PMO Analyst
Rate: c£500 outside IR35
Canary Wharf based, 2-3 days per week
Initial 6 month contract
Responsibilities:
* Provide PM support to the Finance and Procurement project.
* Drive alignment and coordination across multiple teams and stakeholders.
* Maintain and enhance governance and reporting processes, including weekly status reporting.
* Act as a key liaison between internal teams, System Integrator PMO, and ePMO.
* Support planning and delivery of Finance and Procurement project activities.
* Track progress, risks, and issues, ensuring timely escalation and resolution.
* Collaborate with System Integrator PMO resources to align processes and deliverables.
* Lead the production of weekly status reporting packs for senior stakeholders.
* Liaise with the ePMO to ensure compliance with programme standards.
* Manage and optimise SharePoint sites for document control and collaboration.
* Use Microsoft 365 tools (Teams, Excel, PowerPoint) for communication and reporting.
* Apply MS Project for scheduling, resource planning, and dependency management.
* Support financial forecasting and budget tracking for the project.
* Weekly status reporting packs for senior stakeholders and governance forums.
* Updated RAID logs and project documentation.
* Well-maintained SharePoint site structure and content.
* Accurate MS Project schedules and dependency tracking.
* Timely escalation and resolution of risks and issues.
* Consistent communication and alignment across all relevant teams.
Requirements:
Essential
* Proven experience in a PMO or project coordination roles within large-scale transformation programmes.
* Advanced proficiency in SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and MS Project.
* Strong organisational and time-management skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience engaging senior stakeholders.
* Demonstrated ability to work across multiple teams and manage competing priorities.
* Experience working with System Integrator PMO resources and in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
* Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
* Strong people skills and client oriented
* Self-motivated, focused, and able to work efficiently to deadlines are essential.
* Ability to work with a degree of autonomy, but also a good collaborator.
Desirable
* Previous experience in Finance and Procurement transformation projects.
* Familiarity with enterprise PMO functions and governance frameworks.
* Experience on transformation projects that are implementing SAP S/4HANA and Ariba using the Activate methodology.
* Utilising SAP Cloud ALM and/or Jira for project delivery and tracking
* Relevant professional qualifications (e.g., Prince2, PMP, or equivalent).