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How to Master the Art of Finance Program Management

Hosted by Alex Harlan

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

8:30 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

Understand the End-to-End Project Lifecycle

Learn the phases every finance project moves through, from idea to post-launch monitoring

Master Core PM Tools of the Trade

Get familiar with BRDs, PRDs, RTMs, Gantt charts, RACI charts, and impact matrices, and when to use each

Influence Without Authority

Learn how to drive alignment across controllership, engineering, & leadership when no one on the project reports to you

Apply AI to Real PM Workflows

See how PMs use AI and agents to draft updates, synthesize documents, and free up time for higher-priority work

Why this topic matters

Finance program management sits at the intersection of accounting knowledge and execution skill, and it's one of the most common paths from traditional finance into Big Tech. The job isn't about debits and credits; it's about running cross-functional projects, influencing without authority, and communicating to drive decisions. This session pulls back the curtain on how finance projects actually run at Google so you can build those skills now.

You'll learn from

Alex Harlan

Finance PM @ Google | 1,400+ Clients Coached | Founder @ SummitResume.com

Alex Harlan is a Finance Program Manager at Google and Founder of Summit Resume, where he has helped 1,400+ accounting and finance professionals land competitive, 6-figure roles at Big 4 and corporate finance teams.

Alex started at Google as an Accounting Analyst, driving 64+ successful launches for products including YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket. In 2024, he was promoted into a finance PM role where he drives billions in finance automation while spearheading north-star system architecture to ensure scalability, maintainability, and adaptability as Google continues to grow.

Alex is also the career development lead at Google Atlanta, and, has been a keynote speaker at 120+ career events to a combined 20,000+ professionals at institutions such as Northwestern, Georgia Tech, and UW Seattle.

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