Accounting & Finance PMO Program Manager

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BankUnited (NYSE: BKU) is a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida with banking centers in Florida, the New York metropolitan area, Dallas and Atlanta. BankUnited has two subsidiaries, Pinnacle Public Finance headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and Bridge Funding Group headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial and collaborative culture encompassing the best minds, the brightest talent and the boldest decision makers.

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Job Description

SUMMARY: The Accounting Finance Project Program Manager's primary focus is to make the best possible use of business resources to deliver the maximum value and benefits from projects and programs within the bank's strategic portfolio. The position includes ownership for identifying, prioritizing, and coordinating project and program resources engaged with all initiatives within the A F project portfolio. The Program manager is a primary resource for Corporate Finance, project/program-related steering committees, and the senior leadership assigned to oversee the portfolio. The position is also responsible for senior executive engagement and reporting on the state and performance of initiatives within the A F project portfolio. This role assumes the overarching responsibility for supporting organizational and Corporate Finance leadership in their efforts at overseeing, managing and leveraging the entire life cycle of investments and initiatives to optimally achieve enterprise goals and objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and special projects may be assigned.

• Oversee and successfully implement portfolio of projects (55%)


• Work with project teams to project manage/oversee the full range of the project life cycle (initiate, plan, execute, monitor, close). Deliver projects according to agreed-upon timeline, budget, and scope. Create strategies for risk mitigation and formulate complex project/program plans and schedules.
• Identify staffing needs. As mandated and resourced by leadership, ensure a balance availability of the required skills and competencies across project and program teams within the project portfolio.


• Effectively manage portfolio roadmaps (15%)


• Facilitate and coordinate the efforts of senior leadership toward the establishment of the project portfolio definition, its structure and processes, from demand management and strategic alignment of projects and programs to portfolio categories and criteria, through evaluation, selection and prioritization; to execution, tracking and measuring the achieved results.
• Engage with and conduct quarterly (or at other intervals as specified) reviews with senior business, IT, executives, stakeholder committees and other relevant bodies to validate and assess the project portfolio, execute change, and reprioritize to meet business needs as required.
• Ensure the oversight and coordination of dependencies across the projects and programs in the portfolio, and resolve or escalate conflicts.
• Manage the capital planning process for Corporate Finance. Maintain roadmap of project/initiative delivery. Manage prioritization, resourcing and scheduling of requests working with Finance Managers. In conjunction the IT Project Management Office, assist Corporate Finance with IT strategy, vendor evaluation and selection for new solutions,.
• Support and advise executives on actions required to balance the portfolio of existing assets and services.


• Properly manage stakeholder relationships (10%)


• Conduct regular meetings with the senior executive bodies to inform and alert them of any issues arising from the performance of the individual projects within the portfolio to assure the on-plan usage and consumption of resources and funding, and to highlight any variances.
• Lead reviews of any significant initiatives, projects or programs that are challenged and provide recommendations as to whether it should continue, be significantly changed, placed on hold or discontinued.
• Direct the development and maintenance of communications and reporting around the A F project portfolios, their contents and the individual performance of initiatives to stakeholders, the steering committees, and senior executives.


• Ensure governance of the project lifecycle (10%)


• On behalf of the portfolio review team and steering committees, ensure the adherence to the appropriate governance functions relating to the portfolio and in accordance with enterprise guidelines, policies and practices.
• Perform regular health checks of project QA checklists. Ensure scheduling of key tollgates: project conception and initiation, project definition and planning, project launch and execution, monitoring of project performance and project close meetings. Ensure acceptance criteria for operational readiness are met prior to project close. Monitor for proper change management of scope, budget, and schedule. Identify and share best practices. * Direct the creation and maintenance of the required project portfolio documentation and artifacts.


• Develop and maintain industry knowledge (10%)


• Develop and maintain appropriate banking industry, technical accounting, finance and regulatory knowledge of common financial services concepts, practices and procedures. Develop and maintain project, program management practices. Obtain and maintain certifications.
• Collaborate with senior finance executives, business and IT to identify opportunities for applying technology developments to the challenges from growing digitalization.
• Keep "abreast" of industry technical/ business trends and translating requirements to the Banks corporate finance environment. Other duties and special projects may be assigned.


• Adheres to and complies with applicable, federal and state laws, regulations and guidance, including those related to anti-money laundering (i.e. Bank Secrecy Act, US PATRIOT Act, etc.).
• Adheres to Bank policies and procedures and completes required training.
• Identifies and reports suspicious activity.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises function, projects or services and/or one or more employees, as applicable.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance coaching; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degreein Business Administration, with an emphasis in accounting or finance, and comparable experience in accounting, finance or audit leadership with the appropriate emphasis in Project Management required

EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience managing accounting, finance or audit and multi-disciplined projects (teams, budgets, schedules) in multiple phases of the project lifecycle Experience with implementing complex banking technical accounting and regulatory requirements impacting systems, people and processes; business process improvement, including leveraging technology to drive efficiency and align strategy; development of standard operating procedures; and implementation of new/replacement software impacting accounting and/or financerequired
• 10+ Yearsof experience in accounting, finance or audit and business/industryrequired
• 7-9 Yearsof diverse roles and increasing leadership responsibilities related to major accounting, finance or audit projects and programsrequired
• Demonstrated experience in managing "upward" among senior leadershiprequired
• Demonstrated experience in leading diverse teamsrequired
• Substantial technical accounting, finance or audit leadership experiencepreferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to operate at both the strategic and functional level to manage project expectations, perceptions, deliverables and resources.
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of business and technical accounting and finance personnel, including management and end users, providing guidance, support and detailed documentation.
• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to develop and communicate the portfolio objectives, inspire and motivate staff, and maintain alignment to the business strategy.
• Possesses a high degree of political sensitivity, astuteness and the ability to effectively use the informal power structure of the organization to achieve success and clear obstacles for the portfolio.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain and "sell" the portfolio goals and objectives to business as well as technical leadership.
• Strong business acumen, including industry, and technical accounting and finance specific knowledge of the enterprise and its business units. Familiar with industry trends and innovation.
• Strong analytical, conceptual and financial analysis skills, and familiarity with financial reporting tools.
• Highly empathetic and able to vary styles of interaction to match the needs of a variety of business and technical audiences, as well as temperaments and personalities.
• Effective influencing and negotiation experience and skills in an environment with high competition for resources.
• Excellent analytical, strategic planning and execution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver against financial and resource constraints.
• Familiarity with the use of reporting tools to monitor Program activities and analyze portfolio performance.
• A willingness to gain an in-depth knowledge of one or more project/program management concepts and methodologies (such as PMI PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile and MSP) across a range of projects and programs.
• Understanding of current and emerging technologies and how other enterprises are employing them to drive accounting and finance efficiencies and align strategy.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• PgMP - Program Management Professional preferred