DXC Luxoft - Project Manager - Reconciliation

Project description

Our client is a leading commodity trading and logistics company.

They are committed to building and maintaining world-class IT applications and infrastructure.

The Trading IT group directly supports the trading business, and this business has started a far-reaching programme to enhance and improve its trading applications using an innovative architecture to support business growth across the full range of business lines and geographies, and to enable the sharing of systems across different businesses.

This programme is aimed at delivering functional capabilities, enhancements, and technical infrastructure upgrades to enable continued business growth and enhanced profitability for the firm.

Client is looking to replace existing reconciliation system Gresham with Exceptor which will be enterprise-wide recon platform across FO, MO and BO

Responsibilities

- Determine and define project scope and objectives

- Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner

- Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan

- Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress

- Manage vendors and stakeholder tasks and communicating expected deliverables

- Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed

- Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement

- Maintain roadmap and maintain resource allocation / utilization

Skills

Must have

Knowledge & Experience:

- Overall 8+ years of experience out of which at least 5 years in OTC derivatives space

- Minimum 5 years of experience as project manager

- Knows how to handle project complexity in terms of stakeholder management, conflict management, change management etc.

- Understand concepts such as static data, industry codes, data governance and control as well as financial reporting

- Have worked in a finance department and understand basic reporting concepts

- Review processes, bypasses, challenges ahead and propose proxy approach

- Adaptable to an evolving scope of tasks, comfortable with uncertainty as well as changing global requirements

- Leads by example change management best practice on initiatives driven by the workstreams

- Familiarity with AGILE methodologies

- Knowledge of project planning tools. Familiar with and able to apply project management methodologies (for example, PMI, Prince II and agile)

- Good understanding of current and emerging technologies and how other enterprises are employing them to drive digital business

- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; expertise in setting and managing customer expectations

- Distinctive blend of business, IT, financial and communication skills, as this is a highly visible position with substantial impact

- Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment where this role may not directly control resources

Nice to have

Prior experience in reconciliation

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