ePMO Portfolio Controls Manager

Converge ICT Solutions Inc.; Pasig; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is seeking a seasoned Portfolio Finance & Governance Lead to strengthen enterprise budgeting, cost monitoring, and PMO standards across BU portfolios in the Philippines.

You will define governance standards, establish dashboards, and drive KPIs to improve transparency and cost control. The role coordinates cross‑functional teams, ensures alignment with funding constraints, and provides enterprise insights for portfolio prioritization and planning decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance or related field.
• 7-10 years of experience in portfolio management, project controls, financial oversight, or PMO operations.
• Experience working within enterprise PMOs or portfolio management environments.
• Experience supporting multi-BU or PMO operating models is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise budget governance standards for programs and projects.
• Ensure BU PMOs apply budget approval processes and cost monitoring practices.
• Establish standards for project budget tracking, forecasts, and cost reporting.
• Define standards for financial tracking documentation.
• Monitor aggregated budget utilization and cost performance across BU portfolios.
• Track portfolio-level financial exposure and cost-related risks.
• Maintain enterprise dashboards on portfolio budget utilization and cost trends.
• Define and track portfolio cost-related KPIs such as budget variance and cost efficiency.
• Analyze current budgeting, forecasting, and cost management practices across BU PMOs.
• Implement standardized processes for project budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking.
• Standardize rate card application and cross‑charging mechanisms across BUs.
• Optimize financial management processes to improve transparency, efficiency, and cost control.
• Develop best practices for financial management processes across the project portfolio.
• Provide enterprise budget insights and funding constraints to support portfolio prioritization and planning decisions.
• Provide guidance on budget adjustments and funding implications of project changes.
• Provide leadership with enterprise insights on project budget performance and financial trends.
• Support enterprise-level reviews of project budget records and conduct regular checkpoint reviews with BU PMOs.
• Provide guidance to BU PMOs and project teams on budgeting practices and cost governance.
• Support upskilling initiatives related to project budgeting and financial controls.
• Ensure project tools support budget tracking, rate cards, and cost reporting capabilities.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Budget Governance & Financial Standards

• Define enterprise budget governance standards for programs and projects.

• Ensure BU PMOs apply budget approval processes and cost monitoring practices.

• Establish standards for project budget tracking, forecasts, and cost reporting.

• Define standards for financial tracking documentation.

Portfolio Financial Oversight

• Monitor aggregated budget utilization and cost performance across BU portfolios.

• Track portfolio-level financial exposure and cost-related risks.

• Maintain enterprise dashboards on portfolio budget utilization and cost trends.

• Define and track portfolio cost-related KPIs such as budget variance and cost efficiency.

Process Transformation & Standardization

• Analyze current budgeting, forecasting, and cost management practices across BU PMOs.

• Implement standardized processes for project budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking.

• Standardize rate card application and cross‑charging mechanisms across BUs.

• Optimize financial management processes to improve transparency, efficiency, and cost control.

• Develop best practices for financial management processes across the project portfolio.

Portfolio Planning Support

• Provide enterprise budget insights and funding constraints to support portfolio prioritization and planning decisions.

• Provide guidance on budget adjustments and funding implications of project changes.

Reporting & Insights

• Provide leadership with enterprise insights on project budget performance and financial trends.

• Support enterprise‑level reviews of project budget records and conduct regular checkpoint reviews with BU PMOs.

Capability Building & Tool Enablement

• Provide guidance to BU PMOs and project teams on budgeting practices and cost governance.

• Support upskilling initiatives related to project budgeting and financial controls.

• Ensure project tools support budget tracking, rate cards, and cost reporting capabilities.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field.

Experience

• 7-10 years of experience in portfolio management, project controls, financial oversight, or PMO operations.

• Experience working within enterprise PMOs or portfolio management environments.

• Experience supporting multi-BU or PMO operating models is preferred.

Skills

• Strong portfolio, financial analysis, and budget monitoring capabilities.

• Experience in project financial management, forecasting, and cost tracking.

• Strong process improvement and standardization experience.

• Advanced skills in reporting, dashboards, and data analysis.

• Strong stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration skills.