PMO Analyst (Finance & Workforce Specialist)

Barclays; Kidsgrove; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a PMO Analyst to enhance financial clarity and workforce alignment. This role requires expertise in financial management within a banking environment, focusing on portfolio-level oversight and Agile methodologies. The successful candidate will collaborate with various teams to ensure effective execution of change initiatives, while utilizing tools like JIRA and Excel for tracking progress. This is a hybrid role, offering flexibility in office presence.

Benefits

Pension Plan

Holiday Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management and workforce planning in banking.
• Understanding of Agile delivery methods.

Responsibilities

• Manage and communicate financial positions across portfolios.
• Support investment and workforce planning.

Skills

Financial Management

Workforce Planning

Agile Delivery Methods

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 delivery function. Sitting within our BUK Portfolio Team, you'll 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 successfully execute a complex backlog of work. This role requires depth in portfolio-level financial and workforce oversight, ideally within a banking or large financial services environment.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Work closely 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 capability.
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 needed.
5. Collaborate daily with key teams, including delivery labs and the Puna working team, to maintain an accurate view of financial and workforce metrics.
6. Use tools such as Navigator, JIRA, and Excel to track and report on change delivery progress.

Key Skills:

1. Demonstrated experience in financial management and workforce planning within a banking or financial services environment.
2. A solid understanding of Agile delivery methods and experience working within Agile-aligned organizations.
3. Experience working across multiple business units, not just isolated projects of change.
4. Experience managing portfolio-level financials and workforce plans, beyond individual projects.
5. Proficient in JIRA, Excel, and ideally experienced with Navigator.
6. Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with both delivery and finance stakeholders.

About Barclays:

Barclays is a British universal bank, diversified by business, customer types, and geography. Its operations include consumer banking, payments, and a top-tier global corporate and investment bank, supported by its technology, operations, and functional services across the Group.

Values: Barclays is guided by Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, which shape its relationships and performance measurement.

Diversity: The bank fosters an inclusive culture where all backgrounds are valued, talents nurtured, and individuals empowered to contribute fully.

Hybrid Working: Barclays is implementing a flexible hybrid working environment, typically involving 20% to 60% office presence, adaptable based on role and business needs.

Your Benefits: As a contract employee through Randstad Sourceright, you will have access to a pension plan after 12 weeks, holiday pay, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, and discounts at various retail and entertainment outlets.