Business Program Manager

Job Opportunity At Cognizant

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, helping clients modernize technology, reinvent processes, and transform experiences. We are looking to expand our team and need skilled professionals. Are you interested? If so, please apply to be considered. We look forward to reviewing your application.

We need someone to support the Director and Business Program Manager. Proficiency with Excel is required, along with competence in spreadsheet numbers. While calendaring skills are nice, Excel skills are most important. Someone who can add columns, length columns, look at templates, and understand them to complete them is needed. Leadership will provide the template but needs someone comfortable in Excel. Familiarity with document management within Teams / Sharepoint and knowledge of files and shared folders is also required. We would like to find someone with at least three years of experience in Administration and proficiency in Microsoft Office. We need someone with a curiosity to understand, learn, build relationships, and work their way through problems, plus strong skills using Microsoft products, including Excel, Teams, and Outlook. Someone who can work quickly, juggle multiple tasks, and speak up when they need help and support is ideal. Our ideal candidate would be someone with very strong admin skills who has worked in a busy team with multiple priorities.

Main Responsibilities :

• Supports discretionary budget reconciliation and reporting
• Identifies and resolves expense and supply related issues (e.g., missing purchase orders, account imbalances) by communicating with Business Support team and Finance as applicable
• Hardware / Supply Management
• Contributes to purchasing, tracking, audit, and adjustment of equipment / inventory
• Database Management and Audit
• Report auditing, listing scrubs and data updates - Identifies and resolves discrepancies, makes adjustments supporting Business Support and Finance as applicable (Regional Distribution Listings, Cost Centre adjustments, project and ad hoc)
• Research / Procurement / Administration
• Research and data analysis and reporting
• Procurement research and support ad hoc
• Administrative support requests
• Event Coordination and Logistics
• Supports team experience activities as needed. Assists Business Support team with execution of event logistics (room bookings, catering arrangements) as needed
• Calendar Management and Meeting Logistics
• May support calendar management for organization and meeting room / location bookings as needed, based on direction from others

Additional Skills and Responsibilities :

Desired Skills and Experience :

Hourly Rate and Other Compensation :

The annual salary for this position is between $80,000-$85,000 per year, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits :

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

The hourly rate, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

LA County (only) : Qualified applicants with arrest and / or conviction records will be considered for employment. Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship now or at any time in the future. Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.