Project Manager - Finance

Overview

This role involves leading the tracking, reporting, and data analysis of productivity improvement projects across the organization. You will serve as the central coordination point between finance, operations, and business unit stakeholders to ensure productivity initiatives are accurately tracked, measured, and reported to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage a portfolio of productivity projects, monitoring timelines, milestones, and financial impact from initiation through completion.
• Pull, consolidate, and validate data from relevant systems and sources to support project tracking and financial reporting.
• Partner with project owners and business unit leaders to gather status updates, savings estimates, and actuals.
• Build and maintain dashboards, trackers, and reports summarizing project status, savings realized, and variance to forecast.
• Analyze productivity data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; flag discrepancies or underperforming projects to leadership.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly reporting packages and presentations for finance leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across reporting tools (e.g., Excel, SAP).
• Support standardization of productivity tracking methodology and documentation across business units.
• Assist in forecasting and budgeting processes related to productivity savings targets.
• Identify process improvement opportunities within the tracking and reporting workflow itself.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in finance, FP&A, project management, or a related analytical role.
• Strong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, formulas, data modeling).
• Experience working with SAP & Oracle for data extraction and reporting.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills to translate data into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Prior experience tracking cost savings, productivity, or continuous improvement (e.g., Lean/Six Sigma) initiatives.
• Experience with dashboard and data tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base compensation range: $110,000 to $140,000, plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role.
• Hybrid and remote work practices where feasible.
• Benefits may include: health/dental/vision; long term/short term disability; life insurance; HSA/FSA; matching retirement plans; paid vacation; parental leave; employee stock purchase plan; paid leave for volunteer work in your community; training opportunities; professional talent management and succession planning; corporate health well-being initiatives.
• Work culture includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.

Location

Hybrid and remote work practices where feasible.