Program Manager - Finance Solutions (CFO Change Management)

Job Description:

Job Title: Program Manager - Finance Solutions (CFO Change Management)

Location: London

Corporate Title: Vice President  

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Description:

This job is responsible for managing a portfolio of projects that enhance finance systems, data capabilities, operating models, and business processes across the organization in compliance with applicable policies and governance standards. Key responsibilities include leading large-scale business and technology transformation initiatives, partnering with Finance, Technology, Operations, Data Management, and Global Markets organizations to deliver strategic solutions, and ensuring successful execution through all phases of the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will lead complex programs involving Finance transformation, strategic ledger and subledger modernization, regulatory reporting, process redesign, data sourcing, and operational readiness initiatives. This role requires strong project leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to navigate cross-functional organizations to drive delivery of critical business outcomes.

Job expectations include overseeing project planning, requirements management, governance, risk management, testing, implementation, operational readiness, and executive communications while ensuring alignment to enterprise priorities and CFO Change Management Governance and Controls Requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Leads end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional programs, ensuring successful execution across all project phases.
• Partners with senior leadership to define strategic direction, priorities, success metrics, and business outcomes.
• Develops solution strategies and drives requirements, design reviews, testing, implementation, and business readiness activities.
• Applies deep expertise in Finance, Accounting, Technology, project management, and financial processes to deliver effective solutions.
• Ensures compliance with CFO Change Management Governance, controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Manages project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and executive reporting to maintain program delivery.
• Facilitates stakeholder alignment through governance forums, steering committees, executive communications, and proactive change management.
• Supports finance transformation, automation, data modernization, and operating model improvements while promoting continuous improvement and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Proven track record leading large-scale transformation programs and strategic initiatives across Financial Services, Finance, Technology, Operations, or Consulting environments.
• Extensive experience delivering Finance, Global Markets, Regulatory Reporting, Finance Data, and enterprise transformation programs within complex financial institutions.
• Strong knowledge of Global Markets technology platforms, finance systems, data sourcing solutions, and enterprise reporting frameworks.
• Deep understanding of front-to-back processes and data flows supporting trading, finance, risk management, and regulatory reporting.
• Demonstrated success managing complex business and technology change initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, workstreams, and interdependencies.
• Expertise in project and program management, including governance, risk and issue management, financial oversight, and executive-level reporting.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders across multiple lines of business while driving decisions and outcomes.
• Highly effective communicator with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of managing competing priorities in fast-paced environments and leveraging tools such as Jira, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting CFO organization initiatives, including Strategic Ledger, Subledger, Financial Reporting, Finance Modernization, or Finance Operating Model Transformation.
• Knowledge of banking products and Global Markets businesses, including understanding of finance and risk reporting impacts.
• Experience with data governance, data lineage, data controls, and business process transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing regulatory, audit, risk remediation, or control-related programs.
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, Lean, or Change Management certification.
• Experience working within a matrixed global organization.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs spanning business, technology, data, and operational teams.

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

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• At Bank of America, we strive to prioritise employees’ health and wellbeing – it’s what makes us a Great Place to Work.
• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable t:o work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• We offer 26-weeks paid maternity leave, 16-weeks paid paternity leave and inclusive family leave arrangements for working parents and carers including 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum 
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness, cycle to work etc.
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, and virtual GP services
• Access to the Peppy App which provides 1:1 support, consultations and resources relating to men’s health, women’s health, fertility, menopause and pregnancy & parenthood
• Access to a range of gyms, exercise classes and wellbeing Apps through Wellhub, including Headspace and Calm
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religious or similar philosophical belief, political opinion, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.”

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.