This role is 5 days a week onsite in Cork, Ireland.
We are seeking a results-driven Senior Program Manager to lead high-impact process improvement and automation initiatives across a global finance and accounting organization. Working at the intersection of Finance, Accounting, and Tech, you will drive complex, cross-functional projects delivered via Agile methodology to optimize financial close, enhance compliance, and scale operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Leadership: Manage multiple parallel global projects from scoping and capacity planning through to execution and delivery using Agile practices.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with finance leadership, accounting partners, and technical teams to define solutions for complex operational challenges.
- Process Optimization: Facilitate process improvement workshops to identify efficiencies, standardize workflows, and drive automation.
- Risk & Escalation Management: Proactively identify project dependencies, remove bottlenecks, manage trade-offs, and mitigate risks across cross-functional teams.
- Communication & Scheduling: Build integrated project schedules, track KPIs, and deliver concise, professional status reporting to executive stakeholders.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (or equivalent experience leading large, cross-functional initiatives).
- Proven track record in process improvement, workflow automation, and financial data analysis.
- Experience utilizing financial models, KPIs, and data analytics to drive business decisions.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent hands-on project management experience.
- Fluent written and verbal English communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma).
- Background in financial reporting tools, data warehousing/analytics tools, and enterprise databases.
- Strong track record of communicating complex solutions to executive stakeholders and influencing cross-functional decisions.
- Prior experience within Tax, Corporate Finance, Accounting, or a related analytical domain
