Project Manager, Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services

BDO USA•Dallas, TX

4d•$125,000 - $140,000•Remote

About The Position

The Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services Project Manager will be part of an Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services team supporting projects in the areas of Technology Enablement; Business Process Improvement; Finance and Business Operations; in addition to Business Transformation and Operational Excellence efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, required
Five (5) or more years of professional experience, required
Strong analytical, facilitation, documentation, and communication skills, required
Strong project planning, scoping and management skills, required
Strong business process analysis & design and process flow skills or a strong understanding of Technology, Operations, or Finance functions, required
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills
Detail oriented
Able to work in a deadline-driven environment
Capable of successfully multi-tasking while working independently or within a group environment
Professional demeanor
Strong problem identification and solving skills

Nice To Haves

Client facing consulting experience, preferred
Project Management experience, preferred
ERP knowledge, preferred
Knowledge of project management practices, preferred
Able to travel 25% to perhaps as much as 50% of the time, as needed

Responsibilities

Acts as primary contact for clients and/or engagement team leads regarding all questions and information, including progress, challenges encountered, and issues identified
Provides exceptional client service and develops advanced level deliverables and/or solutions to client issues
Establishes engagement budget, provides recommendations for project scope and underlying pricing changes, as needed
Prepares periodic and timely billings, and manages adjustments to engagement realization, as needed
Identifies, grows, and maintains strategic relationships with client personnel, including members of client management
Prepares formal and informal presentations for client meetings
Identifies new business opportunities to expand the Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services practice and communicates such opportunities to his/her engagement leaders
Participates in marketing and business development activities within practice
Drafts proposals and reports, and completes research, when needed
Administers project plans
Communicates and oversees the project plan making updates as directed by the management team
Manages tasks closely to make sure they are being completed and in a timely manner
Gathers deliverables and distributes project documents appropriately
Documents information from internal project meetings
Identifies and tracks any gaps or issues in the project
Schedules meetings with the management team and the project team
Escalates any issues to management as needed
Prepares and distributes project communications
Fosters a positive demeanor, learning attitude and client service mentality with client and ARAS team members
Other specific duties as required by individual clients
May supervise the day-to-day workload of other personnel on assigned engagements and reviews work products
Acts as mentor to others, as appropriate