Senior Program Manager
About The Position
Under no regular supervision, this role is the overall program owner and decision maker on Finance and Accounting program initiatives. The Senior Program Manager is responsible for providing decisions and direction to program team(s), ensuring deliverables are met, and implementing corrective actions based on identified risks and issues. This position promotes and drives financial systems improvements to enhance the quality and efficiency of financial operations. The role involves tracking and meeting program profitability, technical, and schedule commitments, recognizing potential issues and implementing corrective actions. The Senior Program Manager provides technical and programmatic direction to staff and personnel, leads complex projects, and interfaces with all departments and other group companies to ensure timely completion of assigned programs. This role also involves creating and delivering regular program status reports, collaborating with the program team to provide customer updates, determining training needs for program staff, and recommending process improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or computer science
- 10 + years of related experience
- Experienced in navigating the complexity of multi-plant manufacturing environment ensuring efficiency, quality, and alignment across varied operations
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and good presentation skills
- Advanced knowledge of accounting practices and principles
- Advanced capability to use MS Project or other project management software
- Advanced project management skills
- Advanced analytical skills
- Strong customer service and negotiation skills
- Ability to organize and work within a cross-functional team
- Outward projection of DENSO spirit to facilitate team unity
Nice To Haves
- Project Management Certificate preferred
Responsibilities
- Overall program owner and decision maker on Finance and Accounting program initiatives and is responsible for providing decisions and direction to program team(s). Ensures deliverables are met and implements corrective actions based on identified risks and issues.
- Promotes and drives financial systems improvements to improve quality and efficiency of financial operations.
- Tracks and meets program profitability, technical and schedule commitments, recognizing potential issues/concerns and corrective actions needed towards meeting program goals. Provides direction and judgement, both technical and programmatic, to other staff and program personnel. Leads projects with considerable resource requirements, risk and/or complexity.
- Interfaces with all departments working on assigned programs, both internal and other group companies, to keep up to date on status of current projects and ensure timely completion.
- Creates and delivers regular program status reports to management and any mitigation/resolution plans for identified risks.
- Collaborating with the program team, provides regular status updates on program goals and objectives to the customer.
- Determines what training may be needed by program staff to ensure success of the program and collaborates with other departments to develop and deliver the required training.
- Actively seeks and recommends potential improvements to processes and/or project tools.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug plans
- 401K with 4% Company Match
- Vacation/PTO and 13 paid Holidays
- Bonus Program
- FSA/HSA and Dependent Care Programs
- Company provided Life, Disability, ADD and Business Travel Insurance
- Various No Cost Wellness & Chronic Condition Management Programs
- Various Optional Insurance programs such as legal, identity theft, critical illness, etc.
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Career Development and Ongoing Training
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Spotlight and Recognition Program
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Onsite Fitness Center (vary by location)
- Cafeteria and food markets (vary by location)
- Onsite Health Clinic and Pharmacy (vary by location)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
