Project Manager, Controllership Innovation

Project Manager, Controllership Innovation

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Project Manager, Controllership Innovation

United States, Georgia, Atlanta

Finance

21-Aug-2026

Ref #: 33732

How you''ll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

The Controllership Innovation team is seeking a curious, analytically strong professional to help design and deliver process and technology solutions in a controlled finance environment. This role will work across stakeholders to understand current-state processes, identify business value, gather and translate requirements, and support project design through delivery.

The right person will bring a blend of consulting-style problem solving, finance or accounting experience, and technical fluency. They should be energized by understanding how things work, why they work that way, and how to improve them in a scalable, well-controlled way.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders across the business to understand current-state processes, pain points, and desired outcomes
• Lead stakeholder interviews, discovery sessions, and requirements gathering for innovation and transformation initiatives
• Support project design by translating business needs into practical process, data, and technology solutions
• Evaluate opportunities through the lens of business value, control considerations, and long-term scalability
• Work within a SOX-controlled environment, ensuring solutions align with governance, risk, and compliance expectations
• Contribute across the solution lifecycle, including design, documentation, testing, and implementation support
• Apply knowledge of SDLC standards and testing practices to help deliver high-quality solutions
• Use data and analytics to inform decisions, identify trends, and support process improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners in finance, accounting, technology, and operations to move initiatives forward

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values - Care, Integrity, Resilience, Servant Leadership, and Teamwork - every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees.

Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

• Competitive salary, industry-leading prot sharing program, and performance incentives
• 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave
• Comprehensive health benets including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life benets
• Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
• Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
• Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
• Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
• World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
• Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
• Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
• Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in consulting, finance, accounting, process improvement, transformation, or a related field
• Experience working in a SOX-controlled environment and ITGCs
• Experience in stakeholder interviewing, requirements gathering, and process or project design
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle standards and testing practices
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to understand business processes, identify value drivers, and translate needs into practical solutions
• Experience working with data and analytics tools or languages such as SQL or Python
• Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
• Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
• Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

• Experience in both consulting and finance or accounting environments
• CPA designation
• Experience with Power Platform
• Experience with Power BI or Microsoft Fabric
• Experience administering Blackline automations (journals, matching, data sources, etc.)
• Experience supporting cross-functional transformation, automation, or innovation initiatives
• Experience working across business and technical teams to deliver scalable solutions

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