Project Management Analyst

On behalf of our client in the Financial Services Sector, PROCOM is looking for a Project Management Analyst.

Project Management Analyst – Job Description

• Supports the Project Management team with the Corporate Real Estate capital planning process to determine projects lists and capital ask for following reporting year

• Helps to develop capital approval request presentations and works with the Director team on the content

• Responsible for and owns regular reports and helps maintain a high degree of data integrity

• Supports project managers to ensure effective project management tracking and communication standards resulting in transparency of delivery progress and awareness and understanding by key stakeholders

• Supports Corporate Real Estate in reporting and tracking operating and capital costs

• Tracks capital budgets and forecast expenditures across projects relative to established budget controls to ensure appropriate fiscal management

• Coordination and development of project/program materials in support of project status meetings, leadership committees and executive steering committees

• Prepare executive level power point presentation materials as required

• Build and prepare reports as required to support decision making

• Diligently update and ensure currency of project schedules, and financials across real estate projects relative to plan, actuals and forecasts

• Active stakeholder management with focus on building and maintaining strong relationships and ensuring expectations are understood and met

• Demonstrates perseverance in delivering work and problem solving

• Manages execution of activities by asking the right questions(s) to clear a path for task completion

• Communicates effectively within the team, relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people to build effective relationships

• Takes advantage of formal and informal channels for collaboration and learning

• Works with leaders to clarify priorities and coordinates with others to get work done and provides visibility to the status and progress of the work

• Raises questions or challenges pro-actively and appropriately to understand how and why work is done in a particular way

• Learns and applies problem solving methods and tools to manage complexity and deliver business value

Project Management Analyst – Mandatory Skills

• 3-5 years of industry experience in a project management environment - either working on projects as a team member in a project management support role

• Working knowledge of basic financial practices

• Comprehensive proficiency in MS Office applications – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project

• Experience in data management and analysis to generate value-added outputs

• Knowledge of and understanding of Project Management methods, practices, processes, scheduling software and SharePoint is an asset