Project Management Officer

Title: PMO With (VMO & IT Finance exp)

Location: Iselin NJ (Onsite role) (Need local candidates only)

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Job Responsibilities and Skills

Finance: Leadership position responsible for developing financial reporting highlighting risks and variances while overseeing a budget/forecasting process and provide guidance on major financial decisions.

Work collaboratively with finance partners and technology senior leaders in preparing budgets quarterly reports and tracking

Analyzing expenses to make strategic recommendations for identifying issues opportunities and/or additional controls to ensure proactively managing technology budget and actuals

Forecasting and modeling skills to prepare 5year forecasts based on multiple factors both internal and external

Strong communication presenting and relationship management skills to present and collaborate with senior leaders and ensuring accountability

Technology savvy to work on automating reports and continual enhancements to eliminate/reduce manual errors workefforts

Skills Needed

o Financial Analysis and Interpretation

o Strategic Thinking

o Risk Management

o Communication and Presentation

o Leadership and Team Management

Vendor: Establish and maintain strategic vendor relationships and oversee all aspects of the vendorlife cycle

Supervise a team to ensure appropriate controls and workflows are completed in a timely manner with the required oversight and reporting

Produce reporting to monitor vendor onboarding plan to actuals and offboarding

Develop and implement a strategics vendor score to drive risk mitigation operational resilience efforts and strategic partnerships spend

Invest in nurturing strong relationships with strategic partners to ensure high levels of service and rates

Experience with operational resilience requirements and reporting for third party vendors.

Skills Needed

o Vendor Analysis and Interpretation

o Model/Score management

o Strategic Thinking

o Risk Management

o Communication and Presentation

o Leadership and Team Management

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

Bachelors degree in Business Administration Finance Supply Chain Management or a related field; MBA or equivalent preferred.

15 years of progressive experience in IT VMO and IT Finance

Exceptional communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to lead crossfunctional teams and drive results in a dynamic environment.

Business domain knowledge of Insurance and/or Reinsurance or Financial Services in general will be an added advantage.

IT VMO:

o Proven track record of developing and implementing successful vendor strategies that drive business value and competitive advantage.

o Strong analytical skills with the ability to conduct TCO analysis and make datadriven decisions.

o Proficiency in vendor management tools and technologies with experience in contract management systems preferred.

o Develop and maintain relationships with vendors review contracts and obligations review invoices and change orders for contract compliance

o Strong understanding of relevant regulations and compliance requirements in vendor management

o Understanding of IT Services outsourcing Software Development Lifecyle IT Infrastructure type of contracts (T&M Fixed Priced and Managed Services) Onshore Offshore and Nearshore models.

o Ability to collaborate advise and manage expectations of stakeholders earning trust and building durable relationships.

o Selfstarter takes ownership and accountability driven focused collaborative with ability to work through ambiguity.

IT Finance:

o Plan develop and manage budget for information technology operation and projects

o Ensure proper financial accounting methods policies procedures and principles as well as creating and maintaining fiscal files and records

o Monitor and analyze IT financial data and produce financial reports and statements and GAAP financial reporting

o Previous experience implementing automated financial reporting

o Establish appropriate KPIs across the IT Organization to help support and improve efficiency & performance

o Experience with enterprise corporate finance systems and platforms

o Guide IT leadership in financial decisionmaking and promote financial transparency.

o Develop and improve processes for managing the IT budget forecasts and spending analysis.

o Work closely with Accounting Finance and IT leadership to track spending analyze variances and report financial metrics.

o Build frameworks to track and report on financial performance including project value measurements

o Influence stakeholders to adopt changes that enhance transparency and accountability in IT spending.

IT Finance,VMO