Senior Project Manager-Finance Transformation

Avalara

4h • $126,000 - $244,000 • Remote

About The Position

Avalara is looking for a Senior Project Manager for the newly created Business Transformation PMO, who will ensure a high degree of integrity and lead project execution and understanding of teams. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for a broad range of activities including project management of projects, establishing process and rigor with our partners, and integrating best practices. You are collaborative and possess the ability to communicate a process and structure to allow multiple teams to achieve their goals across the organization. As our Senior Project Manager you will have a record of excellence, operate independently and thrive within a team environment. You can support what is in the best interest of the business. You will report to the Senior Director, Finance AI Transformation. This is a remote position in the United States.
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Requirements

• 5+ years of Project Management experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• You are experienced in Microsoft Office, with an emphasis on PowerPoint presentations
• Proficient in the use of Jira and Confluence
• You have a background in Accounting/Finance
• You have experience coordinating teams, align goals, and lead execution
• You have experience gaining support by influencing peers and senior leadership
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively
• Demonstrated leadership and integrity

Responsibilities

• Create project plans to support company priorities
• Operationalize and build scalable processes
• Define business metrics to track operational effectiveness of projects and identify opportunities for improvement
• You will guide decision-making
• Help create main initiative project plans, scope and goals
• Identify required resources needed to reach goals and manage resources
• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to multiple partners about strategy, adjustments, and progress
• You will use industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution
• Provide executive readout summaries, on specific main projects

Benefits

• In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
• Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
• Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees