Impellam Group
Project Management Officer
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Role Overview
We are seeking a highly analytical PMO professional to support strategic change programmes within a banking environment. The role will focus heavily on programme reporting, financial governance, and budget oversight, ensuring accurate tracking of programme performance, financial health, and delivery milestones.
You will act as a key link between programme delivery teams, finance, and senior stakeholders, driving transparency, control, and insight across complex change portfolios.
Key Responsibilities
Programme & Portfolio Reporting
- Produce high-quality weekly and monthly programme reports (RAID, milestones, status updates).
- Develop and maintain Programme dashboards (KPIs, RAG status, financial metrics).
- Consolidate data across multiple workstreams to provide clear, executive-level insight.
- Ensure reporting is accurate, consistent, and aligned to governance standards.
Financial Reporting & Programme Financials
- Track and manage programme budgets, forecasts, and actuals.
- Produce financial reports covering burn rate, variance analysis, forecasting, and cost tracking.
- Work closely with Finance to ensure alignment between programme financials and corporate financial reporting cycles.
- Identify financial risks, overspend, and cost pressures, providing recommendations to mitigate.
- Support business case tracking and benefits realisation reporting.
- Maintain financial governance including cost approvals, PO tracking, and invoicing oversight.
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Governance & Controls
- Implement and maintain robust PMO governance frameworks.
- Ensure compliance with banking regulatory requirements and internal controls.
- Manage RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).
- Support programme boards and steering committees with accurate reporting packs.
Stakeholder Management
- Engage with senior stakeholders (Programme Directors, Finance, Risk, and Delivery Leads).
- Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
- Challenge and influence stakeholders on financial accuracy and reporting quality.
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Planning & Tracking
- Support programme planning activities including resource tracking and capacity planning.
- Monitor progress against milestones and financial plans.
- Ensure alignment between delivery plans and financial forecasts.
Key Skills & Experience
Essential
- Strong experience in a PMO function within Banking or Financial Services.
- Proven experience in financial reporting, budgeting, and programme financial management.
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, financial modelling, forecasting).
- Experience producing senior-level reporting packs and dashboards.
- Strong understanding of programme governance frameworks.
- Excellent analytical and data interpretation skills.
Desirable
- Experience with tools such as Clarity PPM, MS Project, Power BI, or Tableau.
- Knowledge of regulatory environments (PRA, FCA).
- Exposure to large-scale transformation or regulatory change programmes.
- Professional certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, P3O).
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