.
- Experience defining project requirements and using data and metrics to demonstrate improvements.
Preferred qualifications:
- Process Improvement/ CI / Lean/ Six Sigma qualification.
- Experience working in Accounting organisation.
- Comfortable holding a project team accountable and driving them towards governance and reporting best practices.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, comfortable being the 'front' person, leading with behaviour/ culture.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.
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