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Project Management Associate

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 May 2026

About the role

Title: Project Management (PM) Associate / PMO Associate
Company: Talley LLP
Location: Orange County, CA (FT-Onsite)

About the Firm
Talley, LLP, and its affiliated entities—Talley Law Group, LLP (“TLG”), Talley Capital Group, LLC (“TCG”), and Talley Wealth Management, LLC (“TWM”) (collectively “Talley”)—is a full-service financial, tax, legal, and consulting organization serving entrepreneurially driven businesses and their owners. Talley partners with clients as business advisors, not just service providers, constantly seeking innovative ways to strengthen their bottom line.
Talley, LLP, was founded in 1989, with the mission of helping entrepreneurial driven businesses, their owners, and high net worth individuals, to manage their financial affairs and to achieve their business objectives profitably and efficiently. Our professionals strive to become each client’s Most Trusted Advisor (MTA) by delivering global solutions to our client’s complex challenges and opportunities.
Our services include:

Audit & Assurance services, including financial reporting
Tax compliance,
Tax planning, and proactive advice
Business consulting
Estate planning, business planning, M&A, and tax law services delivered through TLG
Outsourced accounting, controller and CFO services
M&A, growth-through-acquisition, and operational consulting delivered through TCG

Talley is a boutique firm with 70+ U.S.-based professionals and 20–30 offshore/outsourced team members. Headquartered in Orange, CA, the firm has grown rapidly, becoming a leading Orange County professional services provider. We embrace a hybrid work culture built on accountability, results, and exceptional client service delivered by professional, motivated individuals.
Role Purpose
The PM Associate will strengthen Talley LLP’s operational and PMO capabilities by providing clear visibility into performance, utilization, and execution across professional services teams. This role supports firm leadership through data-driven insights, dashboard reporting, and project coordination, while helping scale Talley’s operational infrastructure within a time-and-billing professional services environment.

What Success Looks Like (12–18 Months)
A successful PMO Associate will:

Deliver accurate, actionable dashboards tracking employee performance and utilization
Improve leadership visibility into month-to-date, year-to-date, and budget vs. actual performance
Support the smooth execution of cross-functional initiatives without creating operational bottlenecks
Establish greater structure and discipline in operational reporting
Reduce friction between leadership, operations, and service teams through clear communication and follow-through

Core Responsibilities

Build and maintain employee performance dashboards (utilization, productivity, trends)
Support PMO initiatives by tracking projects, timelines, milestones, and deliverables
Assist leadership with resource planning, utilization tracking, and capacity analysis
Coordinate cross-functional operational initiatives across audit, tax, legal, and administrative teams
Prepare executive-ready reporting and analytics to support operational decision-making
Identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency
Support time-and-billing environments (hourly, time & materials), including related documentation and reporting

Required Experience
Candidates must demonstrate:

Experience within a CPA firm, legal firm, or professional services organization
Background in operations, PMO, or administrative leadership
Hands-on experience supporting professionals who bill time
Proven ability to build or maintain performance dashboards and operational reporting
Comfort working directly with senior leadership and handling sensitive data
Exposure to or direct experience applyin