Senior Consultant - IT Project Management

At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you're starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you'll love from top to bottom - we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.

EisnerAmper is seeking a Senior Consultant specializing in Technical Project Manager that will be responsible for assisting in the management of mid-size to large, multi-faceted projects and/or multiple projects simultaneously, with an emphasis on technology delivery and implementation, including but not limited to: software development, software or system implementation, data warehousing, technology integration, and automation. The position will assist clients and project leadership on the planning, execution, and closeout of client technology initiatives while providing technical project management expertise and driving best practices. The position acts as a project liaison between our client's application end-users and the technical development to clearly align business practices with solution requirements and functionality. This position also assists in the support of all solution quality assurance and user acceptance testing.

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry

• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance

• You will join a culture that has received multiple top "Places to Work" awards

  • We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions

  • We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation

  • Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work

  • Numerous Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) efforts

• Assists project leadership in managing projects and multi-disciplinary tasks within scope of program or project to support Agile teams.

• Performs assessments of business needs and assists developers to translate these needs into project requirements.

• Tracks and confirms business system development and implementation efforts.

• Creates and distributes regular reports on project progress, blockers, milestones, and resource needs. Helps identify and clear impediments for Agile teams.

• Communicates effectively and consistently with all project stakeholders. Promotes transparency at all times regarding project status, issues and risks to stakeholders.

• Communicates and works with the client on a variety of issues potentially including progress and status, scope, schedule and budget, engagement team feedback, as well as progress of deliverables, client reviews, technical input, and comment resolution. Reports to EisnerAmper Advisory leadership regarding status of client engagements, including all risks, issues, and opportunities.

• Exhibits excellent client service skills including the identification of opportunities to provide additional services to clients and/or non-clients. Supports business development activities including client relationship development, program-specific positioning activities, teaming arrangements, proposal preparation, presentations, and contract negotiations consistent with established business development processes.

• Builds and maintains a growth pipeline, gather referrals, and maintain extensive knowledge on the firm's service lines and offerings, as well as market conditions and penetration of services and solutions.

• Serves as one of the Firm's primary contacts with clients.

• Serves as a liaison between technical and non-technical departments. Ensures customers are kept informed of development issues.

• Works with other leadership to define project scope and deliver a detailed plan for a successful outcome based on project objectives. Estimates effort and resources required for responsibilities and ensures all are prioritized effectively and delivered on time.

• Ensures project documents and plans are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

• Attends process improvement meetings to: identify people, process and technology improvements to improve team and project performance. Builds and maintains trusted relationships with diverse group of clients, team members, managers, and subject matter experts.

• Participates in the development and implementation of structured testing concepts, methodologies, and manual testing support tools.

• Ensures compliance with applicable policies and procedures, laws and regulations, and keeps current on compliance-related areas.

• Prepares deliverables/reports for review by team leadership that include any noted issues, trends and other micro/macro level risks identified through the execution of project activities.

• Performs and/or oversees functionality testing of new applications and existing software enhancements to ensure they meet business requirements through performing end to end business scenario tests.

• Performs and/or oversees regression testing of new applications and existing software enhancements to identify any possible impacts caused by changes.

• Verifies and traces evidence of reproduction of any reported faults in existing software.

• Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external parties. Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a professional and cooperative manner.

• Assists co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service. Actively supports teamwork throughout the organization.

• Performs other services as assigned.

• Complies with the professional and Firm requirements (e. g. , employee handbook requirements, time entry procedures), quality control document requirement, confidentiality requirements related to client, proposal, personnel, and job-related information.

• Attends and actively engages in training sessions and/or meetings as required.

• Maintains the required CPE for firm and licensing standards.

• May be required to work extended hours during the workweek and weekends, as needed.

• May be required to travel and work from different company and client locations.

• Bachelor's degree is required, concentration in business, management, computer science, or information systems, preferred.

• 3+ years of experience to direct project life cycle and experience in technology delivery, including one or more of the following:

  • Development

  • Business Analysis

  • Release Management

  • Testing

• 1+ y.