Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Financial Analysis / FP&A
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid –3 Days/Week Onsite)
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex Financial Analysis and FP&A initiatives for a Chicago-based client. This role requires a highly hands-on leader who combines exceptional executive presence with the ability to dive deep into project deliverables, financial models, budgets, and analytical details.
The ideal candidate is not someone who manages projects from a high level alone. Instead, they take ownership of every aspect of delivery—understanding the underlying financial analysis, validating assumptions, managing project budgets, and ensuring successful execution from project initiation through client sign-off. This individual will serve as the primary client-facing project lead while working closely with finance teams, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality financial solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent Financial Analysis and FP&A projects from planning through implementation and client acceptance.
- Partner with business stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, timelines, deliverables, and success criteria.
- Translate business requirements into structured financial analyses, models, and actionable recommendations.
- Develop and present executive-level PowerPoint presentations that communicate project progress, financial insights, business value, risks, and recommendations.
- Own project budgets, including resource planning, cost tracking, forecasting, burn rate analysis, and variance reporting.
- Collaborate closely with finance teams, analysts, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure financial deliverables are accurate, complete, and aligned with business objectives.
- Review financial models, assumptions, reconciliations, and supporting data to ensure quality and consistency before client delivery.
- Identify project risks, data inconsistencies, and delivery challenges early, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and accountability.
- Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders through clear communication, strategic leadership, and dependable execution.
- Drive project governance, status reporting, issue resolution, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
12+ years of Project Management experience leading Financial Analysis, FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Business Analytics projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent enterprise projects and cross-functional teams.
- Strong knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
- Experience managing project budgets, resource allocation, financial forecasting, and cost tracking.
- Ability to understand and validate financial models, assumptions, methodologies, and analytical deliverables.
- Excellent presentation and storytelling skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with exceptional attention to detail.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with experience presenting to executive leadership and client stakeholders.
- Bachelor''s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or equivalent Project Management certification.
- Prior experience in Financial Consulting, FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Business Consulting before transitioning into Project Management.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling and complex data analysis.
- Experience managing distributed or geographically dispersed project teams.
- Experience working within large enterprise or Fortune 500 environments.
Required Skills
- Project Management
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Financial Modeling
- Variance Analysis
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- PowerPoint Executive Presentations
- Microsoft Excel
- Risk & Issue Management
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Budget & Resource Management
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