PMO Analyst (Finance & Workforce Specialist)

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

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a PMO Analyst to support financial and workforce management. This role involves overseeing financial clarity and workforce alignment across delivery labs, ensuring successful project delivery. Ideal candidates will have experience in financial oversight within a banking environment and proficiency in tools like JIRA and Excel. The position offers a hybrid working environment, combining remote and in-office work.

Benefits

Pension Enrollment

Holiday Pay

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts at Retailers

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management and workforce planning within a banking environment.
• Proficiency in managing portfolio-level financials and workforce plans.

Responsibilities

• Manage and communicate financial positions across portfolios.
• Support investment and workforce planning.
• Monitor and manage costs of change.

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'll play a key role in ensuring financial clarity and workforce alignment across delivery labs, making certain that investments, people, and plans are aligned for successful delivery of complex projects. 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 capacity.
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 as needed.
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 a banking or financial services environment.
• Understanding of Agile delivery methods and experience working within Agile organizations.
• Experience working across multiple business units beyond isolated projects.
• Proficiency in managing portfolio-level financials and workforce plans.
• Skilled in JIRA, Excel, and preferably familiar with Navigator.
• Strong communication skills to liaise effectively with delivery and finance stakeholders.

About Barclays:

Barclays is a British universal bank with diversified operations across consumer banking, payments, and global corporate and investment banking. Supported by its service company, Barclays provides technology, operations, and functional services worldwide.

Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship guide Barclays' relationships and performance measurement.

Diversity: Barclays fosters an inclusive culture where all backgrounds are valued, talents nurtured, and employees empowered.

Hybrid Working: Barclays is implementing a hybrid work environment, combining remote and in-office work, with flexibility based on role and business needs.

Your Benefits: As a contract employee through Randstad Sourceright, you will have access to benefits including pension enrollment, holiday pay, Employee Assistance Program, and discounts at various retailers and entertainment venues.