Akkodis is seeking a Finance Technology & Data Project Manager for a 12month contract in Erie, PA.
Title: Finance Technology & Data Project Manager
Location: Erie PA 16530
Duration: 12 months
Pay Rate: $90-$95/hr on W2 (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)
Job Description
Position Summary:
Plans and leads medium-to-large projects of moderate-to-high complexity. Responsible for analyzing moderate to high complexity business processes and delivering actionable insights to enhance operational efficiency and drive better business outcomes. This includes evaluating, analyzing, and optimizing current and future processes. The role involves defining, clear measurable problem statements and using data-driven analysis to create impactful solutions.
Duties and Responsibilities: • Plans, monitors and leads medium-to-large projects of moderate-to-high complexity from initiation through completion. • Utilizes an intermediate understanding of the project lifecycle to prepare, analyze and maintain detailed project work plans and schedules using project-planning tools and ERIE guidelines. • Defines, develops and provides information to drive the decision-making process and support business operations. • Develops and delivers reports to key stakeholders summarizing objectives, deliverables, status and metrics. • Schedules meetings, prepares agendas and ensures meeting minutes are prepared. • Identifies opportunities to improve business processes. Recommends effective, efficient solutions that increase ease of doing business. • Leads and supports initiative development, including socializing ideas to key stakeholders. • Assists with the execution of business improvement initiatives by providing business and technical subject matter expertise to project team. Ensures issue resolution and communicates resolutions to the work teams. • Creates and drives change management plans to support the successful adoption of processes and technologies • Helps define clear measurable problem statements with process and data analysis. • Tracks key baseline metrics to measure progress of engagements for benefits realization management • Regularly develops and facilitates presentations and workshops for key stakeholders and business leaders. • Develops actionable and appropriate people, process, and technology improvement recommendations. • Anticipates problems and develops mitigations as needed.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and four years of process improvement, business analysis, business management, strategic planning, strategy consulting or related field
Strong knowledge of project lifecycles including project management processes and change management concepts required.
In-depth knowledge of project planning techniques and automated project planning tools required.
Strong analytical, communication, and problem solving skills required.
A deep understanding of relevant content knowledge, and an ability to set-up and facilitate workshops and meetings with all levels of the organization required.
Experience leading cross-functional teams to achieve goals required. • Experience with ERP implementations preferred
a• Knowledge of lean practices, continuous improvement and project management preferred.
Experience with Agile development (Scrum, Kanban, LEAN, etc.) within an agile project team preferred
Lean Six Sigma/Green Belt or higher designation, preferred.
Knowledge of Change Management techniques, preferred.
Experience in Finance processes preferred
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan.
Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.
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Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
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