Senior Project Manager – Finance Transformation

The ideal candidate will have a strong finance or accounting background, hands-on finance transformation experience, and a proven track record of delivering major change initiatives and complex projects. We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager Finance Transformation to manage and support multiple workstreams within a strategic finance transformation program.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager Finance Transformation to manage and support multiple workstreams within a strategic finance transformation program. Reporting to the Project Lead, the successful candidate will drive project planning, execution, transition, and integration activities to deliver the target operating model.

The ideal candidate will have a strong finance or accounting background, hands-on finance transformation experience, and a proven track record of delivering major change initiatives and complex projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project and Workstream Management

• Manage and coordinate multiple projects and workstreams across business functions and geographically distributed teams.

• Drive project activities, timelines, deliverables, and milestones to successful completion.

• Communicate priorities, project plans, and dependencies to management and team members across regions.

• Identify project risks, assess business impacts, and escalate issues to management when necessary.

• Utilize project implementation toolkits, project documentation, migration schedules, and transition plans.

2. Strategic Project Support

• Develop and maintain project business cases, assessments, communication plans, and detailed project plans.

• Prepare and present project updates to senior management and Finance leadership.

• Support decision-making, facilitate problem-solving, and drive resolution of key project issues.

• Coordinate people, process, technology, and real estate workstreams supporting the target operating model.

• Manage competing priorities while maintaining alignment with overall program objectives.

3. Project Controls, Risk, and Compliance

• Follow established project governance, controls, and compliance procedures.

• Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate project risks and dependencies.

• Monitor project deliverables and ensure timely completion.

• Escalate issues and risks appropriately to minimize business impact.

• Maintain effective change control processes across projects and functions.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in project management, finance transformation, or related areas.

• Finance or accounting background.

• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading finance transformation initiatives.

• Proven track record delivering major projects and organizational change initiatives.

• Strong project planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder coordination skills.

• Experience developing project plans, business cases, assessments, and communication plans.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to senior stakeholders.

• Ability to manage multiple workstreams independently with minimal supervision.

• Bachelor's degree required.

• Must be a local candidate able to work in a hybrid arrangement in Urbandale, IA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with finance operating model transformation.

• Experience managing cross-functional initiatives involving people, processes, technology, and organizational transitions.

• Experience working with geographically distributed teams and senior Finance stakeholders.

• Insurance industry experience is beneficial.

Compensation and Work Arrangement

• Location: Urbandale, IA 50323

• Work Arrangement: Hybrid

• Relocation: Not available

• Visa Sponsorship: Not available