Sound Transit · 9 hours ago
Senior Program Manager - Finance
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$81K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expSound Transit is seeking a Senior Program Manager in Finance to plan and implement finance strategies, policies, and procedures for the financial planning and budgeting team. This role involves leading cross-functional teams, managing finance-related programs, and providing complex analysis and project support.
Public TransportationRailroadTransportation
Responsibilities
Works with and facilitates agency-wide teams of employees to formulate, implement, and sustain effective programs, procedures, and continuous process improvements
Coordinates resources, schedules, and plans; provides constructive feedback; and reviews the work of key partner inputs and makes effective suggestions and recommendations
Develops and fosters strong working relationships within the team, agency departments, contractors, and external parties
Leads the implementation and oversees FP&A and budgeting related programs, agreements review, Board reports and presentations; takes assignments from original concept through final implementation
Leads the research, analysis, and other analytical support for Finance managed programs; coordinates with internal/external professionals, agency staff/consultants, local jurisdictions, and affected community and business groups
Stays current in the field of FP&A, budget, and accounting and applies new trends into existing policies and procedures; trains stakeholders on any changes to existing practices on a regular basis
Oversees the research and analysis of information received from various sources to interpret key information, evaluate and develop reports or presentations for assigned stakeholders and makes recommendations based on analysis/findings. Implements tools and techniques to manage projects and tasks to facilitate solutions
Provides support to the FP&A division on matters as directed; participates on a variety of committees; prepares and presents reports and other necessary correspondence; ensures processes, policies and practices are interpreted and applied consistently and effectively across the Sound Transit system; ensures accountability and compliance with all current and applicable state and federal laws, agency policies and procedures, rules and regulations
Represents FP&A and Finance in meetings, presentations, workshops, and training sessions. Serves on ST committees as representative of FP&A and Finance as directed
Demonstrates strong interpersonal techniques and a consistent commitment and ability to work with diverse work groups and individuals internal/external to Finance, the agency, and the public; prepares reports, correspondence, agreements, agendas, statistical charts, and other documents; presents results, identifies alternatives, and makes recommendations; responds tactfully, clearly, and concisely to inquiries from the agency on Financial issues
Demonstrates commitment, enthusiasm, initiative, and a positive attitude in performance of tasks and duties, and work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines, with ability to adjust to changing priorities, demands, and re-prioritize as required
Facilitates cross-functional teams on transformation projects and management system processes, which includes serving as a project manager and facilitator to support an agencywide shift in how work is done end-to-end
Builds capability and support business process re-engineering, business process modeling and data analysis to examine end to-end business processes to improve efficiency
Partners with other units and ensure close alignment of the agency's programs that foster process and change improvements
Conducts presentations to large and executive audiences to include reports and other information that facilitates decision making
Champions and models Sound Transit's core values and demonstrates values-based behaviors in everyday interactions across the agency
Contributes to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion in alignment with Sound Transit’s Equity & Inclusion Policy
It is the responsibility of all employees to follow the agency’s safety rules, regulations, and procedures pertaining to their assigned duties and responsibilities, which could include systems, operations, and/or other employees
It is the responsibility of all employees to integrate sustainability into everyday business practices
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, or a closely related field
Five years of practical/professional level experience that includes managing Finance related programs or providing high-level project/program support to senior management
Experience to leverage data and systems to align processes through automations, process simplifications and standardization
Organization, attention to detail, and follow-through on small and large tasks
Strong strategic and system thinking, leadership, and relationship management with strong communication skills
Strong problem-solving skills; analytical and quantitative; organized; fast learner and able to multi-task in a challenging, fast-paced, results-oriented, and culturally diverse environment
Proactive management of resources, priorities; and expert at leading and coaching high-performance teams
Consulting contracts and vendor management
Principles and practices of budgeting, financial analysis and reporting, cash flow modeling, present/future value analysis, statistics, and economics
Project/program management techniques, principles, and terminology
General knowledge of accounting principles
Organizational structure, methods and organizations workflows and operating procedures, as well as management principles and practices; working knowledge of research techniques and reporting data
Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
Experience with on-line database systems for financial reporting, document management, and financial transactions
Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers, computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and financial and statistical databases
Preferred
Six Sigma or/and PMP certifications
Business process management or management consulting (internal/external)
Visionary leader, innovative change agent and coach to define vision and land desired outcomes
Demonstrated courage to challenge status quo
Strong collaboration skills across multiple stakeholders
Ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity of processes
Experience with complex processes, asset management, operations, finance business data
Experience in building solutions to address business challenges and issues with understanding of intersection between processes, technology, data and business needs
Benefits
Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
Employee Assistance Program.
Retirement Plans: 401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
Pet Insurance.
ORCA Card: All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
Tuition Reimbursement: Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
Company
Sound Transit
Sound Transit is a public transit agency serving the Seattle metropolitan area.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Juan Higuera
Chief of Staff to CEO
John S. Henry, CPA, CMA, CTP
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Recent News
2025-12-05
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