Project Manager, Finance Focus

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🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $115k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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10,000+ employees

📚 Education

🏛️ Government

Education • Government

University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public research university and flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System located in Madison, WI. It is one of the largest research institutions in the United States, investing more than $1 billion annually in research across the humanities, sciences, and applied fields, and emphasizes public service through the long-standing “Wisconsin Idea. ” The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs, community outreach, and extensive campus resources and athletics, while promoting diversity, inclusive excellence, and community engagement.

📋 Description

• Manage planning and execution of initiatives for Workday Finance and Research Administration teams • Provide project leadership for initiatives involving Workday Financial Management, Adaptive Planning, Huron Research Suite (RAMP), and ChemManager/ShopUW+ • Manage multiple concurrent initiatives with cross-functional impacts across financial processes, reporting and analytics, integrations, data warehousing, security, enterprise document management, and HCM partnership • Serve as liaison between functional finance teams and technical teams, translating business needs into coordinated project delivery • Foster collaboration, manage governance and stakeholder engagement, and align project outcomes with institutional financial goals • Create and manage project plans, coordinate resources, identify and mitigate risks, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality outcomes • Schedule and facilitate vendor workflow communication and track and review vendor deliverables • Draft and deliver project status communications and reports • Serve as a main client contact for multi-unit, moderately complex projects • Provide advanced technical and analytical guidance to project teams • Identify and estimate tasks and apply project management, process improvement, budget, and cost analysis methodologies • Foster a respectful, inclusive, and safe team environment • Work primarily Monday through Friday during business hours, with on-call or weekend rotation as required

🎯 Requirements

• Experience working with or supporting initiatives related to Workday or other ERP systems • Proven track record of leading successful multi-unit, moderately complex projects, preferably in a higher education or public sector environment • Advanced proficiency in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project management methodologies • Experience with Smartsheet, Jira, or Microsoft Project • Ability to lead diverse, cross-functional teams and build stakeholder relationships • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to executive leadership and stakeholders • Experience supporting executive or director-level leadership in project delivery and operational initiatives • Experience managing stakeholder needs and engagement, risks, resources, and communication • Ability to align projects with organizational strategy, assess performance through KPIs and metrics, and translate technical and operational details into clear updates and visualizations • Bachelor's degree in business administration, Project Management, Information Systems, or a related field • 7+ years of experience managing complex, cross-functional projects in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, Supply Chain, or IT systems • Eligibility to work in the United States without employer sponsorship • Successful applicants may be subject to a criminal background check • References will be requested of final candidates

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance • Tax-advantaged savings accounts • Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund