The role of the Finance Project and Process Improvement and Control Manager 
is to identify, plan, and implement projects to improve financial processes 
including acquiring and managing resources and coordinating the efforts of 
team members and third-party contractors/consultants in order to deliver 
improvements to financial processes and controls.  Main responsibilities include 
the following:  
•	Direct the planning and implementation of a project, defining project scope, 
goals and deliverables that include full scale project plans, detailed budget 
and reporting that supports business goals in collaboration with senior 
management and stakeholders.
•	Define project tasks, acquire appropriate resources and manage 
interdisciplinary teams to ensure achievement of process improvement, 
project goals and milestones. 
•	Define the internal control requirements of the financial processes and 
ensure those controls are implemented in a timely and cost effective 
manner.
•	Serve as the primary contact point effectively communicating project 
expectations and roles, tracking status and dynamic aspects of the project 
to all stakeholders.  
•	Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks and 
devise contingency plans to bring the project to appropriate conclusion 
within the guidelines of the project plan and budget.  
•	Monitor and manage tasks and team performance against project plan, 
taking corrective action as required.
•	Manage all aspects of the project budget, including but not limited to capital 
assets, professional services and training.  Supply senior management with 
budget status reporting.
•	Responsible for quality assurance of the project, as well as the evaluations 
and documentation of team procedures.
•	Identify, handle and resolve conflict effectively.
•	Conduct project post mortems, creating a summary report in order to 
identify successful and unsuccessful projects elements and make recommendations for improvements.  
•	Assess the risks and controls in the key financial processes including 
financial reporting, accounts payable, revenue cycle, cash management, 
payroll, income tax preparation and new matter intake.  

Requirements:
•	Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or 
related field and a minimum of five years of related experience; or 
equivalent combination of education and experience.  PMP certification.  
Law firm or professional services experience highly desirable.
•	Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project to develop detailed full 
scale project plans, as well as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and 
SharePoint.  
•	Proven ability to manage multiple major projects at the same time.  
Solid understanding and demonstration of managing both complex 
financial operations projects.
•	Basic understanding of core financial and accounting principles.  
•	Excellent time management, written and verbal communication skills 
and leadership skills necessary to managing large groups of people at 
various levels of an organization.  
•	Strong team building skills and the ability to motivate and build a 
consensus among team members.  Solid customer service and conflict 
management skills.