Program Manager – Finance Transformation

W2 only, no C2C; must be authorized to work in the US now and in the future. Contract‑to‑hire, hybrid position based in Menasha, WI.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to develop, execute, and continuously refine program strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Lead planning, execution, and monitoring of large‑scale, cross‑functional programs and projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and meeting business expectations.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure program progress, transformation effectiveness, and business outcomes.
• Provide clear and consistent program updates, progress reporting, risk assessments, and recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Drive standardization, optimization, and continuous improvement of finance processes as part of broader transformation initiatives.
• Identify and resolve business process and systems‑related issues affecting finance operations.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting teams to ensure transformation initiatives support accurate financial reporting, effective controls, regulatory compliance, and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with technical teams, department leaders, Finance stakeholders, and other partners to gather requirements, feedback, and maintain alignment with long‑term program strategies.
• Develop and oversee change management plans and processes to support successful adoption of finance transformation initiatives.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, document business needs and processes, and identify opportunities for process and operational improvements.
• Monitor project budgets, schedules, dependencies, and resource plans to support effective delivery and deployment of personnel.
• Organize and coordinate program‑related meetings and events.
• Manage vendor relationships, including solicitations, procurement activities, contract renewals, and payment processing.
• Communicate technical and business requirements to solution providers and facilitate resolution of vendor, business, and technical issues.
• Collaborate with system technical teams, Finance stakeholders, and vendor partners throughout program execution.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of demonstrated project and program leadership experience managing large, cross‑disciplinary initiatives.
• Applied knowledge of formal project management and process improvement methodologies (e.g., PMI, Six Sigma).
• Proven ability to lead large‑scale initiatives involving multiple cross‑functional stakeholders and project team members.
• Experience supporting finance, accounting, or financial systems transformation initiatives with working knowledge of core finance processes.
• Familiarity with financial controls, regulatory compliance, and audit requirements related to business process and system changes.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of cross‑functional organizational relationships and dependencies.
• Ability to align projects and programs with broader strategic and business objectives.
• Experience developing and executing plans in complex, high‑risk, ambiguous environments with diverse stakeholder perspectives.
• Knowledge and practical application of organizational change management principles.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, organization, and stakeholder management skills across diverse audiences and leadership levels.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities focused on business process improvement and measurable outcomes.
• High attention to detail, self‑initiative, accountability, and ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%.

Schedule

Standard business hours are 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with flexibility for overtime or work outside standard hours when necessary to meet business needs. Travel up to 25% as business needs require.