Project Manager
- Recruiter
- Sellick Partnership Group Limited
- Location
-
England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
ManchesterGreater Manchester
- Salary
- £65000 - £85000 per annum
- Posted
- 19 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 27 Jun 2018
- Ref
- M08610
- Job Title
- Business Partner
- Category
- Banking and Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Sellick Partnership has been engaged to recruit a Project Manager for an instantly recognisable global financial services organisation in Manchester.
As Project Manager you will join the EMEA 'change' team to manage a book of projects stemming from financial and regulatory reporting business requirements for the operations in the EMEA region.
The position will report into the EMEA Head of Change (based in Manchester) and will be part of a wider team including another Project Manager, Business and Systems Analysts. You will be tasked to develop detailed project plans and develop a strategy to execute.
General responsibilities
- Leads and provides direction and guidance for a wide array of activities associated with project planning and management to ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget and to client specifications.
- Manages and oversees the end to end project management activities such as project reporting, project planning, issue / risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, client management, relationship management and other project documentation preparation for projects of high complexity.
- Develops detailed project plans and schedules projects, including goals, risks and resource allocation. Monitors project results for significant deviations acting as day to day project lead for the purpose of planning work and identifying critical tasks
- Elicit business requirements from business users and subject matter experts
- Define and document requirements, write functional specifications, and perform business process design in conjunction with Regulatory Reporting Change Team, Finance Systems, Finance IT, and Risk.
- Analyse and interpret data sources for identified reports in order detailed business and process requirements
- Identify data and business process "shortfalls" for the purpose of identifying gaps in current and/or proposed workflows.
- Determine current reporting recipients, benefits, and criticality as part of opportunity assessments.
- Manages vendor and client relations to ensure that service expectations are developed and met. Maintains regular contact with clients and coordinates and reports on project progress and accomplishments.
- Serves as a liaison between clients and internal groups to ensure delivery of projects on time, within budget, and to specification. Manages communication with the business at a detailed functional level and discusses/resolves issues. Manages client expectations and ensures project delivery.
- May provide input for (project) team member performance appraisals.
This role includes excellent growth potential within the business and can also serve as a gateway to other areas within the organisation. Your success will largely derive from your technical and analytical abilities as you take on multiple projects/tasks within tight timelines. The quality of your work product will also be key and should demonstrate attention to detail and sound judgment.
The person
The successful applicant will have a strong academic record coupled with experience of being a Project Manager with previous exposure to financial services projects. You will be either be a qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA or someone coming from a similar role with 12+ years of relevant work and project management experience required (project management professional qualification preferable).
You will have strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with particular emphasis on the production of clear and detailed written Business Requirements and Functional Specifications; the ability to work independently (self-motivated) and with a distributed team (i. physically located in other regions); understand and analyse business processes & workflows. Knowledge of Risk reporting practices and/or Financial Services Regulatory Reporting practices preferred but not essential.
Due to the multi-faceted nature of this position it is essential that the successful individual has proven experience in relationship building, influencing others as well as managing people and projects.
In a workplace where teamwork is essential, excellent people skills are a must. Likewise the individual must be diligent with has a keen eye for detail and an analytical mind. If you consider yourself to be a committed, motivated individual, who can demonstrate the above skills then we would be pleased to hear from you.
If you would like to apply for this role or would like to find out more, please apply online or contact Jonathan Moss at Sellick Partnership on 0161 834 1642.
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