Project Manager - Raritan, United States - Ekman Associates

Description

Ekman Associates, Inc. is a management consulting firm that specializes in developing business, digital, and technology strategy, delivering solutions, and addressing human resource demands.

Summary:

We are seeking a Project Manager focusing on Financial Systems. This role ensures that projects are delivered on time, coordinated across teams and escalates any roadblocks to competition. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a passion for building relationships and providing superb customer service.


Key Experience:

• Project Management Experience / PMP Certified preferred
• OneStream application - Plus, NOT Required
• Experience in Finance / Financial Systems
• UAT Coordination and feedback
• SDLC Documentation - Creation and Approval flow coordination
• Project Change Management

Responsibilities:

• Drive projects to completion, escalating any issues, and reporting to executive management.
• Manage multiple vendors assisting with IT Infrastructure program.
• Update project management too(s) (SharePoint, Click-up, Project, etc.) to manage tasks and reporting.
• Develop and flush out projects and budgets, creating charters and reports.
• Ability to manage and drive projects and carries out duties in compliance with established business policies.
• Perform other duties & projects as assigned.
• Close communication and cooperative efforts with cross-functional teams.
• Develops, tracks, and maintains project/study development timelines (integrated project timelines), project deliverables and milestones, including understanding and communicating inter-dependencies and critical path activities.
• Ensures integration of projects and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of the business.
• Drives cross-functional planning and effective execution through the development and monitoring of fully integrated, cross-functional, project specific timelines and budgets.
• Leads the coordination of project activities and resources across the organization in a manner that maximizes efficiency and minimizes conflicts.
• Develops or tracks the development of project plans and execution, ensuring stakeholder buy-in and regulatory and legal compliance.
• Manages meetings and facilitates discussions using meeting management best practices to project strategy, scenario planning, cross-functional communication, timely and effective decision making, and successful execution of program objectives; develops agendas and summarize key meeting discussions and decisions (meeting minutes).
• Works closely with and builds strong working relationships with cross-functional team members to develop a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

• B.S./B.A. degree in relevant field (or equivalent work experience).
• Experienced IT project manager with 6-12 years of experience managing application deployments.
• Experience with MS Teams/Zoom for collaboration.
• Experience with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with SharePoint for document management.
• Experience with global team facilitation and coordination.
• PMI Certification (or in progress).
• PMP or Sig Sigma experience in agile development environment.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and budgets.
• In depth knowledge of various Windows desktop and server applications such as Microsoft Office, Project and Adobe.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Appropriate sense of urgency and commitment for critical deliverables.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Results- and goal-oriented, with initiative to work until job is complete.

Qualified Candidates Only: If you wish to learn more about this opportunity and additional qualifications/responsibilities, please submit your resume. To learn more about Ekman Associates, Inc. please visit our website at .