PMO Manager

Chandler Macleod Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Chandler Macleod Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a large-scale finance transformation initiative in Sydney CBD. This hands-on contract role requires establishing structure, driving governance, and delivering planning outcomes with senior Finance and Operations stakeholders.

The role focuses on mapping current-state finance processes, setting PMO governance, maintaining schedules, and producing executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, Program Manager or PMO Lead within a large enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, cost centre management and/or procure-to-pay.
• Demonstrated experience mapping business or finance processes and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Experience establishing PMO frameworks, governance structures and reporting from scratch.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to build reporting and tracking tools independently.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior leaders and executives.
• Comfortable working autonomously and delivering value from day one.

Responsibilities

• Map current-state finance processes end-to-end, documenting process owners, handoffs, systems, controls and improvement opportunities.
• Establish and manage PMO governance across critical planning cycles.
• Maintain the plan of record, key milestones, dependencies and delivery cadence.
• Track risks, issues, actions and decisions, ensuring appropriate escalation and resolution.
• Develop executive-level reporting and provide regular updates to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate planning inputs across Finance and Operations teams to ensure deadlines are met.
• Drive consistency, accountability and transparency across the program.

Skills

Project management

PMO Lead

Governance

Finance processes

Stakeholder management

Autonomy

Tools

Excel

Job description

Project Manager - Finance PMO
3-Month Assignment| Immediate Start | SydneyCBD

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a large-scale finance transformation initiative within a complex operational environment.
This is a hands-on contract role requiring someone who can quickly establish structure, drive governance, and work closely with senior Finance and Operations stakeholders to deliver key planning outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Map current-state finance processes end-to-end, documenting process owners, handoffs, systems, controls and improvement opportunities.
• Establish and manage PMO governance across critical planning cycles.
• Maintain the plan of record, key milestones, dependencies and delivery cadence.
• Track risks, issues, actions and decisions, ensuring appropriate escalation and resolution.
• Develop executive-level reporting and provide regular updates to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate planning inputs across Finance and Operations teams to ensure deadlines are met.
• Drive consistency, accountability and transparency across the program.

About You

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, Program Manager or PMO Lead within a large enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, cost centre management and/or procure-to-pay.
• Demonstrated experience mapping business or finance processes and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Experience establishing PMO frameworks, governance structures and reporting from scratch.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to build reporting and tracking tools independently.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior leaders and executives.
• Comfortable working autonomously and delivering value from day one.