Senior Project Manager, Intercompany Accounting

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Contractor, PMSO Project Management Services will be expected to be heavily involved in presenting and monitoring status, anticipating challenges, unblocking issues, managing dependencies and providing business sponsor and stakeholder transparency for the program through accurate and timely management reporting. The Contractor will also be responsible for collaboration with project managers from external consulting/implementation services teams to ensure successful joint outcomes and accurate management reporting, where applicable.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in Project Management
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing large-scale, complex projects
• Experience managing Information Technology projects
• Experience managing projects involving Accounting teams, processes and technologies, especially involving Intercompany Accounting
• LeadershipDemonstrated leadership presence and drive, resourcefulness, reliability and accountability including ability to hold others accountable for successful project delivery
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to clearly and succinctly express ideas
• Experience facilitating project meetings and effectively and respectfully holding team members accountable for status, deliverables and the timely escalation of blockers
• Unfailing commitment to representing project status in an accurate and timely manner
• Successful history of managing collaborative projects with vendors and packaged software
• Collaboration
• Exemplify a highly collaborative mindset and actively facilitate team communication
• Build strong relationships with peers and colleagues across the DTE organization, and with key business partners and third-party consultants
• Actively anticipate, track and plan for risks and issues, dependencies, resourcing and contingencies
• Communicate status, risks and issues in a direct and timely manner
• Escalate issues in a manner that is effective and direct
• Skills/ToolsExcellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience presenting to senior leadership in IT and business functions
• Experience practicing project feature prioritization and backlog grooming methods
• Experience with Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) tools and reporting
• Understanding of the principles of IT / project financial management (e.g., capital expenses, operating expenses, amortized and expensed costs, accruals, actual and forecasted spend etc.)

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Experience with high-growth stage biotechnology companies
• Agile CSM, PSM or similar certification and direct experience
• PMP certification
• Experience with implementing or expanding Intercompany Accounting and Settlement solutions such as Blackline, Oracle E-Business Suite accounting applications and Kyriba treasury management