Description
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- Hold project committees with Finance stakeholders
- Hold workshops with Business Process owners to write detailed specifications for projects covering FP&A (Finance Planning and Analysis)
- Has overall responsibility for planning, directing and coordinating activities pertaining to application projects for a given Program/Project in line with business objectives.
- Manages the team that develops and carries out internal IS projects for assigned business units.
- Monitors project activities, ensuring the information accuracy and quality in line with Company Project Methodology.
- Manages a dynamic team of individuals who constantly search for creative ways to elevate the capabilities of technology systems to meet business needs, partly by capitalizing on emerging technologies and partly by adapting technologies to the needs of the business user.
- Elaborate project proposals, plans and scope to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements and allotment of available departmental resources to various project phases.
- Identifies and schedule project deliverables, milestones and required tasks.
- Produces status reports in collaboration with project team and adjust schedules or plans as required and provide technical advice to resolve problems.
- Communicates effectively information to the project stakeholders.
- Manages budget (actuals/forecast) and contracts for a given project.
Background and Experience
- Project Management certification is also desirable (eg PMI).
- Six+ years of progressive broad-based information systems and business experience; highly desirable to have experience in Project Management
- Two to three years of demonstrated complex projects management in an international and multi-cultural environment (Automotive/Industry sector is preferable).
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Understanding of Controlling Management and month end closing financial closing in an similar industry Experience in implementing EPM tools (Hyperion, Tagetik)
- IFRS knowledge
- Statutory consolidation notions
- Solid understanding of the software development process, including requirement gathering, analysis/design, development tools/technologies, release/version control, contemporary testing methodologies and deployment management.
- Technical proficiency in implementing packages and working with 3rd party vendors.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
- Strong customer focus and ability to manage client expectations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate staff and to apply skills and techniques to solve dynamic problems.
- Ability to operate under a Matrix reporting environment.
Key Behaviour and Competencies
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills at all management levels.
Please contact Stuart Holman (see below)