Project Manager - (Contract)

Pm Connection; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in finance transformation seeks a Project Manager with expertise in finance and project management. Responsibilities include managing teams, leading transformational delivery, and overseeing data solutions. Ideal candidates will have strong finance reporting experience and knowledge of the financial services industry, ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting including management reporting and planning.
• Knowledge of industry-specific terminology and practices in financial services.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations.

Responsibilities

• Managing a team of finance professionals and analysts.
• Leading transformational delivery of finance capabilities.
• Overseeing implementation of systems and data solutions for reporting.

Skills

Finance Reporting

Project Management

Stakeholder Communication

Job description

Finance in Transformation aims to achieve significant efficiencies in financial reporting processes, free up the capacity of finance professionals, and enhance our ability to generate insights from data.

To effectively manage the programme's scope, our client needs to bolster project management overall and apply management to distinct capability deliveries.

Project Manager

Our client is requesting a project manager with expertise in finance and project management as relates to capabilities for Financial Consolidation, Financial Planning, and Analytics.

The assigned project manager will be responsible for :

Managing a team of finance professionals and analysts - Collaborating with stakeholders to enable business analysts to gather and document detailed business requirements.

Transformational Delivery - Leading the transformational delivery of the finance capabilities in scope.

System and Data Delivery - Overseeing the implementation of systems and data solutions that support finance reporting, planning and analytics.

Additionally, general Project Management tasks will be needed :

Developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, and budgets.

Coordinating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Managing risks, issues, and dependencies.

Ensuring timely and effective communication with all stakeholders.

Monitoring and reporting on project progress and performance.

Ideal candidates will possess the following :

Finance Reporting Experience - Given applicability to finance transformation, the analyst should be well-versed in financial reporting.

This includes understanding Management reporting, Planning and forecasting, Investor relations, and Statutory and regulatory reporting.

Financial Services Industry Knowledge - Experience within the financial services sector is beneficial, specifically insurance, investments, or lending.

The analyst needs to understand industry-specific terminology, regulations, and practices.

Kindly regard your application as unsuccessful if you have not heard from the agency within 2 weeks.

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