Project Manager

Job description / Role

Job purpose

Highly driven and experienced excellence project manager to lead initiatives focused on finance excellence, modern finance transformation, finance data management, and cross-functional process improvement. The role will work closely with enterprise finance, CIO, procurement, human capital, and other departments to streamline processes, enable data-driven decision-making, and support the transition to a digital, agile finance organization.

Key activities, responsibility & accountability

Activity: Finance excellence & transformation

Responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Drive finance transformation initiatives aligned with corporate strategy and future-ready finance operating models.
• Lead process redesign initiatives to enhance efficiency, automation, and control across finance and other functions.
• Identify gaps and lead continuous improvement opportunities in financial reporting, planning, and operations.

Finance data management & governance

Responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Implement data governance frameworks to ensure integrity, consistency, and availability of finance data.
• Collaborate with data stewards, CIO, and finance teams to define and enforce data standards and quality rules.
• Support master data management and finance system harmonization initiatives.

Cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Serve as the key link between finance and departments like CIO, procurement, human capital, and strategy.
• Align priorities and lead initiatives across procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and record-to-report processes.
• Facilitate workshops and process documentation with cross-functional teams.

Activity: Excellence and quality management

Responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Champion continuous improvement through innovation, process discipline, and stakeholder collaboration.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and organizational fundamentals.
• Lead project planning, execution tracking, and KPI reporting.
• Facilitate decisions and resolve execution barriers efficiently.

Professional certifications

PMP and/or Agile certification required.

Qualifications

Bacheloru2019s degree in relevant field (e.g. Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering).

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in finance transformation, ERP implementation, or project management.
• Expertise in process modeling, finance operations, and internal controls.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Strategic mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• MBA or masteru2019s in finance or information systems is preferred.
• 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or similar.
• Experience in power plant or manufacturing is a plus.