Job Title:Business Integration Project Manager - Finance
Location:O Fallon, MO
Type: W2 Contract (No H1Bs/OPTs)
Required Education//Certifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
Preferred Education/ Certifications:
Professional certifications such as PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, or related credentials.
Required Skills, Experience, & Abilities:
Experience supporting project management, corporate development, management consulting, transformation, M&A, or business operations initiatives.
Strong project management skills, including the ability to take a task list, determine requirements, and hold teams accountable.
Understanding of project management methodologies, governance processes, and risk management practices.
Ability to handle many changing priorities simultaneously while coordinating complex cross-functional projects.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a willingness to speak up for clarity and the ability to present complex information concisely.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking capabilities.
Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills across all organizational levels.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to develop executive-level presentations and analyses.
Knowledge of finance, accounting, procurement, operational processes, or shared services environments.
Familiarity with ERP platforms and enterprise systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Workday).
Experience supporting data migration, system implementations, or business process transformation initiatives.
Overview
The team is responsible for supporting the successful execution of strategic business initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions and divestitures. As a Manager, you will play a key role in planning, coordinating, and executing end-to-end integration activities across multiple functional areas to enable seamless business transitions and operational readiness. This position partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders to identify integration requirements, assess operational impacts, manage risks and dependencies, and support the implementation of target-state processes, systems, and organizational structures. The role serves as a critical link between operational teams and project teams to ensure integration activities are executed efficiently, and business objectives are achieved.
Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, dependency trackers, and implementation schedules.
Coordinate activities across Global Business Services (GBS), Finance, Technology, and other functional teams.
Monitor project progress, track integration milestones and project deliverables, and escalate key risks, issues, decisions, and dependencies.
Assess current-state and target-state business processes to identify operational gaps, overlaps, and improvement opportunities.
Support process harmonization, standardization, operating model transitions, testing, operational readiness, and post-integration stabilization efforts.
Partner with business leaders and functional stakeholders to drive alignment across integration workstreams.
Facilitate workshops, governance meetings, and stakeholder discussions while documenting key decisions and action items.
Maintain integration risk and issue logs and support the development of mitigation and contingency plans.
Assess system integration requirements and coordinate data migration, process transitions, and system cutover activities.
Partner with systems teams to support ERP, financial systems, reporting, master data, and operational integrations.
Develop executive-ready presentations, dashboards, reports, and governance materials for senior leadership.
Support change management initiatives, stakeholder communications, training activities, and business continuity efforts throughout transitions.