Title: Project Manager
Duration: 6 months
Location: Remote (PST majority of the time but EST hours may be required to meet business needs)
 
Ideal Candidate:

• Strong finance background required.
• The selected candidate will manage projects and project forecast. headcount, operations expense ETC.

 
Top 3 Must-Have Skill Sets:   

• Experience with tools like SAP, Anaplan & Excel
• Understanding of forecast cycle and principles of capital project requirement
• Strong key collaborator management and communication skills, including experience with executive-level reporting.
• Must be able to hit the ground running with minimal supervision

 
Summary:

• Manages one or more high-level, complex non-technical projects within the constraints of scope, quality, time, and cost, to deliver specified requirements.
• Projects may be strategic in nature.
• Responsibilities may include resource allocation and all phases of the development life cycle (i.e., feasibility study, requirements, analysis, ROI, business plan, design, testing, and implementation planning).
• Regularly interacts with management.
• Coordinates and directs the activities of project team members.
• May be responsible for cross-functional teams.
• Ensures all project requirements and/or objectives are documented.
• May obtain and manage external resources required for project completion.

 
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:  

• Provide financial guidance and support for capital projects
• Lead stakeholder sessions to capture and refine needs across areas
• Maintain and update the project forecast with monthly actuals vs. forecasts; conduct regular financial reviews with project managers.
• Deliver insightful reporting (Actuals vs. Forecast/Latest Estimate) to senior management and business stakeholders, highlighting risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
• Manage purchase orders (POs) to prevent delays; resolve invoice and accrual issues efficiently.
• Facilitate and coordinate accruals, reclasses, and capital funding requests in collaboration with finance, Property Accounting, and Technology Governance team.
• Ensure compliance with ETDG process and capital governance requirements.
• Partner with IS Managers, Project Support, MyBuy, Anaplan, and SAP teams to ensure accurate project funding and forecasting.
• Provide project management guidance to Technology business partners and serve as a liaison between finance and project teams.
• Prepare and present ad hoc financial and project reports to senior leadership.
• Lead productive conversation that require both financial analysis and project management expertise.
• Support and assist operation expense and headcount forecast.

 
Skills:

• Expertise in running medium- to large-scale projects.
• Excellent understanding of project management processes and procedures.
• Experience with project management and analyst methodologies and best practices.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Business process development best practices.
• Change management.
• Strong MS Project, MS Word, Visio, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel skills.
• Understanding of systems for sharing and collaboration.
• Excellent communication skills to work with cross-program resources.

 
Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree or Master’s degree and 2 years of experience

OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience

OR

• Associate’s degree and 8 years of experience

OR

• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience

 
Possible Extension: Yes
 
Red Flags:      

• Not flexible working hours to meet EST.
• Lack of Excel or analytical skills.
• Unable to prioritize or meet deadlines.

 
Interview Process:     

• Meet with the hiring manager via video.
• Then meet with other team members (3-4 interviews)

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 62.60/hr.