RSM US LLP · 1 day ago
Operations Associate, Assurance Tech
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$60K/yr - $99K/yr
3+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Executes on project scope, and manage to objectives, schedule, and deliverables that support business goals.
Tracks project progress using project plans, activity logs and status reports.
Assists project teams in identifying roadblocks and project risks.
Identifies activities as either in or out of scope per the initial project charter and works directly with the project team to determine whether a change in scope is necessary.
Provides activity oversight for completion of established objectives and activities.
Schedules and facilitates meetings, prepares meeting materials, and facilitates meeting while documenting key meeting topics for distribution to attendees afterwards.
Sends appropriate communications using standard templates and processes.
Uses established project or operations management templates to document project goals, scope, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, risks and roles within the project charter.
Develops and maintain a detailed project plan/schedule, according to standard templates, using natural language simply, clearly, unambiguously, and concisely.
Creates the communication plan and the activity log.
Responsible for the accuracy and completion of all project documentation.
Develops and maintains the department's operational processes and the supporting documentation.
Works with project sponsor and stakeholders to document the projects vision and scope.
Works with project team to ensure proposed solutions align with requirements and maximizes value to stakeholders.
Sends appropriate communications to all levels including sponsors and senior leadership.
Works with project sponsor and stakeholders to identify appropriate project team members for each key activity or milestone and discuss their involvement in the requirements process, weigh in on deliverables, execute on training/change management.
Provide vendor relationship management support including managing contracts, coordinating discussions, managing communications, billing coordination, etc.
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor’s degree in business related field, or equivalent experience
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office skills
Effectively manages and prioritizes workload of self/team to meet and/or exceed expectations
Ability to influence all levels of staff to accomplish project goals
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing effectively to all levels
Ability to identify risks and resolve issues
Advanced organizational skills
Strong attention to detail and ability to review your own work for accuracy
Self-starter and motivated to continually learn and improve
Preferred
CPA and / or PMP certification
Agile/Scrum Master certification
Azure DevOps or Jira experience
Experience with Smartsheet, MS Project or related tools highly
SharePoint experience
Minimum of 3 years of project management experience
Experience managing technology projects using waterfall and/or agile methodologies
Experience managing multiple projects of moderate to high risk
Experience working in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment
Benefits
Discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance
Company
RSM US LLP
RSM is the leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services to the middle market. With over 13,000 professionals across the U.S.
10,001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Aaron Bhatti
Executive
Bill Kracunas
Principal and National Leader of Strategy and Management Consulting
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