Senior Finance Project Manager

Job title: Senior Finance Project Manager

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Job description: Why join us?

Are you looking to join a dynamic pension plan that embodies the strong values of its 500,000 members and is an industry leading global investor? If so, we would love to tell you our story.
At Leading Direct Infrastructure Investor Manager we put our people first and are proud to embrace the diversity of thought and leadership that comes from having locations in Toronto, London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. Our culture is truly one of a kind. We get stuff done, and have fun doing it! We take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live with an ever-constant eye to the global investment markets.

The Senior Finance Project Manager reports to the Director Finance Systems and is a key member of the Corporate Finance team enabling change and transformation across Finance business, process and platform initiatives. The person in this role is a partner with Data & Technology Agility in the application of PM best practices, tools and methods, engages with the Leading Direct Infrastructure Investor Manager/Oxford PM community of practice and collaborates with project managers in peer Finance teams.

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering successful Corporate Finance program and project outcomes in partnership with Corporate Finance, Finance Systems, Process Excellence and Data & Analytics teams
• Managing program / project risk through scope, timeline and resources, change management process and timely escalation & resolution of issues
• Managing program / project spend against budget
• Being a great partner to stakeholders and external service providers and contractors
• Reporting to partners on key program / project metrics
• Engaging with business and technology stakeholders as a trusted PM partner
• Facilitating effective governance of programs / projects through ongoing engagement and communications with sponsors, steerco’s and other key governance partners
• Managing quality assurance, time, scope and budget of project team deliverables
• Coaching, mentoring, motivating and supervising project team members and contractors
• Collaborating with Data & Technology Agility and Leading Direct Infrastructure Investor Manager/Oxford PM community of practice to improve enterprise PM capability and practice, and to contribute to successful enterprise program outcomes

To succeed in this role, you have:

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or equivalent experience; CPA designation is an asset
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, CSM and/or equivalent certifications
• 5+ years of related work experience managing different types of project focused on business, process and platform change
• Experience applying agile and traditional PM methods to a diversity of projects
• Experience managing a broad range of projects by scope, from small to large & complex
• Experience in managing Finance specific programs and projects
• Experience with top tier Financial systems
• Knowledge of accounting technology, including AI concepts, e.g. RPA, big data, machine learning
• Proficiency in Financial principles, processes and practices

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Sat, 09 Jan 2021 23:04:38 GMT