Project Manager

We are currently hiring a Project Manager to help deliver and manage projects for our Financial Service client. The Project Manager is responsible for the overall management of the project, including completion of activities and delivery of outputs, throughout each stage of the project. We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Client’s Change team & support us in ensuring change is optimally delivered and governed in line with agreed methodologies and best practices from initiation right through to Project closure and benefits realisation.

Responsibilities :

• Plan, direct, and co-ordinate activities to manage and implement change programme roadmaps from mobilisation through to implementation.
• A keen cost focus and drive to deliver business outcomes in an efficient and cost effective way.
• Accountable for adherence to the Client's project methodology and ensures any deviations are addressed.
• extensive experience of resource management and forecasting and  Tracking of overall programme spend and outturn.
  Escalation of any emerging budget issues or risks
• Creates/identifies solutions for the project deliverables.
• Ensure delivery control and alignment with standard methodologies, processes, and procedures
• Point of escalation for all delivery risks and issues from underlying projects workstreams as appropriate
• Prepares and presents analysis, insights, and recommendation to assist agreed governance forums and senior stakeholders with decision making
• Monday-Friday Hybrid

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in delivery of complex change projects through the full life cycle (from project initiation to closing), ideally in a financial services environment.
• Degree qualification preferred with a relevant professional qualification in change/project management. (e.g. PMP, Prince2).
• Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK P3 Advanced
• Payments knowledge or banking experience required
• Strong influencing skills to challenge/size business solutions and requirements with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with ability to understand a broad range of business and technical challenges, to translate strategy into measurable business benefits and to articulate key messages to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines, and to manage competing demands effectively knowing when to escalate issues and when to deal with independently.
• Proven ability to lead and manage people, within own reporting line and across wider teams, to achieve required outcomes.

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Please also note that Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of society. We do not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

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