Finance Project Manager

We are looking for a hands-on Project Manager – Finance to support a US-based client in a dynamic working-manager role. This position requires active involvement in reviewing actual numbers, verifying work quality, and maintaining close attention to detail to identify issues before they reach the client. The ideal candidate will combine strong accounting expertise with a proactive ownership mindset, ensuring tasks are completed thoroughly rather than simply delegated. This role involves overseeing finance and reconciliation teams, managing monthly and period-end closings, reviewing P&Ls, and acting as the primary liaison with the client.

Key Responsibilities

- Oversee the daily operations of the finance and reconciliation teams, ensuring accuracy, quality, and timely delivery of all outputs. Personally review underlying work rather than relying solely on status updates.
- Manage monthly and period-end closing activities, ensuring compliance with deadlines and reporting standards.
- Review P&Ls, financial statements, and management reports before submission to the client, guaranteeing all deliverables meet quality standards.
- Ensure the entire accounting cycle—from transaction recording through reconciliation, closing, and reporting—is executed correctly.
- Conduct regular, unannounced spot checks on team members’ work to detect errors early and maintain consistent quality.
- Lead as a hands-on manager by working alongside the team on complex or urgent tasks instead of only delegating.
- Facilitate and support the finance and reconciliation teams by removing obstacles and providing direct guidance on complex accounting issues.
- Plan and prioritize workloads based on closing calendars and client deadlines, stepping in personally when deadlines are at risk.
- Establish and monitor internal review controls to maintain consistent quality and take accountability for any gaps.
- Serve as the primary point of contact between the teams and the US-based client, taking full ownership of client requests from receipt to completion.
- Translate client requirements into clear, actionable tasks for the team, rather than simply forwarding requests.
- Lead client meetings and discussions, presenting financial results, closing status, and resolution plans clearly and confidently.
- Proactively communicate issues, risks, and updates to the client before being asked, and personally confirm completion of all commitments.
- Take full accountability for outcomes, not just tasks; if deliverables are late or incorrect, the Project Manager is responsible regardless of who produced them.
- Maintain visibility into team output through regular and random checks rather than relying on status reports alone.
- Escalate risks proactively to management before they become client issues.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- Professional qualifications such as ACCA, CA, CMA, or equivalent are strongly preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in finance and accounting, with proven leadership or management of senior teams.
- Demonstrated experience as a team lead or project manager within a finance function, ideally supporting US-based clients.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

- Strong knowledge of the full accounting cycle, including monthly and period-end closing, reconciliations, and P&L review.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally and confidently with US-based clients, including delivering difficult updates proactively.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, project management, and problem-solving abilities.
- A demonstrated ownership mentality: comfortable being hands-on, accountable for team output, and proactive in verifying work quality.

Additional Information

- This is an onsite role with working hours from Monday to Friday.
- Shift timing is 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) / 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

This role offers the opportunity to lead a finance team with a hands-on approach, ensuring high-quality deliverables and strong client relationships in a fast-paced environment.