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Sr. Project Manager, Accounting Projects
Job in
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 23214, USA
Listed on 2026-08-28
Listing for:
CarMax Business Services
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-28
Job specializations:
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Business
Change Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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The Sr. Project Manager, Accounting Projects provides project leadership, analytical discipline, and transformation execution support for Accounting and key enterprise business partners. This role leads moderate to highly complex Accounting Transformation initiatives that improve processes, strengthen controls, enable technology adoption, and support scalable ways of working across a large, matrixed organization. With minimal direction, this position partners with senior leaders, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define scope, build and manage project plans, track risks and dependencies, communicate progress, support change management, and deliver outcomes aligned to business objectives, compliance expectations, and operational efficiency goals.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES With minimal direction, lead the planning and execution of moderate to highly complex Accounting Transformation initiatives from intake through delivery and sustainment.
Partner with project sponsors, Accounting leaders, Technology, Audit, Operations, and other business partners to define objectives, scope, timelines, budget, resources, success measures, and governance routines.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, stakeholder analyses, RAID logs, communication plans, decision trackers, and other project artifacts in alignment with enterprise project management standards.
Facilitate project meetings, manage day-to-day execution, remove obstacles, escalate risks and decisions appropriately, and prepare clear updates for sponsors, senior leadership, and impacted business areas.
Ensure deliverables are complete, current, appropriately documented, and transitioned effectively to business owners.
With minimal direction, lead and support continuous improvement and change management activities that advance Accounting Transformation priorities.
Facilitate medium to large cross-functional workshops, current-state assessments, process mapping sessions, future-state design discussions, and implementation planning.
Support adoption of new processes, tools, controls, and operating models by developing practical training materials, communication approaches, readiness plans, and sustainment routines.
Provide consultative support to business areas on process improvement opportunities, standardization, automation, control considerations, and measurable value delivery.
On an as-needed basis, partner with cross-functional business, technology, security, and compliance teams to support documentation, inventory management, control readiness, and audit-related activities for systems and processes within the Accounting Transformation portfolio.
Identify changes that may impact SOX, ITGC, or operational controls and maintain accurate documentation to support review, remediation, and ongoing governance.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Demonstrated experience leading large-scale projects, programs, or process transformation initiatives in a complex, matrixed corporate environment
Thinks logically and has a thought process that is practical and grounded
Takes time necessary to make right choice, does so quickly if needed
Uses resources to find answers; asks questions to gather information
Considers impact of decisions
Speaks up and expresses opinion appropriately
Takes responsibility for own actions
Embraces Change Demonstrates active listening skills; is conscious of non-verbal communication"Reads" the situation and adapts communication style appropriately
Partners with others to best serve the customer
Seeks win-win solutions to customer issues
Prioritizes customer service over non-customer tasks
Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and influencing skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and…
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