Finance Project Manager

Acara•Boston, MA

33d•$50 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

Are you a Finance Project Manager looking to join one of the top companies in the Transportation Manufacturing industry ? Are you looking to further your career and grow? Do you have experience in a financial project or operational finance/accounting ? If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today! Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work ON-SITE with our client in Boston, MA . Interested? Here's what you'd do: As a Finance Project Manager, you will lead financial management for projects rated as medium to high criticality, aiming to enhance the project's overall performance. You will participate in the overall Project Management process jointly with the Project Manager. As a key member of the project, you are responsible for all accounting tasks, providing financial analysis, advice, and guidance to support the project team in making informed business decisions for the project. You will be the primary partner in ensuring the Financial Strategy's success, contributing to negotiation processes to secure project success, and supporting the PM in the risk and opportunity process, as well as signing off on contingencies and committed savings. Optimize financial aspects of the project, including Hedging and Financing Collaborating with your business partners to provide finance advice and tutoring to the project team. Raising "Early Warnings" when necessary to increase management attention. Challenging and approving Project Financials (cash, competitiveness) as per DoA. Ensuring compliance with local regulations, especially for tax and statutory accounts purposes. Communicating with Project Stakeholders to provide a reliable financial analysis to assist in the decision-making. In this role, you will continually add value by interpreting and implementing the global financial strategy established at the tender stage, as well as participating in and influencing negotiations. You will need to ensure project contractual bonds and guarantees are issued on time and request release "as soon as possible", avoiding unnecessary expenses. Ultimately, your success will be determined by your ability to build trust with the business through accurate forecast reporting, which will lead to involvement in projects with increasing scope and visibility.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Accounting or Economics.
Minimum 5 years of experience in a financial project or operational finance/accounting

Nice To Haves

Team player.
Excellent knowledge of MS Excel and SAP.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
Fluent in other languages.

Responsibilities

Lead financial management for projects rated as medium to high criticality, aiming to enhance the project's overall performance.
Participate in the overall Project Management process jointly with the Project Manager.
Responsible for all accounting tasks, providing financial analysis, advice, and guidance to support the project team in making informed business decisions for the project.
Ensure the Financial Strategy's success, contributing to negotiation processes to secure project success, and supporting the PM in the risk and opportunity process, as well as signing off on contingencies and committed savings.
Optimize financial aspects of the project, including Hedging and Financing
Collaborate with business partners to provide finance advice and tutoring to the project team.
Raise "Early Warnings" when necessary to increase management attention.
Challenge and approve Project Financials (cash, competitiveness) as per DoA.
Ensure compliance with local regulations, especially for tax and statutory accounts purposes.
Communicate with Project Stakeholders to provide a reliable financial analysis to assist in the decision-making.
Interpret and implement the global financial strategy established at the tender stage, as well as participating in and influencing negotiations.
Ensure project contractual bonds and guarantees are issued on time and request release "as soon as possible", avoiding unnecessary expenses.
Build trust with the business through accurate forecast reporting