Finance Project Manager

Summary

Join Sand Cherry Associates as an experienced Finance Project Manager to lead the integration of financial planning and analysis functions during M&A processes or restructuring initiatives in the natural gas sector. This critical leadership role requires managing the FP&A workstream, driving strategy execution, risk management, and stakeholder coordination. The position is remote, requiring MST or CST hours, and is a 1099 contract role for 6-8 months. You will be responsible for aligning FP&A capabilities, systems, and processes between organizations. Success in this role demands strong project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in FP&A, financial integration, and project management within the energy sector.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business (MBA or CPA strongly preferred)
• 7 years’ experience in FP&A, financial integration, and project management
• Strong understanding of upstream and midstream natural gas value chain and cost drivers
• Proven experience in M&A integration or transformation programs and initiatives is necessary
• Familiarity with enterprise planning systems (e.g., SAP, Hyperion, Anaplan)
• Excellent project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Advanced experience with Smartsheet, PowerPoint and Excel are required

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end FP&A integration planning and execution, ensuring alignment with broader IMO strategy and key value drivers of the transaction
• Define workstream integration roadmap, establish detailed project plans, and manage interdependencies with other functions (e.g., IT, HR, Commercial)
• Partner with Finance leadership, functional leads (Accounting, Treasury, Operations Finance), and third-party advisors to align objectives and gain buy-in
• Align and integrate key planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting processes and timelines across both organizations
• Support transition or integration of financial planning tools (e.g., Hyperion, SAP BPC, Anaplan) and reporting platforms
• Identify and mitigate organizational resistance, support communication plans, and facilitate training related to new FP&A processes
• Communication materials, user guides, and training sessions for FP&A staff on new tools/processes
• Identify integration risks, issues, and mitigation strategies
• Clear objectives, scope, timelines, and resource allocations for FP&A integration
• Comparative analysis of FP&A structures, processes, tools, and data models
• Harmonized forecasting, budgeting, and reporting cycles for the combined organization
• Roadmap for ERP/EPM integration or migration to a common planning toolset
• Dashboard or reporting structure to track progress and benefits tied to FP&A efficiencies
• Unified management reporting and dashboard templates for business units
• Weekly or biweekly updates to the IMO and executive leadership on work stream progress

Preferred Qualifications

• Gas Industry experience is strongly preferred
• Experience with energy sector software tools like Quorum and Enertia is preferred

Benefits

• This is a 6-8 month consulting engagement, with an hourly range of $75-95/hr
• Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients