Program Manager IV - Finance Transformation

Full-time

PTR Global

Chicago, IL

Job Summary: Lead end-to-end execution of Record to Report programs and projects within Finance Transformation, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals, finance priorities, and expected return on investment.
The role combines disciplined program and portfolio management with practical knowledge of finance operations, accounting processes, and enterprise transformation.
Key Responsibilities: Lead Record to Report and broader Finance Transformation programs and projects from envisioning through activation and benefits realization.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, constraints, risks, dependencies, and critical path activities.
Use Smartsheet to manage plans, track milestones, monitor risks and issues, and support cross-functional collaboration and transparent status reporting.
Establish program governance, decision forums, escalation paths, stakeholder engagement plans, and clear accountability for deliverables.
Proactively manage project activities, resource needs, interdependencies, and implementation readiness across workstreams.
Partner with Finance, Accounting, Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Internal Audit, Digital Technology, Human Resources, Payroll, Procurement, and other business stakeholders to define scope, clarify requirements, resolve issues, and drive decisions.
Support proofs of concept, pilots, soft launches, testing, deployment, and stabilization activities with stakeholders across functional areas.
Partner with functional and technical teams to ensure current state and future-state process mapping, requirements analysis, and process improvement are conducted across Record to Report and related finance processes.
Ensure change management activities such as communication, training, procedures, and change readiness are conducted to support adoption and sustainable business outcomes.
Monitor project and program performance and provide clear, concise reporting to project teams, stakeholders, and leadership.
Ensure portfolio initiatives remain aligned with business priorities, Finance Transformation strategy, expected benefits, ROI, and objectives and key results.
Set priorities, facilitate tradeoff decisions, and maintain focus on the highest-value outcomes.
Drive modernization of finance data, reporting, controls, and analytics to improve visibility, decision support, monitoring, and exception management.
Lead project and program initiatives involving general ledger, close, consolidation, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, financial reporting, master data, and related Record to Report capabilities, as applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications: 8 plus years of program, project, or portfolio management experience, including finance transformation.
Demonstrated finance or accounting transformation experience in a corporate, consulting, or financial services environment, with working knowledge of Record to Report processes, financial controls, and accounting operations.
Experience leading cross-functional programs, projects, or portfolios valued at $2 million or more.
Experience in largescale finance or accounting operations.
Ability to translate finance and accounting strategy into executable plans, operating processes, controls, and measurable outcomes.
Strong conflict resolution, active listening, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders and align diverse stakeholders.
Ability to communicate technical, operational, and financial concepts clearly and concisely.
Ability to balance strategic perspective with disciplined management of tactical details.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable operating in dynamic or ambiguous environments.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and multitasking capabilities.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Teams, Visio, and Word.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
Experience managing finance transformation initiatives involving complex data flows, system integrations, and cross-functional process handoffs.
Working knowledge of basic accounting principles.

Preferred Qualifications:

Record to Report, Controllership, or broader Finance Transformation experience.

Experience with Workday, Workday HCM, ADP, or related enterprise HR, payroll, and finance system integrations.
Aviation industry experience.
Process improvement and organizational change management experience.
Experience supporting finance technology implementation, ERP modernization, financial close transformation, reconciliation optimization, or accounting process improvement.
Exposure to Agile delivery methods.
Experience with financial reporting, consolidation, reconciliation, close management, or analytics tools.
Experience applying data, automation, dashboarding, or AI enabled capabilities to finance and accounting operations while maintaining governance and control requirements.
Proficiency in Smartsheet.

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