Project Manager, Finance

Brightspeed•Charlotte, NC

13h

About The Position

The Project Manager, Finance leads complex, cross-functional finance and financial systems initiatives that support Brightspeed’s strategic and operational objectives. The role plans, executes, and delivers projects to improve financial processes, system performance, data integrity, and business outcomes across Finance, IT, and the broader enterprise. It partners with internal teams and external vendors, manages project delivery and governance, and supports successful system integration and change.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
5–10 years of project management experience supporting Finance, financial systems, or enterprise technology initiatives.
Experience managing cross-functional programs involving IT, Finance, and business operations.
Experience developing project plans, business requirements, test plans, and release readiness artifacts.
Strong project leadership, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to translate business needs into actionable project plans and delivery roadmaps.
Proficiency in Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
Experience with project and delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Zephyr, QTest, or similar platforms.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience working with financial and enterprise platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, BRIM, RAR, ARIBA, Salesforce, billing, cash applications, and reporting tools.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
PMP, ScrumMaster, or other project management or Agile certifications.
Experience in telecommunications, subscription-based, or high-volume transaction environments.
Experience with analytics and reporting tools such as Looker, Power BI, or SQL.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of Finance and financial systems projects, including scope, timelines, milestones, and resource planning.
Develop and maintain project plans aligned with business priorities, budgets, and delivery commitments.
Facilitate project kickoffs, stakeholder alignment, and ongoing governance.
Manage day-to-day project execution and ensure deliverables are completed on schedule and within scope.
Partner with Finance, IT, FP&A, Operations, Consumer, Business, and external vendors on project execution and system integration.
Serve as the primary stakeholder contact and communicate project progress, risks, and issues.
Manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, coordination, defect tracking, and resolution.
Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, escalating issues as needed.
Manage change control when project scope, timelines, or requirements evolve.
Track project budgets, forecasts, and resource utilization.
Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance through governance, documentation, and control processes.
Identify process gaps, system inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation and optimization.
Conduct post-implementation reviews and lessons-learned sessions.