Senior Program Manager, Finance Transformation

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

Apple’s Finance group supports the company’s financial health and growth, collaborates with teams around the world on investment strategies and risk management, and helps shape the company’s future. The Senior Program Manager, Finance Transformation will lead strategic initiatives to modernize and optimize global business processes, workflows, and operational systems. The role will shape future enterprise capabilities using technology, process re-engineering, and data analytics to improve the efficiency, quality, and strategic impact of finance operations.

The role develops and executes a vision and roadmap for transforming core finance processes, operational systems, and workflows. It is grounded in finance process expertise, disciplined program management, and technical fluency in data and systems. The position requires analytical skills and the ability to work at both detailed and strategic levels, while driving operational excellence, data integrity, and a robust control framework.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in program management, finance, operations, or systems consulting, including leading large-scale business transformation initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with core finance and accounting processes, including record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and controllership, including redesigning processes for scale, accuracy, and control.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience redesigning end-to-end finance workflows across cross-functional teams to improve quality controls and data accuracy.
• Working knowledge of regulatory and internal-controls frameworks, such as SOX.
• Track record of leading cross-functional teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving change in complex organizations.
• Familiarity with applying emerging technologies, such as Generative AI, to finance operations, including anomaly detection, automated monitoring, and compliance tracking.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting strategy, progress, and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Comfort with ambiguity and incomplete information in a fast-paced environment, and a habit of bringing solutions along with problems.
• Curiosity and rigor in tracing issues to root cause, with strict discretion around confidential financial and strategic information.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a vision and roadmap for transforming core finance processes, operational systems, and workflows.
• Own the program plan, timeline, and cross-functional coordination for a portfolio of concurrent transformation initiatives, in collaboration with Finance leadership, IS&T, PMO, and business units.
• Redesign end-to-end workflows to strengthen controls, data accuracy, and scalability through automation.
• Evaluate enterprise technologies, including Generative AI, to automate tasks and enable analytics such as anomaly detection and compliance tracking.
• Lead cross-functional transformation initiatives and drive change in complex organizations.

What This Job Offers

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