6Month Contract-Project Manager – Finance & Operations

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Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Software • Consulting
The Role
Manage cross-functional finance and operations projects from planning through implementation and stabilization. Responsibilities include defining scope and milestones, maintaining project plans and RAID logs, applying agile or waterfall methods, managing governance and stakeholders, resolving risks and issues, coordinating vendors and delivery teams, overseeing testing and cutover, and preparing executive status reports and steering committee materials.
Summary Generated by Built In

Centrax Digital is recruiting on behalf of a client in the finance sector for a Project Manager to plan, coordinate and deliver priority business projects within agreed scope, time, cost, quality, risk and stakeholder expectations.

The role provides structured project management discipline across business-as-usual, operational improvement, regulatory, reporting, risk, control, systems and transformation-related initiatives. It requires strong delivery ownership, practical governance, disciplined planning, proactive issue resolution and clear communication with senior stakeholders, project teams, business owners, vendors and delivery partners.

Key focus areas: defining scope, milestones, dependencies and success criteria; maintaining integrated plans, RAID logs, decision logs and action trackers; applying agile or scrum practices where appropriate; establishing practical governance and preparing status reports and steering committee packs; managing stakeholders and change through readiness, handover and transition; and coordinating process, systems and vendor activities including testing, cutover and post-implementation stabilisation.

Reports to: Programme Manager / Portfolio Lead / Senior Manager. Business area: Group Finance / Operations. Onsite, fixed term contract.



Requirements
• Minimum 5 years' project management experience, preferably in finance, operations, insurance, banking, financial services, professional services or a regulated business environment
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional projects with senior stakeholders and multiple delivery teams
• Experience delivering initiatives linked to reporting, controls, audit, compliance, risk, process improvement, systems, data or operational change
• Experience with agile, hybrid or waterfall delivery methods, with the ability to tailor the approach to the project context
• Strong project planning, coordination, governance, facilitation and delivery management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including concise executive-level updates
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, problem-solving and decision-support capability
• Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, deadlines, risks and stakeholder expectations
• Ability to maintain project discipline in a non-automated environment
• Good understanding of business processes, finance operations, reporting cycles, audit, controls, risk and compliance environments
• Competence in project management tools, Microsoft Office, collaboration platforms and project reporting templates

Benefits
Fixed term contract engagement with an expected duration of 3 to 6 months. A market-competitive contract rate is offered, negotiable based on experience and confirmed at offer stage. The role offers broad exposure across finance, operations, risk, compliance and technology delivery, with direct engagement at steering committee level.

Skills Required

  • Minimum 5 years of project management experience
  • Experience managing cross-functional projects with senior stakeholders and multiple delivery teams
  • Experience delivering initiatives related to reporting, controls, audit, compliance, risk, process improvement, systems, data, or operational change
  • Experience with agile, hybrid, or waterfall delivery methods
  • Strong project planning, coordination, governance, facilitation, and delivery management skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, including executive-level updates
  • Strong stakeholder management, influencing, problem-solving, and decision-support capability
  • Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, deadlines, risks, and stakeholder expectations
  • Ability to maintain project discipline in a non-automated environment
  • Understanding of business processes, finance operations, reporting cycles, audit, controls, risk, and compliance environments
  • Competence in project management tools, Microsoft Office, collaboration platforms, and project reporting templates
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The Company
34 Employees
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

Centrax Digital is a technology consulting and digital engineering firm that delivers AI consulting, Zoho implementation, and cloud solutions.

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