Program/Project Manager – Functional Finance

Impronics Technologies; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm seeks a Project Manager to oversee global project delivery within Central Finance Technology. The ideal candidate will manage finance-related projects, ensuring they meet scope, time, and budget requirements. Strong experience in finance systems, structured project management, and excellent stakeholder communication skills are essential. The role demands proficiency in cloud technologies and project management methodologies to support the team's objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience working across geographies.
• Communication skills must be strong in both verbal and written forms.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of multiple projects globally.
• Report progress and manage risks, issues and changes.
• Balance competing demands of scope, time, cost, quality, resources and risk.

Skills

Finance and accounting experience

Finance systems management

Structured project management methodologies

Agile project management methodologies

Global stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Location- Sandton, Johannesburg

We are looking for a project manager within the Central Finance Technology team who will plan, manage, and lead the delivery of multiple projects globally (strategic/business/technical), in line with the project management governance framework, change management and IT governance standards. The project manager will be responsible for the successful delivery of the required outcomes (scope) within the approved timeframe (schedule) and cost (budget).

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include day-to-day management of all aspects of prioritised and approved change delivery activity across the global business utilising the defined Cloud and System Delivery Life Cycle (CDLC/SDLC) to manage project delivery; responsibility for regular progress and status reporting for all assigned change delivery activities, as well as proactively identifying, reporting and managing all risks, issues and changes that may impact the project outcomes; balance the competing demands of scope, time, cost, quality, resources and risk; delivery of the project outcomes to meet the stakeholder needs on budget and on time and participating fully in the development of the Change Delivery team and processes. Set up and facilitation of relevant governance and functional or change forums necessary for the project delivery.

Experience, skill and capability

• Finance and accounting experience
• Finance systems management or implementation including change management
• Experience working across geographies
• Structured project management methodologies and skills
• IT literate (must understand cloud technology and Microsoft office suite proficient).
• Agile or lean project management methodologies – must balance managing BAU work with Project Delivery
• Global stakeholder management
• Communication skills – verbal and written

Advantageous Skills / Exposure

• Finance transformation projects
• Oracle ERP – General Ledger and Enterprise Performance Reporting
• Cloud technologies: Oracle Fusion and Microsoft Azure
• Exposure to DevOps and DORA metrics an advantage
• Change management accreditation
• Business process and Change management