Finance Project Manager

Job Description

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Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Finance Transformation team.

As the Finance Project Manager, you'll lead key transformation initiatives and projects within the Finance function. You'll drive process optimization, system implementations, and operating model improvements aligned to our strategic finance vision and deliver scalable, efficient solutions.

Location: This position can be based out of our Morristown, NJ or New York City office. We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers.

Our business, your impact, our opportunity

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of finance transformation initiatives, managing scope, timelines, resources, risks, and other related project management artifacts and deliverables

• Drive alignment to target operating models and identify opportunities for process improvement and best practices

• Lead governance forums, executive reporting, and cross-functional decision-making

• Manage stakeholder expectations and support resource planning across initiatives

• Partner with Finance, IT, Operations, and PMO teams to ensure coordinated, consistent delivery

• Manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, matrixed environment

• Analyze projects and wider programs to validate that delivery will meet Finance teams needs and alignment to target operating plans

• Define roles and responsibilities for sponsors, stakeholders, operations, technology, and finance

• Coordinate Finance resources across initiatives, optimizing team capacity and skills to drive project delivery and impact

• Develop best practice in Finance Project delivery and ensure that the right governance is established and exercised over project implementation

What you’ll bring:

• Minimum 5 years of project management experience across business and technology initiatives

• Background in P&C insurance or reinsurance preferred

• Experience with finance processes (e.g., accounting close, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, treasury) preferred

• Ability to influence in a matrix environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and governance frameworks

• Experience with finance transformation, ERP implementations (e.g., SAP), or large-scale programs a plus

• Strong business planning, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Technical proficiency in MS Project, Excel (advanced), Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio

• Organized, self-motivated, results-driven, with ability to prioritize, work independently, and thrive in high-performing team environments

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; PMP or other advanced designation a plus

Salary Range: $100,000 - $140,000 Actual compensation for this role will depend on several factors including the cost of living associated with your work location, your qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience.

At Sompo, we recognize that the talent, skills, and commitment of our employees drive our success. This is why we offer competitive, high-quality compensation and benefit programs to eligible employees.

Our compensation program is built on a foundation that promotes a pay-for-performance culture, resulting in higher incentive awards, on average, when the Company does well and lower incentive awards when the Company underperforms. The total compensation opportunity for all regular, full-time employees is a combination of base salary and incentives that gets adjusted upfront based on overall Company performance with final awards based on individual performance.

We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans remain competitive and meet the needs of our employees and their dependents. Below is a summary of our current comprehensive U.S. benefit programs:

• Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution

• Pharmacy benefits with mail order options

• Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children

• Vision benefits

• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children

• Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions

• Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays

• Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Tax-Free Commuter Benefit

• Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits

In today’s world, what do we stand for?

Ethics and integrity are the foundation of delivering on our commitment to you. We believe that core values drive success, and that when relationships are held in the highest regard, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. At Sompo, our ring is more than a logo, it is a symbol of our promise. Click here to learn more about life at Sompo.

Sompo is an equal opportunity employer and we intentionally value inclusion and diversity. Above all, we want you to work in an environment that respects everyone’s unique contributions – we are passionately committed to equal opportunities. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex orientation, national origin, or age.