Finance & Tax Transformation / Continuous Improvement Project Manager
Location: Montreal, QC (Hybrid)
Department: Finance
Employment Type: 12+ Months
Experience Required: 8+ Years
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Finance & Tax Transformation / Continuous Improvement Project Manager to lead and deliver strategic transformation, process optimization, and digital initiatives within the Finance and Tax organization. This role will be responsible for managing a portfolio of projects aimed at improving operational efficiency, enhancing controls, streamlining processes, and supporting digital transformation objectives across Finance and Tax functions.
The ideal candidate will possess strong project management expertise, business process improvement experience, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams across global locations.
Key Responsibilities
Project & Transformation Management
- Lead Finance and Tax transformation, continuous improvement, and digitalization initiatives.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and timelines.
- Develop project charters, implementation plans, timelines, milestones, and success metrics.
- Conduct end-to-end business process reviews and identify optimization opportunities.
- Drive process standardization, automation, and operational efficiency improvements.
Stakeholder & Team Coordination
- Coordinate with Finance, Tax, Technology, PMO, and business stakeholders across global teams.
- Facilitate project meetings, workshops, status reviews, and steering committee presentations.
- Communicate project objectives, progress updates, risks, and dependencies to senior leadership.
- Build strong relationships with geographically dispersed cross-functional teams.
Risk & Change Management
- Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies and develop mitigation strategies.
- Ensure adherence to project governance, quality standards, and best practices.
- Support change management, user adoption, and process transition activities.
- Monitor project KPIs and track progress against business objectives.
Continuous Improvement & Digital Initiatives
- Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Evaluate opportunities for process automation and digital solutions.
- Contribute to Finance digital transformation programs and efficiency initiatives.
- Support implementation of technology-driven improvements across Finance and Tax functions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
- 8-10+ years of project management, transformation, or consulting experience.
- Experience within Financial Services, Banking, or highly regulated environments preferred.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies and frameworks.
- Proven experience managing process improvement and transformation programs.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams across multiple geographic locations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, Scrum Master, or equivalent Project Management certification.
- Background in Finance, Accounting, Tax, or Consulting.
- Experience with digital transformation, automation, and process optimization initiatives.
- Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies.
- Strong interest in emerging technologies and innovation.
Must-Have Skills
- Project Management
- Finance Transformation
- Continuous Improvement
- Business Process Optimization
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk & Change Management
- Digital Transformation
- Process Reengineering
- Financial Services Domain Experience
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Nice-to-Have Skills
- PMP Certification
- Scrum Master Certification
- Lean Six Sigma
- Automation Initiatives
- Finance & Accounting Background
- Consulting Experience
- Agile Methodologies
