Job Description

You will be the go-to person for everything involving the project’s organization and timeline.
Specific project manager responsibilities include developing / reviewing the detailed project plans with our delivery partner, ensuring resource availability and allocation and delivering the project on time within budget where this is required.
The successful applicant will have a background in business skills, management, budgeting and analysis. Experience within finance projects would be desirable. You should be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks. you also need to be a team player and have a problem-solving aptitude. You will report directly to the Group Finance Transformation Director.

This is a 12-18 month fixed term contract.

Responsibilities
 

• The role of the Project Manager is to plan, execute, and deliver projects within strict deadlines and within budget.
• This includes managing resources and coordinating the efforts of the internal team and third-party members to deliver scope according to plan
• Identifying the detailed requirements for the project and establish a clear and concise scope and project plan
• Managing the project whilst maintaining a clear understanding of tasks, dependencies and progress
• Giving clear and unambiguous updates to the Transformation Director and stakeholders
• Effectively managing project communications through regular team updates, reporting and management of the steering group
• Driving the business change elements of the change through communication, business readiness and training
• Managing and coordinating all project team members, whether they are internal to client resources or third-party resources
• Ensure resource availability and allocation to deliver to the timelines and escalating when required
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress, actions, and risks and issues
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
• Report and escalate to management all risks and issues and project proposed changes for approval
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders responsible for the specific work streams
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Have the ability to lead a project through to delivery
• Have the ability to understand project detail, remove ambiguity and confidently articulate solutions to complex business problems
• Be well versed in formal project management and tools and techniques
• Be an excellent communicator and can use your passion and enthusiasm to get things done
• Be commercially aware with sound judgment and thrive in fast-paced and complex environments
• Be confident in performing in a fast paced, challenging environment, and can appropriately priorities activities to suit business requirements