Project Manager I - Lending Audit Team

Overview

To plan, manage, and direct the activities between Lending Business Units and the second/third life of defense. Provide subject matter expertise and guidance regarding exams, internal audits, and compliance reviews. Support the Business Unit throughout full lifecycle of findings and/or issues from identification to closure. Assess NFCU's policies, procedures, practices, and governance routines, as they relate to the assigned Business Unit

Responsibilities

• Ensures effective management of projects from inception through implementation
• Interprets and discusses information requests, findings, and related recommendations with the designated Business Unit liaisons
• Effectively coordinates exam preparation activities, information requests, and provides quality assurance for examination responses and other regulatory inquiries
• Coordinates with Business Units to ensure corrective actions are implemented timely to address recommendations resulting from external audits and exams
• Contributes to a culture of collaboration by actively working across business lines, communicating knowledge and business processes to Business Units
• Tracks, reports on, and follows up on corrective actions and remediation efforts identified by internal/external auditors
• Directs and leads Project Teams by developing and coordinating work plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and training
• Identifies and minimizes project risks or constraints that would impact project deliverables
• Identifies, communicates, and resolves branch/division/department areas of concern, or cross-organizational that may impede or impact other projects/initiatives
• Maintains/archives project documentation
• Ensures project deliverables are met in accordance with customers' expectations
• Sets, manages, and communicates client expectations for the project
• Oversees project progress to ensure project documentation and schedules are in compliance with previously agreed requirements and standards
• Identifies, escalates and/or resolves issues associated with project(s) ensuring deliverables conform to established quality and schedules
• Monitors and controls risks to ensure timelines are met and project goals are attained
• Facilitates project team and client meetings for the resolution of project issues
• Provides project status reports to management
• Serves as primary point of contact for project management and related issues.
• Secures resources and ensures optimum utilization of those resources, meeting budgetary requirements
• Allocates project team assignments to ensure accountability, establishes a team environment, manages personnel changes, and executes the training plan
• Manages, executes, and communicates project plan, changes, direction, approach, and priorities based on changing business requirements, circumstances, new information and/or budget considerations to stakeholders
• Promotes team building and skills development of project team members
• Manages small, multiple projects, or portions of a larger project
• Identifies, communicates, escalates, and resolves project issues and risks to branch/division management
• Provides guidance to help team members and stakeholders
• Fosters relationships with staff, peers, and business unit
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Audit or exam management experience
• Expert in PowerBI
• Expert in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Project management experience overseeing multiple, small complex projects
• Effective developing and managing relationships across business units and the organization
• Strong understanding of contact and their impact on projects
• Proficiency with PCs and related software applications (word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, database, and project management applications)
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Demonstrated skill in producing desired results and achieving goals and objectives
• Demonstrated skill directing and controlling project activities of a broad functional area
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, or related field or the equivalent combination of education, training, or experience
• Effective planning, organizational, and problem solving skills
• Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Demonstrated skill in exercising initiative, good judgment, and making sound and timely decisions
• Demonstrated skill achieving goals and objectives

Desired Qualification(s)

• Advanced Degree in Business, Management, Economics, Finance, or related field
• NCCO or NCRM certification
• PMP/CAPM certification
• Knowledge of Navy Federal's, or other financial institutions', operations
• Working knowledge of Navy Federal's Project Portfolio Management (PPM) standards
• Extensive experience managing multi-disciplinary project lifecycles for financial institutions

Hours: Moonday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Locations: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 | 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526

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