Program Manager, Plan to Report, Finance Solutions and Transformation

Google • Chicago, IL

7d • $136,000 - $197,000

About The Position

Google’s Finance team is embarking on a multi-year transformational journey to
build standard, automated, AI-enabled processes that aim to enhance our
efficiency, provide deeper insights, and position finance to be an even stronger
strategic partner to our growing and evolving business.

To further this goal, we are looking for a Program Manager for Finance Solutions
and Transformation to help enable and deliver on critical programs that fuel the
transformation of our Plan-to-Report Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
efforts, creating a Google-worthy operating model that will be the benchmark for
all other companies led through the lens of AI capabilities.

Finance Solutions and Transformation is a centralized body that supports the
development and enablement of transformation for our finance function. This
includes transformation across the operating model of people, process, tools and
data leveraging to the fullest extent the power of Google’s AI capabilities. Our
organization is at the forefront of the delivery of all long term roadmaps to
develop the new benchmark for how finance is performed across the globe.

In this role, you will help guide strategic decision making, solve complex
problems, and provide deep problem-solving insights to support the strategic
initiatives of the process. Strong relationships across functions and product
areas, including executive management, is critical. You should be comfortable
with ambiguity and tight deadlines, possess innovative thinking, and understand
the finance process within the P2R space. You will enjoy both strategic planning
and direct execution, seeking innovative solutions to finance operational
challenges while balancing risk, speed, and cost.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in management consulting, or project management from a public accounting firm or multi-national company.
• Experience managing multiple, cross-functional projects, identifying and implementing process improvements.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree, MBA, or other equivalent specialized training related to Finance, such as Project / Portfolio Management (PMP, etc.) and Process Improvement (e.g., LEAN, Six Sigma, etc.).
• Experience in financial analysis and modeling.
• Experience with implementing AI, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and other automation technologies within a finance context.
• Knowledge of FP&A processes, including standard finance systems (e.g., SAP, Anaplan, Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC), etc.).
• Ability to influence and communicate at all organizational levels and partner with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills combined with business judgment in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to structure projects, define goals and risks, and manage the entire project lifecycle.
• Implement governance and structure for programs through the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) lifecycle, coordinating finance teams from inception to close.
• Work with Finance and cross-functional teams to document workflows, identify gaps, propose improvements, and drive consensus on business requirements.
• Track progress, milestones, key issues, and change controls.
• Define and monitor key metrics to measure the business impact of process improvements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level