Minnesota - Project Manager

Hollstadt Overview

Hollstadt Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm dedicated to placing professionals at engagements where they will excel. When you work with us, you'll work with a refreshingly real company led and staffed by seasoned experts who are also down-to-earth, good people. We're committed to treating you with respect and helping you achieve your career aspirations.

Since 1990, Hollstadt has been a trusted partner to more than 150 domestic and global companies and has successfully completed over 3,000 projects. Our continued growth has created challenging and rewarding opportunities for accomplished IT and Business Consultants. Hollstadt Consulting is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.

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Job Description

Role: Workday Finance Project Manager

Location: Work location can be remote. There will be times when this position will be expected to work in St. Paul, MN. It could be several days a month to a couple days per week. It will vary. The travel expectation is 0-25%.

Contract Length: 1 year with the option to extend it up to 3 year’s total.

Rate: $38.96/hour W2 - $41.56/hour W2 depending on skills and qualifications

Required Skills:

2 engagements as a project manager
5 years of project management with Finance projects
3 years of proven ability to prioritize work in a high-pressure stressful environment

Desired Skills:

3 years of experience working in a government and/or public higher education environment specifically as a project manager
1 engagement with ERP systems, such as Workday
A strong understanding of cash positioning, bank account reconciliation, budget to actuals, cash forecasting, and related treasury processes.

Position:

Serve as the Project Manager for the Finance NextGen Sustainment Team to handle the Financial Management area of Workday and other related Workday Finance projects as needed.

Manage all aspects related to Workday Finance such as maintain project plan, provide status reports, and work with project teams to identify and manage project risks, issues, and change orders.

The Workday Finance Project Manager will be responsible for working with external vendors and clients' implementation team to:

Oversee the Finance portion of the NextGen project.
Establish and maintain agile and waterfall project plans.
Create, maintain, and manage change orders impacting scope, resources, or budget.
Provide support and team leadership to have the project staff complete tasks on time.
Facilitate project planning and check-in meetings.
Track and communicate project status reports or presentations to stakeholders and executives.
Coordinate with stakeholders to create impactful reporting on behalf of the organization.
Document and proactively manage project risks, issues, assumptions, decisions, and dependencies.
This individual will work with the system office finance, campuses, contractor/vendors and create detailed project plans with milestones.
This individual will be required to follow client policies, guidelines, and procedures.
Facilitate planning discussions with technical and business teams within and external to client.
Capture and record meeting notes and ensure action items are complete promptly.
Effectively balance the needs of the client, team, timeline, and solution scope

Benefits + Perks

Comprehensive Benefit Plan

Hollstadt offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits to eligible employees. With three different medical plans to choose from, you can enroll in the coverage you need from individual to family, or anywhere in between!

Remarketing Process

Hollstadt is based on retention and relationships. We get to know your strengths and career wishes throughout your assignment and then start remarket discussions 6-8 weeks prior to your end date. By being proactive, we are able to keep your down time between assignments as short as possible, unless you choose otherwise.

Professional Development

Hollstadt offers on-demand training through our consultant portal. Trainings give our consultants the continuing education they need to excel on their projects. Many of our courses apply towards continuing education credits and we have an entire training hub dedicated to upskilling in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

401k + Matching

One popular benefit is our 401(k) match on the first 4% of your contributions. Hollstadt wants to help you reach your long-term financial goals and understands that planning for your future is critical. Consultants also have access to support from a Financial Advisor.

Bonus Opportunities

We appreciate and reward loyalty. Join Hollstadt, stay for 5 years, and we’ll give you a $5,000 Longevity Award bonus! Additionally, we know great talent knows other great talent. If you are on contract with Hollstadt and refer one of your connections who gets placed, we’ll pay you $1,000!

Ongoing Support & Networking

We have made a significant investment in building a support program for our consultant team - so you never have to feel like you are going it alone. We also have a Consultant Coach program which acts like a 'work buddy' to provide a safe ear for questions or concerns at your client site.

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