PMO Analyst

- End-to-end financial management of the Change Portfolio, including budgets, forecasts, actuals, accruals, variances, and financial controls. - Act as the single point of ownership for PMO financial governance, ensuring adherence to financial policy, audit requirements, and capitalisation rules. - Own and manage the Deal Approval Request (DAR) process for the PMO, including quality assurance, financial validation, tracking, and reporting. - Support all major financial events across the year (budget cycle, reforecasting, month-end, year-end, audit, and regulatory submissions). - Produce and maintain accurate portfolio-level financial reporting, providing clear insight and commentary on risks, issues, and trends. - Actively challenge project managers on forecasts, assumptions, and financial discipline to ensure accuracy and accountability. - Support the review and approval process for key project and programme financial and governance artefacts. - Perform quality reviews and audits of project documentation, focusing on financial accuracy, completeness, and compliance. - Proactively identify, escalate, and track governance or control concerns, ensuring issues are addressed in a timely manner. - Support the ongoing improvement of PMO financial controls and governance frameworks. - Work closely with Project Managers and Delivery teams to develop a strong understanding of allocated projects and business areas, enabling effective analysis, insight, and assurance. - Support the collation of meeting packs, scheduling of key forums, and capture of actions and decisions where required.