Senior Finance Transformation Program Manager

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group); Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Principal Program Manager in New Jersey to lead complex, enterprise-scale transformation programs for Finance Digital Enablement. You will partner with Finance leaders, IT product teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, manage interdependencies, and realize measurable business value.

You will drive governance, risk management, and readiness activities, while delivering strategic initiatives including finance transformation, AI and automation programs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, IS, Project Management, or related field.
• 8+ years leading complex transformation and cross-functional programs in large organizations.
• Experience with Finance processes: Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Treasury.
• Experience with enterprise technology implementations, testing, deployment, and stabilization.
• Strong governance, planning, dependency, risk, and executive reporting skills.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale transformation programs with significant finance impact and organizational visibility.
• Define program objectives, scope, governance structures, milestones, resource requirements, and success measures.
• Maintain an integrated view across business processes, technology, data, controls, and readiness.
• Drive execution from mobilization through implementation, stabilization, and transition to ownership.
• Align stakeholders across Finance, IT, Procurement, Sales, Treasury, HR, Internal Audit, and external partners.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams and facilitate timely decision-making to maintain momentum.
• Deliver concise, executive-level reporting focused on outcomes, risks, dependencies, and value.

Skills

Program management

Transformation leadership

Finance processes

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Project Management, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

UKG is seeking a Principal Program Manager in New Jersey to lead complex, enterprise-scale transformation programs for Finance Digital Enablement. You will partner with Finance leaders, IT product teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, manage interdependencies, and realize measurable business value.

You will drive governance, risk management, and readiness activities, while delivering strategic initiatives including finance transformation, AI and automation programs, and