Project Coordinator III

TekWissen LLC

Job Location:

North Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that address complex health issues and enhance peoples lives.

Position: Project Coordinator III
Location: North Chicago IL 60085
Duration: 7 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

As a project coordinator you will be responsible for the financial aspects of IT projects supporting the R&D function in the biopharmaceutical industry.
Main responsibilities will include financial planning budgeting forecasting and providing data-driven insights into the financial health of a portfolio of projects.
This role plays a pivotal role in ensuring the success of projects by providing accurate data insightful analysis and strategic guidance to project teams.
The position requires a combination of financial expertise analytical skills project management skills and effective communication through oversight of multiple projects across the entire project management lifecycle from initiation to closure.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitor IT operating and capital expenditure on a regular cadence to ensure adherence to the allocated budget by maintaining accurate records of invoices expense cashflow capital authorization and spend.
Complete month-end close processes such as analyzing and reporting on budget utilization highlighting variances to forecast and recommending adjustments as needed.
Support Portfolio managers in generating regular reports and dashboards to communicate portfolio health at-risk projects budget status request for capital expenditure status software renewal timelines and cost reallocation opportunities
Collaborate with portfolio managers project managers business system analysts IT operations and other project stakeholders to develop and monitor project cost plans
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including project accounting finance and procurement to capitalize and close-out on authorizations in partnership with Portfolio managers
Develop and update comprehensive financial forecasts based on project progress and changes in scope schedule resource allocation and other project dependencies while anticipating and communicating potential financial risks and opportunities.
Monitor project health dashboards and raise risks and issues to Portfolio managers and project managers ensuring PPM tools contains accurate data
Coordinate the renewal of IT licenses subscriptions and contracts in collaboration with business system analysts and IT system owners
Maintain statements of work (SOW) and purchase orders (PO) to track vendor commitments and invoice receipt
Partner with Project and Portfolio managers to ensure that projects adhere to financial policies regulations and accounting standards for IT projects
Provide feedback on opportunities for process improvement and/or leveraging technology to automate tasks reports and processes

Qualifications & Skills:

Bachelors degree in finance accounting or a related field
5 years of work experience managing projects with an emphasis on cost management
Must be proficient in MS Excel
Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects under tight deadlines
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders
Experience with SAP SRM PowerBI and Clarity PPM a plus

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that address complex health issues and enhance pe...

Job Description:

As a project coordinator you will be responsible for the financial aspects of IT projects supporting the R&D function in the biopharmaceutical industry.
Main responsibilities will include financial planning budgeting forecasting and providing data-driven insights into the financial health of a portfolio of projects.
This role plays a pivotal role in ensuring the success of projects by providing accurate data insightful analysis and strategic guidance to project teams.
The position requires a combination of financial expertise analytical skills project management skills and effective communication through oversight of multiple projects across the entire project management lifecycle from initiation to closure.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitor IT operating and capital expenditure on a regular cadence to ensure adherence to the allocated budget by maintaining accurate records of invoices expense cashflow capital authorization and spend.
Complete month-end close processes such as analyzing and reporting on budget utilization highlighting variances to forecast and recommending adjustments as needed.
Support Portfolio managers in generating regular reports and dashboards to communicate portfolio health at-risk projects budget status request for capital expenditure status software renewal timelines and cost reallocation opportunities
Collaborate with portfolio managers project managers business system analysts IT operations and other project stakeholders to develop and monitor project cost plans
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including project accounting finance and procurement to capitalize and close-out on authorizations in partnership with Portfolio managers
Develop and update comprehensive financial forecasts based on project progress and changes in scope schedule resource allocation and other project dependencies while anticipating and communicating potential financial risks and opportunities.
Monitor project health dashboards and raise risks and issues to Portfolio managers and project managers ensuring PPM tools contains accurate data
Coordinate the renewal of IT licenses subscriptions and contracts in collaboration with business system analysts and IT system owners
Maintain statements of work (SOW) and purchase orders (PO) to track vendor commitments and invoice receipt
Partner with Project and Portfolio managers to ensure that projects adhere to financial policies regulations and accounting standards for IT projects
Provide feedback on opportunities for process improvement and/or leveraging technology to automate tasks reports and processes

Qualifications & Skills:

Bachelors degree in finance accounting or a related field
5 years of work experience managing projects with an emphasis on cost management
Must be proficient in MS Excel
Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects under tight deadlines
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders
Experience with SAP SRM PowerBI and Clarity PPM a plus

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.