Program Manager

CPA.com; Northville (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CPA.com is seeking a Program Manager to coordinate programs and projects with cross-functional teams. You will work with senior leaders to ensure high-quality delivery and align stakeholders across the accounting and finance domain.

The role combines planning, governance, and effective communication in a hybrid Northville, MI office with remote Fridays. We value strong people skills and solid program management fundamentals, onboarding for accounting/finance is provided, and experience with PMO

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3–5 years in a PMO or structured project environment with director-level interactions.
• Experience with standard PM knowledge areas: scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, communications, stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, run, and close programs and projects using PMO standards and governance.
• Define scope, milestones, and deliverables with stakeholders and keep plans up to date.
• Track progress, budgets, risks, issues, and dependencies and escalate as needed.
• Prepare status reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Plan and run meetings and steering committee updates, and follow up on actions.
• Review deliverables against requirements and resolve quality gaps.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and build accountability.
• Manage change requests and assess impact on scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Maintain project documentation and lessons learned to improve PMO processes.
• Utilize collaboration tools and AI productivity features to organize work.

Skills

MS 365

PMO experience

AI prompts

collaboration tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

3–5 years PMO experience

knowledge areas: scope, schedule, cost, quality

Tools

Monday.com

Smartsheet

Boards & workflows

Job description

CPA.com, a leading developer and distributor of technology and business solutions
for the accounting and finance profession, is seeking a Program Manager to play a pivotal role in
coordinating programs and projects for our company.

The Program Manager will plan and coordinate cross-functional work from start to finish, keep
stakeholders aligned, and help make sure what we deliver meets a high standard of quality.

What we need most is someone with strong people skills and solid program management
fundamentals, who is confident working with senior leaders. This role supports work within the
accounting and finance domain, but no prior experience in that area is required; thorough
onboarding is part of the Program Manager’s ramp-up. Accounting or finance experience is a
plus.

CPA.com is a hybrid workplace. The Program Manager will work out of CPA.com’s Northville,
MI office four days a week (Monday through Thursday) and remotely on Fridays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, run, and close programs and projects using the PMO’s standards, templates, and
  governance practices.
• Define scope, objectives, milestones and deliverables with stakeholders, and keep
  project plans and schedules up to date.
• Track progress, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies, and upscale to the right
  people at the right time.
• Prepare clear status reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Plan and run meetings, working sessions and steering committee updates, and follow up
  on decisions and action items.
• Review project deliverables against agreed requirements and standards and work with
  contributors to resolve quality gaps.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, building trust and accountability.
• Manage change requests, and assess how they affect scope, schedule, cost, and
  quality.
• Keep project documentation, decision logs and lessons learned current, and help
  improve PMO processes over time.
• Use collaboration and work-management tools, including AI productivity tools, to
  organize work and communicate efficiently.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None. This role is an individual contributor.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.

Computer Skills:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint,
  SharePoint).
• 1+ years of experience with project management software such as Monday.com,
  Smartsheet, or similar tools including building and maintaining boards, workflows and
  dashboards.
• General familiarity with drafting purposeful prompts using new AI models, such as
  Claude and Copilot.
• Familiarity with collaboration tools (e.g., Slack, Microsoft Teams).

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (B. A. / B. S.) from a four-year college or university or equivalent
  professional experience.
• 3–5 years of professional experience, ideally in a PMO or other structured project
  environment, including regular interaction with director-level or executive stakeholders.
• History of upholding the standard project management knowledge areas such as change
  integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk,
  procurement and stakeholder management.

Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities:

Certifications in project management, such as PMP, CAPM, and CSPO are a plus but not required.

About CPA.com

CPA.com brings innovative solutions to the accounting profession, either in partnership with leading providers or directly through its own development. The company has established itself as a thought leader on emerging technologies and as the trusted business advisor to practitioners in the United States, with a growing global focus. Our company’s core mission is to drive the transformation of practice areas, advance the technology ecosystem for the profession, and lead technology research and innovation efforts for practitioners. CPA.com is a subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).

What’s life like at CPA.com? Our team members would describe it as innovative, fast-paced, and flexible. We’re engaged—we get involved. We’re accountable—we stand behind our work. We’re collaborative—we thrive on teamwork. We’re authentic—we’re true to who we are. And we’re innovative—we look to what’s next.