JOB TITLE: Project Manager – Finance Transformation
Location: Marlborough, MA
Duration: 5 Months
Pay Rate: $118-$120 on W2/hr.
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly organized and results-oriented Project Manager to support the execution of the Master Data and Organizational Change Management (OCM) workstreams within a Finance Transformation program.
The Project Manager will be responsible for driving execution discipline, coordinating cross-functional activities, managing dependencies, maintaining governance processes, and ensuring leadership has clear visibility into program progress, risks, issues, and decisions.
This role requires strong project management capabilities, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to operate effectively across multiple workstreams in a complex transformation environment. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted partner to business and functional leaders while ensuring delivery against critical transformation milestones.
Key Responsibilities
Program Planning & Execution
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans for Master Data and OCM initiatives.
- Drive execution against milestones, deliverables, and transformation objectives.
- Monitor and track project progress, timelines, dependencies, and resource requirements.
- Ensure project teams remain aligned on priorities, deliverables, and deadlines.
- Establish and maintain reporting mechanisms, dashboards, and performance metrics.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Coordinate activities across Finance, IT, Business Operations, and external partners.
- Manage interdependencies between Master Data, Change Management, and related transformation workstreams.
- Facilitate issue resolution and escalation management.
- Ensure alignment of activities, schedules, and deliverables across stakeholder groups.
Governance & Leadership Support
- Prepare materials and updates for leadership reviews and governance meetings.
- Maintain project governance documentation, including:
- Project plans
- RAID logs
- Decision logs
- Action registers
- Executive status reports
- Support decision-making processes by ensuring risks, issues, and recommendations are clearly documented and communicated.
Status Reporting & Communications
- Lead recurring project status meetings and document outcomes.
- Provide concise executive-level reporting on progress, risks, decisions, and resource needs.
- Develop and distribute project communications to stakeholders.
- Ensure transparency and alignment through consistent communication and reporting practices.
Organizational Change Management Support
- Partner with change management leadership to coordinate:
- Stakeholder engagement activities
- Communication plans
- Training initiatives
- Readiness assessments
- Adoption tracking and reporting
- Ensure change management activities are integrated with business and project milestones.
Risk, Issue & Decision Management
- Facilitate proactive identification and management of risks and issues.
- Develop mitigation and contingency plans with stakeholders.
- Track decisions and ensure clear ownership and follow-through.
- Escalate significant concerns that may impact timelines, scope, budget, or outcomes.
Required Skills
Project Management
- Strong planning, organization, and execution skills.
- Proficiency in project scheduling, dependency management, and milestone tracking.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Leadership & Influence
- Strong stakeholder management across multiple organizational levels.
- Ability to influence without direct authority.
- Exceptional facilitation, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
Communication
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to prepare executive-ready presentations and status reports.
- Strong meeting facilitation and documentation capabilities.
Analytical & Operational Excellence
- Risk and issue management expertise.
- Governance and decision-management experience.
- Strong attention to detail with a focus on execution and accountability.
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 7 years of project or program management experience.
- Demonstrated success supporting complex business transformation initiatives.
- Experience managing multiple cross-functional workstreams simultaneously.
- Strong experience operating within structured project governance frameworks.
Preferred Experience
- Finance Transformation programs.
- ERP implementation or ERP readiness initiatives.
- Master Data Governance (MDG) programs.
- Organizational Change Management (OCM) initiatives.
- Pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.
- PMO, program governance, or executive reporting functions.