WMS Program Finance Manager

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As a member of a project-based program management team, this role will ensure that all program financials are governed and executed with accuracy in order to deliver on our fiscal commitments. This role will provide insights to and enable decision-making with Digital and Program Leadership to help drive accountability and improve cost effectiveness. This role will also manage program financial processes with a high level of expertise, overseeing all aspects from planning to execution.

Flexible Work Policy: The work for the Program Finance Manager position is completely 100% remote anywhere in the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories.  This position may have the potential to travel up to 20% dependent on business needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Build and maintain resource plan, allocations, and compliance to plan to ensure end to end continuity and predictability of the program spending and forecasting

• Review and administer timesheet approvals, invoices, contracts, and analysis to drive forecast accuracy and adherence to plans

• Liaise with vendor partners on both proposed and committed agreements to create accountability for delivery, value for investment, proper approvals and escalations

• Collaborate with IT Finance and Accounting and conduct reviews of budgets, actuals, forecasts, and issue resolution to ensure alignment with GAAP CapEx and OpEx principles

• Catalog all budgetary changes to maintain narrative continuity through life of the program

• Own financial plan for life of the program, including but not limited to annual budget building and reporting out on actuals

• Plan, build, and facilitate regular communications with executive and program leadership on program status

• Single owner of all assigned program financial governance by maintaining and improving best practices, tools, and procedures

SUPERVISION:

• No direct reports

RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal:

  • Regular interaction with all levels of associates within the program team; IT Finance; Senior and Executive leadership from Digital and Supply Chain

• External:

  • Numerous software providers, implementation partners, consultants, and staff augmentation

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Remote: This role is fully remote, and the associate is expected to perform assigned responsibilities from a home-based environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 5 years managing a program and/or department budget of at least $10M

• Demonstrated financial and contractual management of large, complex projects, in a matrixed environment

• Experience managing numerous vendors within a program with proven track record of creating accountability and achieving financial goals

• Demonstrated ability to build strategic budget reports and represent the program in all budget and contract discussions

• Proficiency in financial analysis and forecasting

• Ability to work with large datasets

• Experience presenting strategic plans and reporting to executive leadership

• Strong knowledge of project management tools and methodologies (certification preferred)

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information technology, business operations, supply chain, economics, or similar field or equivalent job experience  

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

• PMP or similar - preferred

• CPA or similar - preferred

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Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between

$75,000 - $120,000

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