Strategic Transformation Programs - Senior Manager

As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do!
CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick LLP (assurance services) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients’ unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia.
We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Senior Manager to join our Strategic Transformation Programs team in our CxO Advisory practice.
CohnReznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered remote which means it does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a CohnReznick office location. However, as a remote employee, you may be required to be present at a CohnReznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.
YOUR TEAM.
CohnReznick’s CxO group offers our clients an extensive array of executive advisory (OCFO, OCOO, OCIO), digital and process transformation, and automation enablement services to adapt to the rapidly changing business environment. Our client focus is mid-market, and you will be exposed to a variety of industries including tech, consumer, manufacturing & distribution, real estate, hospitality, private equity, and renewable energy to name a few.
The Program Manager is responsible for leading a portfolio of interconnected client-facing projects for a single client, spanning multiple Global Consulting Solutions (GCS) Service Lines, including C-Suite Advisory, Digital, and Client Advisory Services (CAS).
This role serves as the central orchestration point across all projects within a client transformation program, ensuring strategic objectives are translated into executable initiatives and subsequently sustained through managed services. The Program Manager provides executive-level governance, delivery leadership, financial oversight, dependency management, and value realization across the full transformation lifecycle.
WHY COHNREZNICK?
At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm.
We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life – and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.
YOUR ROLE.
Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To
Program Portfolio Leadership
Manage a portfolio of interdependent client-facing projects for a single strategic client.
Establish and maintain an integrated program roadmap spanning strategy, transformation, implementation, and managed services.
Govern program scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies across all workstreams.
Develop and maintain a comprehensive program management framework and governance structure.
Facilitate executive steering committee meetings and provide program status reporting to client and firm leadership.
Ensure alignment between individual project objectives and overall program outcomes.
Strategic Transformation Orchestration
Understand the end-to-end transformation lifecycle from strategic roadmap development through digital enablement and operational support.
Ensure strategic outcomes defined by C-Suite Advisory are translated into actionable requirements, implementation plans, and operational capabilities.
Validate that technology implementations directly support approved business objectives and operating model changes.
Ensure managed services processes are designed to sustain intended transformation benefits.
Drive realization of measurable business outcomes rather than merely project completion.
Cross-Service Line Coordination
Coordinate activities across C-Suite Advisory, Digital, and Client Advisory Services teams.
Establish clear handoffs between projects and service lines.
Manage dependencies, milestones, and deliverables that span multiple workstreams.
Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across project teams.
Ensure consistency of client communications, stakeholder management approaches, and project methodologies.
Resolve cross-functional conflicts and remove obstacles affecting program delivery.
Dependency and Integration Management
Maintain visibility into how project deliverables connect across the program.
Ensure outputs produced by one project are available, complete, and consumable by downstream initiatives.
Identify and mitigate integration risks between business, technology, and operational workstreams.
Establish mechanisms for traceability between strategic objectives, project deliverables, technology implementations, and operational outcomes.
Drive integrated planning across all projects within the portfolio.
Client Value Realization
Identify opportunities to eliminate redundant assessments, workshops, documentation, process mapping, testing, and reporting activities across project teams.
Leverage program-level coordination to reduce costs and increase efficiency for clients.
Ensure project teams utilize and build upon existing program artifacts whenever possible.
Establish and track business outcome metrics aligned with client strategic objectives.
Monitor realization of expected financial, operational, and organizational benefits.
Financial and Operational Leadership
Manage program financial performance, including forecasting, budgeting, revenue management, resource utilization, and profitability.
Oversee program-level staffing and resource planning across multiple disciplines.
Monitor engagement economics and identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency.
Support account growth through identification of additional strategic opportunities within the client portfolio.
Partner with engagement leaders to maintain strong client relationships and delivery excellence.
Risk, Quality, and Governance
Establish program governance frameworks and delivery standards.
Monitor program risks and implement mitigation strategies.
Drive quality assurance across all projects and workstreams.
Ensure consistency of methodologies, documentation standards, and reporting practices.
Lead program-level issue resolution and escalation management.
Promote continuous improvement and lessons learned across engagements.
Your Experience.
The successful candidate will have:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
10+ years of professional services, consulting, transformation, or program management experience.
5+ years managing complex, multi-project programs.
Experience leading cross-functional teams in consulting or professional services environments.
Demonstrated success delivering enterprise transformation initiatives.
Strong understanding of finance and accounting business processes.
Experience managing executive stakeholders and steering committees.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, and leadership skills.
Willingness to travel up to 30%, on average
Preferred Qualifications
PMP Certification
Program Management Professional (PgMP)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Lean Six Sigma Certification
CPA, CMA, or equivalent finance/accounting credential
Experience within accounting, advisory, or professional services organizations
Experience leading ERP or finance transformation programs
In addition, please take a moment to review our Universal Job Standards.
Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.
In Virginia, the salary range for a Senior Manager is $140,000 to $250,000. Salary is one component of the CohnReznick total rewards package, which includes a discretionary performance bonus, generous paid time off, expanded, and inclusive parenta

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