Finance Program Manager

Mindlance; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindlance is seeking a seasoned Data Governance professional for the CDL-F governance role in North Chicago, IL. The role involves building and maintaining data governance tools, managing data connections, and supporting KPI tracking and reporting.

Responsibilities include updating security, reference data, and project plans, while aligning with multiple functions to ensure data quality and timely delivery of analyses and insights.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Math/Physics.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal skills to partner across functions and levels.
• Self-starter who can translate broad directions into analytical output.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools and capabilities to support Data Governance and maintenance of CDL-F.
• Update user security and access as needed.
• Update and modify reference tables.
• Create and maintain KPI tracking tools to monitor continuous improvement.
• Gather requirements and update project plans for CDL-F new deliverables and enhancements.
• Manage inbound and outbound data connections including design, build, testing, deployment and hyper care support.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis and reporting.
• Support data quality checks and document data structures and processes.

Skills

Data governance

Project management

KPI definitions

Power BI

Snowflake

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Math/Physics

Tools

Power BI

QlikView

Tableau

Power Query

SQL

Job description

Duration: 12+ months (Strong Possible to extension)

Job Description

Top 3 – 5 Skills Needed for each role

1. 1. Data Governance
2. 2. Project Management
3. 4. KPI definitions and maintenance
4. 5. Power BI / Snowflake (is a plus)

CDLF Governance Role

Company Description

Client's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Job Description

• Develop tools and capabilities to support Data Governance and Maintenance of CDL-F
• Update and modify as needed User Security and Access
• Update and modify reference tables
• Help implement data metrics to ensure quality of all source and output data
• Gather Requirements and update project plans for CDL-F new deliverables and enhancements.
• Manage inbound and outbound data connections for CDLF, including requirements gathering, connection design and build, testing cycles, deployment, and hyper care support.
• Create and maintain KPI tracking tools to monitor continuous improvement efforts and measure progress.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis and reporting, as needed.
• Support data quality checks to ensure accuracy and consistency; document data structures, processes, and user guidance.
• Identify opportunities to improve data flow, accessibility, and reporting efficiency.
• Update status reports on a weekly, monthly basis.

Qualifications

Required:

• Requires 7-10 years progressive accounting or finance experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Math/Physics
• Advanced level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to partner across multiple functions as well as various levels of the organization
• Highly motivated self-starter who can translate broad directions into high quality analytical output.
• Open to new ideas and utilizes value-added principles in approach.
• Ability to manage and coordinate multiple activities, due dates, and shifting priorities, under tight timeframes
• Ability to solve business problems through the proactive identification of issues and subsequent collection, analysis, and interpretation of related data
• Experience working independently as well as team environments and integrating activities across multiple functions / divisions
• Adapt at analyzing and summarizing data from multiple sources.
• 2-3 years of forecasting or budgeting in a large company
• Knowledge of Planning / Visualization tools / Data Queries
• Power BI
• QlikView
• Tableau
• Power Queary
• Desired experience managing Data Bases (SQL)