Job Description

As a Finance Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful execution of Finance Transformation initiatives. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Procurement, EIT, HR, external consultancy and other relevant departments and stakeholders across the globe, to oversee program planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting. Your primary goal is to ensure effective planning and execution of assigned programs under the Transformation Portfolio, including programs that identify, pilot, and scale AI solutions (such as generative AI, machine learning, and intelligent automation) across Finance processes. This is a global role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Program and Project Planning and Management:• Collaborate with stakeholders to define program/project objectives, scope, and deliverables
• Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource requirements
• Prioritizing strategic initiatives within the Program. Managing interdependencies between projects.



Ensuring resource capacity and availability.
• Coordinate project kick-off meetings, establish communication channels, and assign responsibilities

• Program Governance• Define key success metrics for each program and track progress against these metrics. This provides a quantifiable way to assess and report the success of the projects and the overall transformation initiative.
• Oversee the work of assigned Project Managers under the program

• AI Implementation Program Management in Finance:• Lead end-to-end delivery of AI initiatives in Finance (e.g., forecasting and planning, close and reconciliation automation, accounts payable/receivable, audit and controls, financial reporting, and GenAI-enabled analysis), from use-case identification through pilot, deployment, and scale
• Partner with Finance process owners, EIT, Data & Analytics, Procurement, Legal, Risk, and external vendors or consultancies to define use cases, b

📌 Finance Program Manager (India)
🏢 Nielseniq
📍 India