Project Manager

Virtusa; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa is seeking an experienced financial administrator to lead and optimize financial processes across project delivery in Chicago. The role focuses on SOW management, PO processing, and capital project governance, ensuring alignment with budgets and policies.

The candidate will drive journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and SAP-based reporting, providing actionable insights for management and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Documentation & Administration
• Proficiency with SAP data extraction, analysis and reporting
• Experience with Journal Entries (JE), accruals and reconciliations

Responsibilities

• Lead, prepare, review, and administer Statements of Work (SOWs) aligned with project objectives and budget constraints.
• Oversee end-to-end Purchase Order (PO) processing, vendor setups and banking information resolution in compliance with procurement policies.
• Lead RCE submissions across PSMAD, manage executive summary reviews and engage with project owners and BTS Admins.
• Maintain project status and compliance updates in Clarity/Smartsheet for active Capital projects.
• Facilitate depreciation requests, capital project closures, and vendor contract change requests.
• Take charge of monthly JE calculations and processing for APS, ensuring robust financial stewardship.
• Oversee accrual management and reconciliation across multiple PSMAD cost centers; validate Cognizant Master PO accruals.
• Conduct regular reconciliations, identify discrepancies in invoicing and payment, and collaborate with finance teams to resolve issues.
• Aggregate and report monthly accruals information for management review.
• Use SAP to extract, analyze, and report financial data for ongoing projects; monitor KPIs and visualize performance.

Job description

Job Requirements

Financial Documentation & Administration

Lead, prepare, review, and administer Statements of Work (SOWs), ensuring alignment with project objectives and budget constraints.

Oversee end-to-end Purchase Order (PO) processing, including vendor setups and banking information resolution, in compliance with procurement policies.

Serve as the Lead for RCE (Request for Capital/Expense) submission across PSMAD, managing executive summary reviews, approvals, and engaging independently with project owners and BTS Admins.

Maintain project status and compliance updates in Clarity/Smartsheet for active Capital projects.

Facilitate partial depreciation requests, capital project closures, and vendor contract change request processing.

Advanced Financial Controls & Reconciliation

Take charge of monthly Journal Entry (JE) calculations and processing for APS, ensuring robust financial stewardship.

Oversee accrual management and reconciliation across multiple PSMAD cost centers, validating Cognizant Master PO accruals for financial accuracy.

Conduct regular financial reconciliations, identify discrepancies between actual and budgeted spend, and collaborate with finance teams to resolve issues in invoicing and payment.

Aggregate and report monthly accruals information for management review.

SAP Data Analysis & Reporting

Use SAP to extract, analyze, and report financial data for ongoing projects.

Monitor critical KPIs and visualize financial performance through dashboards and reports for stakeholders.

Conduct post-WD1 reconciliation and provide actionable insights on planned vs. actual spend.

Project Delivery, Controls & Governance

Coordinate delivery management follow-ups, obtaining timely project status updates and ensuring alignment between financial requirements, budget adherence, and resource allocation.

Organize and facilitate monthly capital meetings for PSMAD, acting as the central liaison between BTS Finance and project managers, streamlining action items, follow-ups, and stakeholder engagement.

Support long-range planning (LRP), project budgeting, FCD (forecasted completion date) requests, and CIP (capitalization-in-progress) tracking for improved project controls.

Work Experience

7-10Years