JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Senior Analyst will support IT Capital Planning (Project Portfolio Management), project management compliance, governance, and reporting. A successful candidate will have excellent data analysis and communication skills, great attention to details, and a can-do attitude.
Must have :
- Excellent data analysis.
- PMO support role
- Expert user in Excel and comfortable working with large data sets. Experience with Macro strongly preferred
Key responsibilities include:
- Perform portfolio trending analysis, project financial, project status and executive reporting
- Conduct expert level data analysis working with large amount of data sets to quickly extract insights
- Provide project management standard, governance, audit, and training support
- Collaborate with all levels of stakeholders within IT and with peer organizations such as Finance and the Enterprise Project Management Office
- Maintain SharePoint sites, tools, templates, and identify process automation opportunities
Essential Functions
- Collect, consolidate, and cleanse project performance data from various sources
- Perform quantitative analysis to understand project / service performance
- Develop and maintain various systems of records, lists, reports, and presentations
- Develop project management templates, tools, job aids and other knowledgebase documentations
- Support project delivery teams on project stage gating, governance, and other processes to ensure compliance with audit requirements
- Identify continuous process improvement and automation opportunities to increase accuracy and efficiency
- Document current and future state business processes
- Support project capital planning and business case development and prioritization
- May need to run reports from SAP / BPC financial system to facilitate monthly reporting and project spend tracking
- Translate business objectives into various reporting views and presentations to facilitate project tracking and monitoring
- Support the creation and maintenance of project management best practices, tools, and ways for Client to drive efficiency in order to reduce costs and add value.
Minimum Qualifications
- BA or BS degree in a relevant field
- 3-5 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Market Research Analyst, or in a PMO support role. Experience with business analysis, business process mapping, project management, and financial reporting preferred
- Must be an expert user in Excel and comfortable working with large data sets. Experience with Macro strongly preferred
- Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio, MS Project
- Experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Teams administration and design a plus
- Excellent writing skills. Experience with Standard Operating Procedure or knowledge base documentation development a plus
- Must have excellent independent research skills and ability to draw actionable insights from raw data
- Basic understanding of Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), including project scope, schedule, and budget management
- Basic understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
- CAMP or PMP certification a plus
The successful candidate will have:
- Strong attention to detail
- Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Self-starter, ability to execute on high level direction with minimal supervision
- Excellent follow through skills and be responsive to stakeholder requests
- Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple workstreams in a fast paced environment