Kaeppel Consulting is seeking an experienced Finance Project Manager to support one of our clients in the insurance industry. This role will lead medium-to-large finance projects, analyze business processes, and deliver actionable insights to drive efficiency, compliance, and improved financial outcomes. This will be a temporary, onsite position in Erie, PA.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Plans, monitors and leads medium-to-large projects of moderate-to-high complexity from initiation through completion.
- Utilizes an intermediate understanding of the project lifecycle to prepare, analyze and maintain detailed project work plans and schedules using project-planning tools and client's guidelines.
- Defines, develops and provides information to drive the decision-making process and support business operations.
- Develops and delivers reports to key stakeholders summarizing objectives, deliverables, status and metrics.
- Schedules meetings, prepares agendas and ensures meeting minutes are prepared.
- Identifies opportunities to improve business processes. Recommends effective, efficient solutions that increase ease of doing business.
- Leads and supports initiative development, including socializing ideas to key stakeholders.
- Assists with the execution of business improvement initiatives by providing business and technical subject matter expertise to project team. Ensures issue resolution and communicates resolutions to the work teams.
- Creates and drives change management plans to support the successful adoption of processes and technologies
- Helps define clear measurable problem statements with process and data analysis.
- Tracks key baseline metrics to measure progress of engagements for benefits realization management
- Regularly develops and facilitates presentations and workshops for key stakeholders and business leaders.
- Develops actionable and appropriate people, process, and technology improvement recommendations.
- Anticipates problems and develops mitigations as needed.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field.
- 5+ years of project management experience, preferably in finance or insurance.
- Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar).
- PMP certification