Job Title: FP&A Project Manager
Duration: 6 Months Contract to hire
Location: 100% Remote
 
Must have:
1. Hands on experience supporting Anaplan based planning initiatives, including close partnership with model builders and FP&A leads
2. Experience working with FP&A teams in a technology or software environment
3. Strong understanding of financial planning cycles, forecasting, and reporting processes
-Does the role require a specific certification, if so which ones?
Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI ACP, or similar certification preferred
 
Position Overview
The client continues to transform its finance operating model to support subscription?based business models while streamlining finance processes through technology modernization, automation, and data?driven solutions. As part of this evolution, the Finance PMO plays a critical role in delivering high?impact FP&A, planning, reporting, and finance transformation initiatives that enable better decision?making, scalability, and operational efficiency.
We are seeking an experienced FP&A Project Manager to lead complex cross?functional initiatives spanning Financial Planning & Analysis, Finance Systems, Accounting, Engineering, and Business stakeholders. This role will be responsible for planning, executing, and delivering FP&A?related projects—including planning tool implementations, forecasting enhancements, reporting modernization, and process optimization—while ensuring strong governance, clear communication, and measurable business outcomes.
This position reports to the Director, Finance PMO
 
Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across FP&A, Finance, Engineering, HR/PPL, and business teams
• Own end?to?end project delivery for FP&A and finance transformation initiatives, from intake through execution and closure
• Create and manage detailed project plans, timelines, dependencies, milestones, and RAID logs, aligning with FP&A stakeholder forecasting and planning cycles
• Partner with FP&A teams to define scope, business requirements, planning assumptions, and success criteria
• Support FP&A system initiatives, including planning model enhancements and platform optimization
• Coordinate cross?functional resources to ensure alignment, accountability, and on?time delivery
• Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies; recommend and execute mitigation strategies
• Drive governance, decision?making, and escalation through structured forums (e.g., SteerCo, working sessions, etc.)
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise status updates, executive summaries, and presentations for senior leadership
• Support change management and adoption efforts by partnering with FP&A, Change Management, and Enablement teams
• Apply appropriate project management methodologies (waterfall, agile, hybrid) based on initiative needs

 
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or a related field
• 5+ years of project or program management experience, including:
  • FP&A, planning, forecasting, or management reporting initiatives
  • Finance systems implementations or enhancements
  • Business process design or re?engineering in a finance context
• Hands?on experience supporting Anaplan?based planning initiatives, including close partnership with model builders and FP&A leads
• Experience working with FP&A teams in a technology or software environment
• Strong understanding of financial planning cycles, forecasting, and reporting processes
• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and drive clarity in complex environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with comfort presenting to senior leaders
• Strong organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail and follow?through

 
Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Business, or a related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI?ACP, or similar certification
• Anaplan model?building experience or prior role closely aligned with Anaplan Center of Excellence teams
• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning, including financial planning and workforce planning
• Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments
• Experience supporting large?scale finance transformation or FP&A operating model changes
• Experience with MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet and/or Airtable would be preferred

 
 
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: $ 75.00/hr.