Finance Project Manager
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Salaried offered: $80,700.92 - $100,876.15
This is an exempt (salaried) position.
Pay rates are based on education, skills, experience level, and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.
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The Finance Department is a team of professionals that are tasked with functions including capital and debt planning, investments, accounting, payroll, procurement, grant management and payables along with providing additional fiscal support to departments across the County.
JOB SMMARY:
Do you excel in an environment of collaboration and critical thinking? Do you have what it takes to be vulnerable, think independently and make sound decisions, thrive in difficult but necessary conversations, and bring innovation and process improvement to the table? As we strive to be the “Best Finance Department in the County” we are searching for a leader capable of being the driving force behind the collaboration and implementation of multiple Finance projects and initiatives. The Finance Project Manager will provide overall direction, coordination, and execution of complex projects, which will include working with the division on creating efficiencies in their work as well as working on large scale projects that require working with multiple divisions within and outside of Finance.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Perform project management and coordinate administration of various finance projects with an emphasis on system efficiency and collaboration from various areas throughout the Department and County.
Manage multiple concurrent projects from start to finish.
Serve as department informant for updating staff and the Leadership Team on all project statues and timelines.
Identify and prepare appropriate Finance staff to serve on project committees.
Research new practices, procedures, or alternatives while evaluating solutions to problems.
Obtain a general, yet thorough understanding of all processes within the department to facilitate process development and improvement.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
Minimum of six years in Accounting or Finance.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent.
Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted?: Yes
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
May require a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced Excel
Advanced PowerBi
Visio
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:
Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, project management, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Project Management concepts, such as but not limited to, agile, scrum, waterfall, etc.
Basic accounting knowledge.
Skills:
Proficiency in financial analysis.
Interpretation of financial documents.
Qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Active Listening.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Using mathematics to solve problems.
Abilities:
Building Partnerships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals.
Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided.
Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Developing Others: Planning and supporting the development of individuals’ skills and abilities so that they can fulfill current or future job/role responsibilities more effectively.
Formal Presentation: Presenting ideas effectively to individuals or groups; delivering presentations suited to the characteristics and needs of the audience.
Information Monitoring: Setting up ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage an organization or ongoing activities within it.
Leadership Disposition: Demonstrating the traits, inclinations, and dispositions that characterize successful leaders; exhibiting behavior styles that meet the demands of the leader role.
Computer Skills:
Advanced knowledge in various computer applications including Microsoft Office and Excel
SELECTION
This classification has been identified as having a role in the development of ADA compliant technologies and for which the incumbent agrees to follow County policies to the best of their abilities in order to meet these obligations. No
RESONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.