Project Coordinator - Expert

job summary:Provides the project manager support and assistance in scheduling, documentation, budgeting and communication. Updates the project plan. Assists in information collection and validations. Facilitates collaborative documents and data stores. Helps prepare status reports and presentations. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required. Must have strong knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, and Visio. Experience with Financials, budgeting, & operational activities. The IT Portfolio Coordinator is responsible for conducting the operational aspects for designated IT teams, this role supports a portfolio that consists of multiple, cross-functional projects varying in complexity, scope, and duration, as well as operational activities. They will support team members and managers on financial, asset lifecycle, planning, and reporting activities of their respective domain. They are responsible for developing solid working knowledge of financial management processes and tools. location: Minneapolis, Minnesotajob type: Contractsalary: $34.68 - 39.68 per hourwork hours: 8am to 5pmeducation: Bachelors responsibilities:

• 1) Operations - Ensure timeliness and quality of the administrative team deliverables including month-end processing, invoicing, in-servicing, portfolio reporting, KPI reporting, risk reserve management, portfolio planning, and continual process improvements. Support teams with administrative services, such as resource onboarding and access provisioning, project repository/site set-up, project set-up, administration, and closure.
• Responsible for operation of day to day purchasing and expenditure activities. Support adherence of ULC tools and processes, and other similar policies.
• 2) Budget Controls - Assists with management of portfolio financials including planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance tracking, calculating earned value metrics.
• Establish and conduct operational reporting for management. Support staff on understanding financial practices, procedures and status.
• Ensure financial transactions follow GAAP and client policy, and are conducted in a timely and accurate manner. Liaise between IT, Capital Asset Accounting (CAA) and Finance to ensure timely and accurate in-servicing, and managed expenses.
• Compile information for and assist in reviewing the funding plan.
• Provide procedural instruction to team members on financial activities.
• Establish and provide subject matter expertise on transactional systems, including timecard, PPM, GL, contract and invoicing systems.

• Experience level: Experienced
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Education: Bachelors