PMO Analyst (Finance & Workforce Specialist)

Barclays; Tunstall; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank is seeking a PMO Analyst to enhance financial clarity and workforce alignment within its portfolio team. The role involves managing financial positions, supporting planning initiatives, and ensuring effective delivery across multiple business units. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in financial management within the banking sector and experience with Agile methods. Benefits include a pension plan, holiday pay, and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Pension Plan

Holiday Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management and workforce planning within banking.
• Strong communication skills for liaising with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and communicate financial positions across portfolios.
• Support investment and workforce planning.
• Monitor costs of change from a Strategic Investment perspective.

Skills

Financial Management

Workforce Planning

Agile Delivery Methods

Strong Communication

Tools

JIRA

Excel

Navigator

Job description

PMO Analyst - Finance & Workforce Management

Location: Knutsford, Radbroke

Length: 6 months

PAYE only

Overall purpose of the role:

We're seeking a highly capable PMO Analyst with a strong background in financial and workforce management to support our execution and oversight functions. Based within our BUK Portfolio Team, you will play a key role in shaping financial clarity and workforce alignment across delivery labs, ensuring the right investments, people, and plans are in place to execute complex backlogs. This role requires depth in portfolio-level financial and workforce oversight, ideally within a banking or large financial services environment.

Key Accountabilities

1. Collaborate with Labs and Finance Business Partners (FBPs) to manage and communicate financial positions across portfolios.
2. Support investment and workforce planning, ensuring alignment between spending forecasts, change initiatives, and delivery capabilities.
3. Monitor and manage costs of change from a Strategic Investment (SI) perspective.
4. Oversee financials for ongoing and forecasted delivery activities, providing insights and challenge where necessary.
5. Work daily with delivery labs and the Puna working team to maintain accurate financial and workforce metrics.
6. Utilize tools such as Navigator, JIRA, and Excel to track and report on change delivery progress.

Key Skills

• Experience in financial management and workforce planning within banking or financial services.
• Understanding of Agile delivery methods and working within Agile organizations.
• Experience working across multiple business units beyond isolated projects.
• Managing portfolio-level financials and workforce plans.
• Proficiency in JIRA, Excel, and experience with Navigator.
• Strong communication skills, capable of liaising with delivery and finance stakeholders.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank, diversified across various businesses, customer types, and geographies. Its services include consumer banking, payments, and a full-service global corporate and investment bank, supported by its technology and operations services.

Values

Barclays operates based on five core values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. These values shape relationships with clients and colleagues, emphasizing performance achieved through ethical means.

Diversity

Barclays promotes an inclusive culture where individuals of all backgrounds can thrive, bringing their full selves to work and contributing to the company's vision and goals.

Hybrid Working

The company is adopting a hybrid working model, allowing colleagues to split their time between home and the office, typically between 20% to 60% in the office, with flexibility based on role and personal circumstances.

Your Benefits

As a contract employee through Randstad Sourceright, you will benefit from a pension plan (post 12 weeks), holiday pay, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, and discounts at various retail and entertainment outlets.