Junior Project Manager / Project Coordinator

Term: 12mo+ ContractLocation: Plano, TXWork Environment: Hybrid - Monday thru Thursday - in office / Friday - at homeVisa Status: US Citizen or Green CardGreat opportunity in Plano, TX or Junior Project Manager / Project Coordinator with prior work experience supporting Project Managers developing centralized processes and/or a Shared Services organization.You will support IT program/project managers and business process owners for business transformation programs. In this role you will be tracking multiple workstreams and providing weekly status and ad hoc reports. You will be managing and updating the Smartsheet project schedule, RAID logs, dashboard, budget forecast, weekly/monthly executive presentations.You will be scheduling meetings for the management team, cross functional project team and vendors, developing agendas, record minutes and track action items. You will monitor and track deliverables and SLA's as directed by senior management in addition to other duties as they are identified. This position requires experience communicating with various audiences that include business users, project management teams and project sponsors.You will be responsible for Project document repository management in SharePoint, including structured storing and organization, access management and sharing with required stakeholders for review and approvalRESPONSIBILITIESAssisting in creating and maintaining project plans, RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions/Dependencies) logs, and other project artifactsManaging meeting governance - Scheduling meetings , note taking, action item managementReporting – Proficient in excel and powerpoint to create status reportsBudget – support in maintaining the budgetsOther administrative and project coordination tasks.BACKGROUNDExperience developing centralized processes or a Shared Services organization5+ years of experience with tasks, RAID, artifacts and budget managementIntermediate to Advanced proficiency in Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPointProject coordination experience with cross functional teams, including third party vendors and SI partners2+ years’ experience process flow documentationDocumentation skills including functional, and training are required as well as solid verbal communicationnExperience with Accounting processes and terminology highly desirableExperience with SAP or Coupa implementions