PMO Manager Accounting & Finance Services
Dallas, TX - USA
Job Summary
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory tax and assurance firm providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the worlds leading financial centers New York London San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group LP and Baker Tilly US LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
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As part of Baker Tillys Managed Services offering the Accounting & Finance Services (AFS) Transitions team helps new clients stabilize financial operations establish effective governance implement scalable processes and prepare for successful delivery by recurring service teams.
The team leads project-based transition work across multiple functional workstreams coordinating internal resources client stakeholders technology reporting operational readiness and delivery milestones.
Were seeking a Transitions Manager to lead internal PMO operations and complex client transition programs. This role is approximately 50% focused on internal operations and PMO management and 50% focused on serving as the client PMO lead for multi-workstream projects.
The Transitions Manager will establish governance manage integrated project plans develop operational KPIs facilitate data capture produce monthly reporting and help ensure transitions are delivered successfully from kickoff through stabilization and handoff.
Who This is For
Ideal for experienced project management professionals who enjoy leading complex initiatives working directly with clients creating operational structure and using data and technology to improve delivery performance.
What Youll Do
Serve as the client-facing PMO lead for complex multi-workstream transition projects
Lead transition programs from kickoff through operational readiness stabilization and handoff to recurring service teams
Manage project scope timelines milestones budgets deliverables dependencies risks issues actions and decisions
Develop and maintain integrated project plans across client internal vendor technology and operational workstreams
Establish project governance meeting cadences reporting requirements decision forumsescalationpaths and stakeholder communications
Coordinate activities across client stakeholders internal delivery teams functional leaders third parties and subject matter experts
Streamlineand manage internal PMO processes templates standards controls and operating rhythms
Develop and manage operational KPIs including performance measures calculation methods data sources reporting thresholds ownership and accountability
Maintain reliable PMO data bycapturing consolidating validating andmonitoringprojectoperationalresource financialand KPIinformation across systems
Produce monthly operationalreporting includingportfolio dashboards KPI scorecards trend analyses and executive-level summaries
Manage portfolio visibilityresource demand capacity planning staffing coordination utilization tracking and assignment managementacross transition projects
Drive consistent adoption of PMO tools governance requirements KPI standards and reporting processes
Identify risks resolve issues escalate barriersanalyze performance trendsand drive continuous improvement across the transition portfolio
Maintain transition playbooks lessons learned reusable assets and knowledge-management materials
What You Bring
Bachelors degree in Business Finance Accounting Technology Operations Project Management or a related field preferred
Five (5)years of experience in PMO project management program management transition management service delivery or a related discipline
Demonstrated experience leading complex multi-workstream projects or programs
Experience working in both internal PMO operations and client-facing project delivery environments
Experience developingoperational KPIsdashboardsmanagementreportstrend analyses and repeatable data-capture processes across teams systems or workstreams
Strong knowledge of project governance integrated planning risk and issue management change control and executive reporting
Ability to manage multiple priorities stakeholders dependencies and deadlines in a matrixed environment
Strong facilitation analytical problem-solving communicationexecutive-level presentationand stakeholder-management skills
Experience with Jira Salesforce Dayshape or a comparable resource-management platform and Workday preferred
Experience with data visualization resource planning financial tracking utilization reporting or demand forecasting preferred
Experience in managed services professional services consulting outsourcing accounting and finance operations or technology-enabled transformation preferred
Project or service management certifications including PMP Scrum SAFe or ITIL are preferred but not required
Required Experience:
Manager
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