Sr. Finance Program Management Manager

Overview

This role plans, leads, delivers, and is accountable for cross-functional finance initiatives that support business objectives, strengthen financial processes, and improve operational performance. Responsibilities include establishing project scope, schedules, budgets, governance, and success measures; leading resources across Finance and partner functions; and ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with quality, security, and control requirements.

The Finance Project Manager provides clear reporting to Executive management, manages risks and dependencies, and keeps stakeholder and customer perspectives central to project decisions. When the Regional Controller is not available or specialized expertise is needed, the role also participates in other Regional activities at the direction of the Regional Controller.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance projects from initiation through closeout, including supporting business case development, scope definition, planning, execution, monitoring, implementation, and ensuring benefits are realized.
• Establish project objectives, workplans, milestones, budgets, resource requirements, governance routines, and measurable success criteria.
• Drive cross-functional teams across Finance, Accounting, Operations, Information Technology, and other business functions to deliver agreed outcomes.
• Ensure sites manage project budgets, forecasts, financial impacts, timelines, dependencies, issues, and risks; recommend corrective actions when performance varies from plan.
• Drive project planning and commitment processes to site levels by clarifying roles and ownership and maintaining accountability for deliverables.
• Communicate project status, financial implications, risks, and decisions to Executive management and key stakeholders, including transparent written status reports and dashboards.
• Develop practical, creative approaches to resolve project challenges and obtain key stakeholder decisions when substantial business or financial impact is at stake.
• Engage internal customers and key stakeholders to understand needs, priorities, and perspectives, ensuring alignment with project requirements and solutions.
• Identify improvement opportunities and lead initiatives to simplify processes, strengthen controls, improve reporting, or increase efficiency.
• Lead change management efforts to ensure stakeholder alignment and organizational readiness for new processes, systems, and operating models.
• Manage competing priorities and resolve conflicts constructively to drive effective, sustainable financial outcomes.
• Drive compliance with applicable procedures, internal controls, and security policies; influence staffing changes if unremedied deficiencies are identified.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned based on evolving company and Regional needs.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems, evaluate alternatives, and drive decisions to completion.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong financial acumen, analytical capability, organization, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to translate financial and operational requirements into clear project plans and deliverables.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and email; experience with project tracking and reporting tools is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, including communicating within a multi-functional environment.
• Knowledge of US GAAP.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial reporting processes and policies, as well as P&L structure.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline required; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of twelve (12) years of work-related experience in project management, finance, accounting, or a related discipline.
• Project leadership experience in a finance or manufacturing environment required.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving financial processes, systems, reporting, or controls preferred.
• CPA, CMA, or project management certification preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project leadership experience in a finance or manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving financial processes, systems, reporting, or controls.
• CPA, CMA, or project management certification.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range: $135,700 - $244,300.
• Actual offered rate is determined using qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and internal equity.
• Short-term incentive eligibility based on performance.

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Paid time off accruing at a rate of 3.07 hours during your first year of employment
• 4 weeks of paid parental leave
• In 2027: 11 company-paid holidays (9 fixed holidays and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to change yearly
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee stock purchase plan

Anticipated close date of this job requisition: January 29, 2027.

Location

No location was specified in the provided job description.