Project Manager, Finance

Aptive • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Artemis seeks an experienced Program Manager, Finance to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Project Manager, Finance supports the VA by leading planning, execution, and delivery of finance-related transformation efforts within a complex federal healthcare environment. This role is responsible for coordinating enterprise-wide financial reorganization activities, including organizational design, workforce modeling, governance standardization, and implementation planning to align with VHA Chief Financial Officer (CFO) priorities. The Project Manager works closely with senior stakeholders to ensure financial structures, reporting authorities, and accountability frameworks are standardized and effectively implemented across headquarters, program offices, and VISNs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and eight years of experience in federal financial management
• Ability to formulate strategic financial plans, prepare cost estimates and correlate financing requirements into executable budgets
• Must be able to grasp interrelationships between financial management requirements and automated solutions, considering the current system environment and the potential integration of added systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance
• Legal authorization to work the in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience supporting VHA or VA enterprise initiatives
• Familiarity with VA policies, systems, and governance structures

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining integrated project plans
• Tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables
• Ensuring alignment with broader program objectives
• Supporting enterprise-wide financial assessments
• Identifying optimization opportunities
• Facilitating execution of phased implementation strategies
• Preparation of executive briefings
• Coordination of decision support materials
• Management of stakeholder communications to ensure transparency and informed decision-making
• Supporting internal control validation
• Supporting readiness reviews
• Ensuring compliance with federal financial management standards and governance requirements
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including finance leadership, human resources, and program management offices to ensure successful execution of transformation initiatives
• Monitoring performance
• Managing risks and issues
• Supporting workforce transition activities
• Ensuring continuity of operations throughout implementation

What This Job Offers

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