PMO Consultant

PMO Analyst Role Overview

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented PMO Analyst to support the delivery of strategic business and technology transformation programmes. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining programme governance, reporting, planning, financial tracking, and delivery controls, ensuring projects are delivered in line with agreed objectives, timelines, and budgets.

This is a hands‑on PMO role requiring an individual who is comfortable managing programme administration, producing executive‑level reporting, tracking risks and dependencies, and supporting programme managers and stakeholders across multiple work streams.

• Support the day‑to‑day operation of the PMO function across projects and programmes.
• Maintain programme plans, milestones, dependencies, and delivery trackers.
• Manage RAID logs and ensure risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies are accurately tracked and escalated where appropriate.
• Produce weekly and monthly programme status reports, dashboards, and governance packs.
• Support steering committees, programme boards, and governance forums by preparing documentation and recording actions.
• Track project budgets, forecasts, resource utilisation, and financial performance.
• Monitor project progress against key milestones and highlight delivery concerns.
• Ensure compliance with established governance processes, methodologies, and controls.
• Coordinate actions across business, technology, and third‑party teams to support successful programme delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement of PMO processes, reporting, and governance standards.

• Proven experience working in small to midsized banks.
• Proven experience working as a PMO Analyst within business change, technology, or transformation programmes.
• Strong hands‑on experience with governance, reporting, planning, RAID management, financial tracking, and project controls.
• Experience working within small to mid‑sized financial services organisations, where the PMO function requires direct ownership and execution of activities.
• Strong understanding of project and programme lifecycle management.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to analyse and present complex information clearly.
• Experience using project management and portfolio management tools.
• Excellent organisational, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience supporting digital transformation, platform migration, regulatory change, or operational improvement programmes.
• Knowledge of PRINCE2, Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• PMO, PRINCE2 Foundation, or similar project management certification.

• Hands‑on and delivery‑focused.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proactive, organised, and solution‑oriented.

This is a hybrid working contract in West Yorkshire 2 days a week, 3 remote paying £350/day via Umbrella.