Senior PMO Analyst

ACCA is committed to a workplace culture which is inclusive, diverse, human and connected. We're currently looking for a Senior PMO Analyst on a full time, fixed term (1 year) contract basis. We are flexible on the location of this role. This position sits within the Digital Transformation (DT) Programme team directly aligned to the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) team. We are flexible on the location of this role but may require travel to the Glasgow office for workshops and meetings.

The Job

Reporting to the PMO Manager and DT Programme Manager, on a day-to-day basis, you'll be involved in the following:

• Manage the monthly programme governance cycle and cadence by setting up programme governance meetings, creation of packs and collating outputs.
• Ensure risk, issues, assumptions, and dependencies are actively managed and chair the responding weekly and monthly meetings.
• Undertake portfolio analysis of plans, change logs, risk & issues registers and dependency networks providing insightful information to senior stakeholders at time of need.
• Working closely with our external delivery partner to ensure the programme has clear controls in place to manage outputs and escalations.
• Manage the onboarding and offboarding of delivery partner resources.
• Support programme/project planning.
• Support and enforce agreed portfolio/programme/project governance structures and processes e.g., reporting requirements, and that stakeholders involved in the project/programmes (including Project Managers) are supported and coached as required.
• Support the in-flight project audit and review process, including the creation of detailed reports for senior stakeholders.
• Set up and manage programme workshops with key stakeholders as required
• Ensure weekly programme reporting to senior management provides the right level of detail to provide programme updates and escalation as required.
• Support the active management of programme budgets, including tracking forecasted spend, managing Purchase Orders, reviewing actuals, and managing the month end financial process for the programme.
• Support resource management processes and the production of associated deliverables (e.g. resource capacity plan), by undertaking analysis of complex supply and demand information, and highlighting any resource short-falls and spare capacity to the relevant governance board either within a specific project/programme or across the portfolio of change.

The Person

We're looking for someone who:

• Self-motivated to review portfolio performance and analyse the data to provide insightful reports which allow for decision making.
• High level of communication skills which can be adapted for different stakeholder groups and forums.
• A team player, who can work within a team to identify synergies and help solve any problems together.
• Has strong Microsoft expertise including Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Power Bi.
• Confident individual who is proactive in their approach and will challenge the programme when required.
• Has Azure Dev Ops experience preferable.

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and offer a competitive benefits package to help you do this. We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool to our employees. We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.

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