Sr. Project Manager – Finance Transformation

Location: Urbandale, IA 50323
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

The Sr. Project Manager – Finance Transformation willlead and support multiple work streams within a broader Finance Transformation program, ensuring strategic objectives are translated into actionable plans and successfully delivered through execution.

Reporting to the Project Lead, this role will be responsible for managing complex projects and work streams across people, process,technology, and real estate
, supporting the delivery of the future-state Target Operating Model (TOM) for Finance.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of managing complex, enterprise-level projects and transformation initiatives.

This individual will work closely with senior Finance leadership andcross-functional stakeholders, coordinating resources across geographically dispersed teams and driving initiatives from planning through successful completion.

The ideal candidate is a highly organized, self-motivated,and collaborative project leader who can operate effectively with minimal oversight, navigate ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and maintain momentum in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Leadand support multiple Finance Transformation projects and workstreamsacross regions and functions.
• Develop,manage, and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones,dependencies, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate multiple enterprise projects simultaneously, ensuring priorities remain aligned with overall transformation objectives.
• Communicate project objectives, priorities, milestones, dependencies, and required actions to project teams, management, and key stakeholders.
• Coordinate direct and indirect resources across geographically dispersed locations and functional teams.
• Utilize project implementation tools, methodologies, and documentation, including project plans, implementation toolkits, migration schedules, action trackers, and status reports.
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify risks, issues, dependencies, and potential impacts to business objectives.
• Drive projects and work streams to successful completion while maintaining alignment with the overall Finance Transformation strategy and vision.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and ensure effective communication across project teams and stakeholders.

• Provide strategic project management support across the Finance Transformation portfolio.
• Support and lead Finance PMO activities, ensuring effective governance, reporting,prioritization, and execution across the portfolio.
• Develop strategic project deliverables, including business cases, assessments,communication plans, project plans, executive presentations, and status reports
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• Prepare and present project updates, key decisions, risks, issues, and recommendations to senior Finance leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Facilitate decision-making and problem-solving on key project and program issues.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Technology, HR, Real Estate, and other functional teams to coordinate activities and resolve project dependencies.
• Support initiatives designed to establish or evolve the Target Operating Model(TOM) for Finance.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, project execution, stakeholder engagement, and overall transformation outcomes.

• Establish and maintain effective project governance and controls for assigned projects and work streams.
• Proactively identify, assess, manage, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Escalate significant risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions to…