Project Manager

Project Manager

Department: Business Solutions / Project Management Office

Reports To: Business Solutions Head

About the Role

We are looking for a highly driven Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, governance, and delivery of client engagements across the Firm’s various Practice Units.

This is a cross-functional role that works beyond a single department. You will collaborate closely with Project Leads and technical specialists to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with approved project economics.

While Project Leads are responsible for the technical quality and methodology, you will own the execution discipline, project structure, and delivery management.

This role is ideal for someone experienced in managing multiple consulting engagements, coordinating diverse teams, and engaging clients in a professional services, advisory, or consulting environment.

**Key Responsibilities

Client Engagement Management**

• Act as the primary project management contact for assigned client engagements
• Lead project kickoff, status meetings, and steering committee sessions
• Establish project governance, communication plans, timelines, and escalation procedures
• Manage client expectations on scope, deliverables, timelines, and dependencies
• Prepare and present clear project status reports
• Track approvals, decisions, risks, and outstanding requirements
• Proactively identify and escalate project risks and client concerns
• Monitor client satisfaction and engagement health
• Identify opportunities for additional client support and coordinate with Business Development

Project & Operations Management

• Translate approved proposals into detailed project plans
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules across multiple workstreams
• Monitor milestones, deliverables, timelines, and resource utilization
• Maintain risk, issue, action, and decision logs
• Track project budgets, utilization, and margin risks
• Support billing readiness by ensuring proper documentation and approvals
• Implement scope management and change control processes
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies and resolve bottlenecks
• Ensure compliance with internal project management standards
• Lead project closure activities, including lessons learned and evaluation

People & Team Management

• Coordinate staffing with Practice Unit Heads and Project Leads
• Align resources based on skills, availability, and project requirements
• Define clear responsibilities, deadlines, and accountability within the team
• Facilitate team meetings and monitor task completion
• Promote collaboration across different Practice Units
• Identify and escalate resource conflicts and capacity issues
• Provide structured performance feedback to leaders
• Coach team members on project management best practices
• Lead retrospectives and knowledge-sharing initiatives

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in any of the following or related fields:

• Accountancy
• Finance
• Business Administration / Management
• Industrial or Management Engineering
• Information Systems / Information Technology
• A Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent) is an advantage.

Experience

• 5–8 years of relevant professional experience
• At least 2–3 years managing projects or consulting engagements
• Experience handling multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong background in cross-functional team coordination
• Proven client-facing and stakeholder management experience

Preferred Industry Experience:

• Accounting or management consulting
• Professional services or advisory
• Audit (internal or external)
• Business process consulting or transformation
• ERP implementation
• Shared services or BPO
• Financial planning & analysis (FP&A)
• Internal controls and risk management
• Systems or organizational transformation

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management Professional (*PMP**)
• Certified Associate in Project Management (*CAPM**)
• Agile / Scrum Certification
• Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or equivalent)

Additional certifications such as CPA, CMA, or CIA are advantageous but not required.

Knowledge & Skills

• Project planning, execution, and governance
• Consulting engagement management
• Budgeting and project economics
• Scope and change management
• Resource and capacity planning
• Risk and issue management
• Stakeholder and client management
• Strong communication and reporting skills
• Cross-functional team coordination

Technical / Systems Exposure (Preferred):

• ERP and accounting platforms such as SAP Business One, Xero, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar

Business Process Knowledge (Advantage):

• Record-to-Report (R2R)
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
• Order-to-Cash (O2C)
• Inventory Management
• Financial Reporting and FP&A
• Internal Controls and Risk Management

Why Join Us?

• Work on diverse, high-impact consulting engagements
• Collaborate with cross-functional experts across multiple disciplines
• Gain exposure to complex business transformations and advisory work
• Be part of a growing and dynamic professional services firm

Apply now and take the lead in driving successful project delivery across our organization.