Program Manager- Budget & Finance

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

The Virginia Department of Education is looking for a Program Manager for Budget
& Finance to provide technical support in the development, execution, and
monitoring within the Budget & Finance Team, as well as various services and
information to internal and external audiences in support of agency operations.

The Program Manager would be responsible for the following duties:

Requirements

• Proven experience in project management, operations, or executive support in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and systems skills; ability to track many initiatives with precision.
• Comfort with AI tools and modern productivity software (e.g. project boards, workflow automations, digital dashboards).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complexity into simplicity.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to design workflows, templates, dashboards or operational tools to improve team performance.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage project plans, timelines, and milestone trackers for agency-wide priority initiatives.
• Prepare weekly or monthly initiative dashboards with clear status indicators (on-track, at-risk, off-track), decision needs for senior leadership, and recommended actions informed by office subject matter experts.
• Manage the SPCC Program for the Division to include all monthly and yearly reporting, ongoing monthly and yearly training for users and approvers, yearly reviews of program for DOA certification.
• Manage Appropriations in section 124 of the State budget to include but not limited to completing GANs, reviewing scope of work, requesting quarterly progress reports, and tracking reporting.
• Manage Locality audit report review yearly compiling and reviewing data with Deputy monthly, to ensure to be in compliance with External Auditors and federal monitoring agency requirements, and single audit requirements
• Draft briefing materials, prep memos, talking points, and follow-ups to support high-impact leadership moments.
• Oversee the SOP review yearly for all sections of Budget & Finance, ensuring the work gets completed and combined prior to ARMICS and Audit requests.
• Oversee the COOP plan review and delegation of responsibilities as it stands for the Budget & Finance Team.
• Collaborate with the Operations Branch to identify new technology solutions that improve efficiency, reduce bottlenecks, and modernize operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees