Finance Program/Project Manager

The ideal candidate brings strong program and project management discipline, a transformation mindset, and the ability to partner effectively with Finance leadership, IT, and functional teams to deliver measurable business outcomes in a highly complex environment. The Senior Finance Program/Project Manager leads complex, cross-functional Finance transformation initiatives that modernize Finance processes, systems, and ways of working.

Title: Project/Program Manager 5
Duration: 1+ year
Location: San Jose, CA 95134

Description:
The Senior Finance Program/Project Manager leads complex, cross-functional Finance transformation initiatives that modernize Finance processes, systems, and ways of working. This role is accountable for driving end-to-end program delivery and for process-driven initiatives that improve efficiency, quality, scalability and adoption.

The ideal candidate brings strong program and project management discipline, a transformation mindset, and the ability to partner effectively with Finance leadership, IT, and functional teams to deliver measurable business outcomes in a highly complex environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead strategic Finance transformation programs and end-to-end project delivery from definition through execution, adoption and value realization.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end finance processes, including Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (PTP), Order to Cash (OTC) and Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Partner with executive sponsors and Finance leadership to define scope, success metrics, timelines, resourcing and governance.
• Drive process-centric project execution, ensuring impacts to upstream/downstream finance processes are clearly understood.
• Apply structured program and project management practices to plan, execute, monitor and de-risk multi-phase initiatives.
• Proactively identify, assess and mitigate risks and issues; escalate as needed.
• Ensure alignment of project outcomes with finance process standards, controls and busines objectives.
• Establish and monitor KPIs to track delivery progress, process performance and business impact.
• Coordinate cross functional teams and vendors to ensure alignment and accountability.
• Drive change management activities, including communication, training, UAT coordination, and operational readiness.
• Communicate status, risks, dependencies, and outcomes clearly to senior leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of experience in finance transformation, program/project management, or process driven initiatives
• Proven track record leading large, cross functional programs with measurable results
• Experience leading initiatives that include process improvement and operational change
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred (Green Belt considered with strong leadership experience)
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred
• Experience with Finance systems and reporting/analytics platforms
• Strong ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels in a matrixed organization