Associate Director - PMO - Finance Domain - Professional Services Firm

Associate Director - PMO (Finance) - (Diversity)





The Individual:

- A minimum of 12-14 years of work experience including at least 3-4 years in project management in a leading professional services firm (e.g. international consulting firm, Big 4, IT Enabled Services Industry) or existing PMO captive involved in Tax, Audit or related compliance processes.

- Good understanding of project and programme management methodologies around Engagement Administration services, Client Set-up, Client-Support,Client Transition Management, Engagement Financials, Billing and invoicing, Contract Management, Business Operations, Data and MI etc

- Language skills: English (proficient). Other global language capabilities will be an added advantage

- Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, MS-Project, MS-Visio and Excel.

- Experience with other PM Tools such as MS-Visio, Clarizen, JIRA and Six Sigma awareness is nice to have.

- Effective communication skills to interact with stakeholders around the globe

- Ability to work effectively in a virtual environment

- Organised approach and able to work under pressure

- CAPM or PMP / PRINCE 2 Certification is desired.

Expected Skills:

Functional experience:

The ideal candidate will have relevant experience of 3-4 years in the following areas:

- PMO support for large transformation engagements (IT, Finance, HR, Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain/Operations) for US, European or Global Clients in offshore delivery support capacity or as in Captives.

- Industry sector experience may include but not limiting to telecommunications, technology, energy, pharmaceuticals/healthcare, financial services (insurance, banking) etc.

- Supporting design and development of PMO solutions for large engagements

- Full PMO experience including exposure to PM tools, building teams and experience of working in an Agile environment would be useful.

- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and manage people through a cross matrix reporting structure.

- Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data quickly and draw meaningful insights

- Knowledge of Programme/Project Management methodologies with full project reporting and governance.

- Tax experience: US, UK individual Tax, Finance and accounting, budgeting is nice to have.