Brightspeed

Project Manager, Finance

Brightspeed

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: North Carolina • United States

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About the role

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of Finance and financial systems projects, including scope, timelines, milestones, and resource planning.
  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, ensuring alignment with business priorities, budgets, and delivery commitments.
  • Facilitate project kickoff, stakeholder alignment, and ongoing governance to ensure clarity of objectives and accountability.
  • Manage day-to-day execution of projects, ensuring deliverables are completed on schedule and within scope.
  • Partner with Finance, IT, FP&A, Operations, Consumer, Business, and external vendors to ensure seamless project execution and system integration.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, providing clear, timely communication on progress, risks, and issues.
  • Manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Finance initiatives, including test planning, coordination, defect tracking, and resolution.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; escalate issues as needed to protect timelines, budgets, and outcomes.
  • Manage change control processes when scope, timelines, or requirements evolve.
  • Track project budgets, forecasts, and resource utilization to ensure strong financial stewardship.
  • Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance through strong governance, documentation, and control processes.
  • Drive continuous improvement by identifying process gaps, system inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation and optimization.
  • Conduct post-implementation reviews and lessons-learned sessions to strengthen future project delivery.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.
  • 5–10 years of experience in project management 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 using 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.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • 401K plan with company match
  • Paid time off
  • Wellness programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementfinancial systemsAgile methodologyWaterfall methodologyUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)risk managementdata accuracyprocess optimizationtest planningbudget tracking
Soft Skills
project leadershiporganizationstakeholder managementanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunication skillschange managementcontinuous improvementgovernanceaccountability