PMO Analyst (Finance & Workforce Specialist)

Barclays; Keele; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a PMO Analyst to support financial clarity and workforce alignment across delivery labs. This role involves managing financial positions, supporting planning, and collaborating with various teams to ensure effective delivery. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial management within the banking sector and be proficient in tools like JIRA and Excel.

Benefits

Pension Enrollment

Holiday Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management and workforce planning within banking or financial services.
• Proven ability to manage portfolio-level financials and workforce plans.

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

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 ensuring financial clarity and workforce alignment across delivery labs, guaranteeing the right investments, personnel, and plans are in place to execute a complex backlog of work. This role requires expertise 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 necessary.
5. Collaborate daily with teams including 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 experience working within Agile organizations.
• Experience working across multiple business units, not limited to isolated projects.
• Proven ability to manage portfolio-level financials and workforce plans.
• Proficiency in JIRA, Excel, and preferably Navigator.
• Strong communication skills, capable of liaising effectively with both delivery and finance stakeholders.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank with diversified operations across various sectors, customer types, and geographies. Its services include consumer banking, payments, and a top-tier global corporate and investment banking division, all supported by its technology, operations, and functional services.

Values

Barclays' values—Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship—guide its relationships and performance assessments, emphasizing not just achievements but also the manner in which they are accomplished.

Diversity

The bank fosters an inclusive culture that encourages individuals from all backgrounds to bring their whole selves to work, nurturing talent and contributing fully to its vision and goals.

Hybrid Working

Barclays is implementing a hybrid working model, allowing colleagues to work partly from home and partly in the office, with flexibility based on role and personal circumstances.

Your Benefits

As a contract employee through Randstad Sourceright, you will enjoy various benefits, including pension enrollment after 12 weeks, holiday pay, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, and discounts at numerous retail and entertainment outlets.