Your newpany
A leading Engineering and IT consultancy operating across a variety of sectors in over 30 different countries. They pride themselves on providing excellent service to their clients whilst always aiming to ensure a positive impact on the challenges facing their society and environment. They work across key players in the Aeronautics and Space, Defence, Automotive, Rail, Energy, Life Sciences, Finance and IT services industries. They foster amunity of talented individuals who are both technologists and entrepreneurs.
Your new role
A Project Financials PMO Manager is required to join the organisation to lead a smaller team of Project controllers. They are required to support a variety of projects across the organisation, specifically focusing on the project financials. The Project Financials PMO Manager will work closely alongside a variety of senior level key stakeholders across the organisation, acting as a key business partner to Technical Direction, Division Directors and Finance.
Operating in a dual-system environment (SAP ERP for financials and operational project reporting system), the roleholder is accountable for reconciling data between systems, maintaining accuracy and driving automation.
Operating in a dual-system environment (ERP for financials + operational project reporting system), the role is accountable for reconciling data between systems, maintaining accuracy, and driving automation. The position also manages a small international team of controllers and serves as a key business partner to Technical Direction, Division Directors, and Finance.
Key duties will include:
1. Monitor project KPIs (margin, revenue burn, WIP, backlog…).
2. Provide ad-hoc analysis on performance, to delivery team and the UK leadership team.
3. Produce monthly project and portfolio performance reviews for the UK leadership team and Alten group.
4. Ensure forecasts reflect realistic delivery plans, resource assumptions, and subcontractor usage.
5. Automate reporting and forecasting using Power BI, Power Query, Python, SQL, or similar tools.
6. Own the processes of setup of semester targets on which the performance management system is based.
7. Improve system interfaces and drive digitisation of project controlling processes.
8. Support group-level initiatives around dataernance, process harmonization, tool upgrade and automation
What you'll need to succeed
9. Strong understanding of Project Management – specifically managing financials forplex projects
10. Knowledge of Excel and Power BI (or similar tools)
11. Good senior level stakeholder engagement skills – must have worked with Heads of/ C-levels etc
12. Finance/ Accounting background would be highly desirable
13. Experience gained in Engineering, consultancy or Professional services is preferred (but not essential).
14. Leadership/ mentoring experience
What you'll get in return
Basic salary of £75K
Bonus up to £10K (discretionary)
6% pension
Hybrid working - 3 days in the office