Sr Project Manager - Accounting

Are you looking for a stimulating and dynamic job in the surrounding area of Toronto? Would you like to be part of a team that believes in your potential and part of a great company that will help you advance in your career? This is the job for you! We are currently looking for a Sr Project Manager – Accounting for one of our clients in the insurance industry.

What is in it for you:

• Hourly salary of $85 to $100, based on experience.

• 12-month contract with strong potential for permanent employment.

• Full-time (37.50 hours per week).

• Work schedule is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with occasional evening calls with Asia.

• Focus on work-life balance to ensure your wellbeing and productivity - This position offers a hybrid work arrangement.

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and professional environment.

• Join a passionate and inclusive team of professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Lead project work that is distributed across a substantial number of Internal teams and resources.

• Responsible for working with the various teams across the globe to ensure proper implementation of change.

• Work in a matrix organization with a group of project managers who are individually responsible for planning, executing, and reporting on interdependent projects.

• Ensure the definition and approval of project scope, deliverables, desired quality, and measures of success.

• Develop and manage stakeholder relationships including Corporate and BG Business leaders to ensure project delivery expectations are specified and successfully met.

• Manage detailed work plans, project schedules, estimates and resource plans in conjunction with project team members and other involved business teams.

• Monitor and report on project status highlighting issues and risks appropriately; as necessary, coordinate the development, discussion, and approval of corrective action and/or contingency plans.

• Define and manage project risks and issues ensuring appropriate strategies and plans are in place to mitigate or handle effectively. Proactively escalate risks and issues as appropriate.

• Ensure effective and timely communication occurs within the project team and between the project team and their stakeholders.

• Ensure that appropriate processes, tools, and techniques are available and used by the project team.

• Ensure that project activities and deliverables adhere to internal quality standards.

What you will need to succeed:

• 7 to 10 years of progressive experience in project management – an asset.

• University degree, college diploma or appropriate experience in lieu of – an asset.

• PMP Certification, and in good standing with PMI – an asset.

• Project management experience in the insurance industry or finance industry – an asset.

• Experience decommissioning a General Ledger

• Ability to work in an environment with fluctuating deadlines and multiple professional perspectives.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on driving project forward through relationship management and team building.

• Ability to confidently interact with various levels of management.

• Ability to effectively and concisely communicate project information to provide comprehensive, concise recommendations to management.

• Strong influencing skills and the ability to manage difficult situations to resolution.

• Ability to effectively manage projects in a matrix organization.

• Ability to hold project team members and other stakeholders accountable to ensure that projects can progress according to plan.

• Can effectively contribute to analysis of project expense trends and understands the impact on projected spend.

• Has a personal sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done and instills the same in the project team.

• Ability to positively motivate project teams to meet aggressive deadlines.

• Ability to partner with resource managers to deal fairly, firmly, and promptly with performance problems.

• Ability to create project plans for complex projects with many interrelated paths.

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.

• Ability to work with ambiguity and help project team members work with ambiguity.

Why Recruit Action?

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