Specialist, Technical Project Management (Hybrid - NJ or PA)

Merck • Upper Gwynedd Township, PA

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

Supports IT Risk Management & Security product and project leads by managing financial planning, forecasting, accruals, and compliance activities. Partners with stakeholders to track budgets, forecasts, and actuals, ensure financial governance adherence, drive timely delivery of financial commitments, and provide actionable financial insights to support informed investment decisions. This role is ideal for a candidate with a strong foundation in financial coordination who aspires to grow into a Project Manager or Scrum Master role.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a project management or coordinator capacity.
• Experience managing project budgets, performing cost estimations, analyzing financial data, processing accruals, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and making informed decisions to optimize resource allocation and project investments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with outside suppliers.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities.
• Have a mindset of continuous improvement, never satisfied with the status quo.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in financial management tools including Excel, SAP, SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, and/or Apptio IT Planning.

Responsibilities

• Support product and project leads in the development and management of financial, spend, and accounting plans
• Obtain, document, and communicate estimates for schedule, performance, and budget of assigned projects
• Monitor baseline, resource, and task entry for application and adherence to process
• Manage and monitor accrual and re-accrual activities and updates
• Monitor company financial deadlines and drives completion of deliverables by deadline
• Track and update financial forecast and actuals information
• Facilitate meetings with key stakeholders to provide financial status updates, discuss variances and key deliverables, and identify action items for a given financial period
• Collect resourcing inputs from project managers and finalize attestation using financial management tooling
• Consolidate information and update relevant financial tools as needed
• Provide support on ad hoc financial activities, including but not limited to, JVs and PO creation/close-out

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days
• annual bonus
• long-term incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED