Strategic Program Finance Leader

Trissential; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay

Comprehensive benefits

Paid holidays and PTO

Career development

Strong team culture

Job summary

Trissential in Minneapolis, MN, is hiring a Program Financial Manager to shape financial governance for a large-scale transformation portfolio. You will influence investment decisions, drive budgeting, and provide leadership with insights to help deliver strategic initiatives.

This hybrid, full-time role requires 7–15 years of finance experience in transformations, strong governance skills, and the ability to mentor a team of analysts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• 7–15 years of finance experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial reporting, and change control.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale transformation programs, PMOs, TPMOs, or enterprise initiatives.
• Strong expertise establishing financial governance, controls, and reporting processes across multiple workstreams.
• Experience managing portfolio budgets, forecasts, and investment tracking.
• Knowledge of ERP-led transformation programs and multi-vendor delivery environments.
• Experience supporting month-end close processes and maintaining audit-ready documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management, executive communication, and influencing skills.
• Prior experience leading, mentoring, or coaching analysts and finance team members.
• Advanced proficiency with financial analysis, reporting tools, spreadsheets, and enterprise financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain financial governance frameworks, internal controls, and compliance standards across all program workstreams.
• Build, manage, and continuously refine integrated portfolio budgets and rolling forecasts.
• Monitor financial performance and provide actionable insights on risks, opportunities, and key cost drivers.
• Establish and maintain program financial baselines while managing funding approvals and change control processes.
• Lead month-end financial activities, reconciliations, reporting cycles, and audit readiness efforts.
• Deliver executive-level financial reporting, including budget versus actuals, run-rate analysis, contingency management, and benefits realization tracking.
• Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to support strategic decision-making around scope, timing, staffing, and sourcing.
• Manage vendor and contract financial performance in partnership with Procurement and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with Corporate Finance and Controllership teams on accounting treatment, capitalization decisions, and financial reporting standards.
• Coach and mentor a team of financial analysts while ensuring consistency and quality across deliverables.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

Change control

PMO/TPMO experience

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Mentoring analysts

ERP/enterprise systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Trissential in Minneapolis, MN, is hiring a Program Financial Manager to shape financial governance for a large-scale transformation portfolio. You will influence investment decisions, drive budgeting, and provide leadership with insights to help deliver strategic initiatives.

This hybrid, full-time role requires 7–15 years of finance experience in transformations, strong governance skills, and the ability to mentor a team of analysts.