Finance Senior Project Manager (Location Flexibility)

rsm; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

RSM in Minneapolis seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver complex Finance initiatives, coordinating across digital and non-digital workstreams, with oversight of RAID, scope, milestones, and interdependencies.

You will partner with Finance leadership, IT teams, and vendors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery, maintain program financials, and report progress to stakeholders and Finance leadership; strong leadership and influencing skills required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8-10 years of project management experience.
• 3-5 years of Agile experience.
• Experience leading multiple large projects with budgets over $750,000.
• Experience delivering digital products and services.
• Microsoft Office skills, including Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and OneNote.
• Demonstrated ability to impact and influence a diverse population.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute project plans for Finance initiatives and revise plans as needed.
• Maintain RAID logs and track milestones across projects.
• Collaborate with Finance leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely delivery within budget.
• Manage resources and vendor SOWs, ensuring delivery on time and budget.
• Provide status reporting and governance for stakeholders and leadership.
• Lead cross-functional project teams and coach project managers.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Agile methodologies

Budget management

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

OneNote

Job description

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You'll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There's no one like you and that's why there's nowhere like RSM.

A Finance Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading and delivering one or more complex projects that support enterprise Finance initiatives. This role provides oversight across diverse digital and non-digital workstreams, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and Finance PMO standards. The Senior Project Manager drives integrated planning, scope and RAID management, milestone tracking, and interdependency management across projects. The role partners closely with internal teams and external vendors on system integrations, implementations, and rollouts while maintaining program financials and reporting progress to stakeholders and Finance leadership. Success requires strong project leadership, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to influence at all levels.

Essential Duties

Project Planning

• Develop and execute project plans for Finance and Accounting-led or impacted initiatives, revising plans as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope and objectives.
• Maintain project risk, assumption, issue, and decision (RAID) logs.
• Schedule and manage project meetings.
• Collaborate with Finance leadership, regional and enterprise Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure deliverables and resource requirements are appropriately planned and projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Project Resourcing

• Engage and allocate resources that are required to deliver the project and meet schedule, cost, and risk objectives.
• Ensure work within vendor SOWs is delivered as contracted, on time, and on budget.
• Manage and prioritize project work across assigned resources, aligning activities to project schedule, cost, risk, and delivery objectives.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and effective execution across cross-functional project teams.

Managing Projects

• Apply project management best practices to track progress and drive results against project objectives.
• Act as relationship manager for assigned projects, providing start-to-finish oversight through delivery of all project deliverables, including coordination, workflow and handoffs, risks, and issue management.
• Serve as the primary project contact for sponsors and key stakeholders, ensuring timely engagement, issue resolution, and decision support.
• Consistently plan, monitor, and manage time, scope, resources, and budget.
• Build strong relationships and foster collaboration across teams and stakeholders to instill trust.
• Establish appropriate meeting cadence, project communications, and governance structure.

Project Delivery

• Manage project/change requests effectively and efficiently while maintaining a high level of proficiency.
• Lead projects from design through development, implementation, and transition to operational support within scope, timeline, and budget.
• Plan, lead, and provide oversight for driving multiple complex projects to completion; identify and resolve issues; monitor and address constraints/risks; anticipate and clearly communicate needs.
• Create, maintain, and track all project documentation to support governance, reporting, and knowledge sharing.
• Partner with IT teams, business units, and third-party vendors to maintain progress on project activities.
• Effectively manage change and identify/mitigate project risks and issues.

Project Reporting

• Provide program/project status reporting and updates using appropriate communication methods to deliver timely, accurate, and actionable information that meets stakeholder and leadership needs.

Project Lead

• Provide informal coaching and support to project managers through shared tools, best practices, and lessons learned.
• Promote continuous improvement and excellence in project delivery.
• Facilitate cross-functional project teams and stakeholder meetings, communications, and follow-up.
• Support Finance portfolio objectives by managing assigned projects in alignment with departmental priorities.

Required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8-10 years of project management experience.
• 3-5 years of Agile experience.
• Experience leading multiple large projects with budgets over $750,000.
• Experience delivering digital products and services.
• Microsoft Office skills, including Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and OneNote.
• Demonstrated ability to impact and influence a diverse population.
• Demonstrated ability to support, affect, and implement change. Experience interacting with and managing expec