program & PROJECT MANAGEMENT specialists (associate)PwC Acceleration Center Manila

Salary Details
Negotiable
Job Address
15th Floor (offices 1, 2, and 3), The 30th Corporate Center Meralco Avenue
Job Description
PROGRAM & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS (Associate)
The Project Management Specialist will add value to Assurance engagement teams by providing standardized project management processes, integrated into the resource-based RTM team and part of the service engagement teams will get when engaging with the ACs. Project Accelerator will be tagged to specific teams and work with the same teams from the pre-planning phase through completion.
The Project Management Specialist (Associate) will work closely with the US engagement team (ET) and the Remote Team Member (RTM) Manager and the rest of the engagement team, including RTMs to own project management responsibilities on the engagement, allowing more time for ET /RTM Managers to perform timely reviews, coach staff, and manage audit issues.
The Acceleration Center is the Demand-side strategy and execution partner to the Lines of Service for centralized client service work. We provide the specialization, capabilities and operations to automate and scale differentiated services with quality, enhanced productivity and profitability. The Acceleration Centers will seamlessly connect with the engagement teams and professionals in the practice to innovate, automate and digitally deliver work.
Reporting: The position reports to a Project Accelerator Lead.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage and ensure the timely delivery of projects by developing (as applicable) the project plan (with the engagement team’s assistance), assessing risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team;
Track progress of the project against the plan and reporting on status to key stakeholders;
Supervising the Project Accelerator Associates (as applicable) to ensure established project management goals are achieved;
Schedule and lead, as necessary, internal taking stock or huddle US/RTM team meetings. Provide feedback on the status of the project to the team at agreed points, such as the taking stock meeting;
Oversee the project accelerator associates workload (as applicable) to ensure an appropriate balance of personal and work commitments;
Organize the US/RTM engagement team (as applicable) to make sure that work is allocated to the right people and the right people attend the right meetings;
Monitor that required US/RTM engagement team members will be available at the right time to complete the audit work;
Develop positive working relationships with audit team members (on site US team members, specialists, and Remote Team Members (RTMs)) and the client (as applicable);
Maintain record of team huddle meetings and matters discussed, including actions to be taken. Update the team’s project plan and other tools (Aura, Connect, etc) to reflect changes to actions and responsibilities;
Recommend, as applicable, project process improvements to improve effectiveness and quality of the project;
Act as the focal point of information relating to the achievement of the project plan (for example, the project accelerator uses information received from the team to help achieve visibility of the project status and support good knowledge sharing practices.);
Coordinate US/RTM engagement team members’ access to tools, client systems, Google drives, etc;
Schedule team and client meetings as needed and ensure right attendees are included and agendas are shared 24 hours ahead of the meeting;
Assists the engagement team, including RTMs, with any other administrative/logistics matter;
Timely Escalates issues to appropriate stakeholders and drives resolution.
Own inventory of engagement templates that need to be rollforward and perform template roll forwards for these (i.e., engagement letters, representation letters, opinions);
Ability to work outside local working hours.
Ability to lead and supervise the team to perform the tasks assigned by the established due date focusing the efforts of a group of people toward a common goal and enabling them to work as a team; and
Ability to apply a logical and analytical approach to work, tracking finances
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor Degree Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems, Management Information Systems & Accounting, Computer and Information Science, Computer and Information Science & Accounting, Information Science, Economics, Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance & Technology, Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Accounting & Technology, Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, and/or other relevant degrees.
Relevant professional qualifications such as PMI Certification (or similar Project Management certification)
At least 1 year of work experience
Specific Technical Skills:
Superior working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (in particular Excel and Word) and Adobe Acrobat
Proficient and confident in English reading, writing and oral communication skills
Should be comfortable working and communicating with team members at all levels including senior management and engagement teams
Ability to coach subordinates in the development of their career and skills
Job Requirements
Project Planning, PMO, Project Management
Job Type
Skilled/Other Services
Working Hours
08:30 AM to 05:30 PM
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NCR, Metro Manila, Pasig, Philippines
1 Year or less
Full-time
Negotiable
Bachelor's / College Degree
4 Vacancies