Senior Project Manager
Job purpose
Renewable energy jobs
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
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (e.g., accounting, finance, economics, engineering). Preferred: MBA or master’s in finance or information systems.
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.
- Preferred: 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or similar experience in power plant or manufacturing.