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Project Manager – Finance
| Company | Squarespace |
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| Location | New York, NY, USA |
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| Salary | $126500 – $177000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 6 – 7+ years of experience in Project management, Finance, Financial Systems, or a combination of these areas.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
- Experience delivering cross-functional projects that touch finance systems and data (e.g., ERP, planning tools, revenue systems, etc.).
- Demonstrated ability to drive alignment, decision-making, and execution in highly cross-functional, ambiguous environments without direct authority.
- Proven ability to translate between technical and business stakeholders, balancing competing priorities to drive alignment and execution.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to craft clear, concise messaging tailored to executive leadership, technical teams, and finance stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead the end-to-end delivery of high-visibility Finance initiatives, including system implementations, process improvements, and company-wide programs impacting Finance teams (e.g., Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Controls).
- Develop and manage structured project plans with clear milestones, resource needs, dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Align project work with departmental goals and company strategy, anticipating downstream impacts and cross-functional dependencies.
- Partner with Finance functional leads to define and document business requirements for product and organizational initiatives, ensuring Finance considerations are implemented and validated.
- Collaborate with business partners across Engineering and Data teams to translate business needs into actionable technical work, prioritize high-value items, and propose path-forward decisions.
- Deliver clear, frequent, and targeted communication to stakeholders at all levels, from operational contributors to executive leadership.
- Identify opportunities to improve project delivery methodologies and drive the adoption of best practices within Finance, including change management, stakeholder training, and ensuring adoption of new processes and systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, CAPM, or other formal project management certification is preferred.
- Familiarity with SDLC methodologies
- Experience in a tech company or high-growth environment is a plus.
