PMO Analyst

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns. Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role. Role Summary: Reporting to the Finance PMO Lead you will operate well-defined PMO processes in support of the Finance Change team. You will be responsible for supporting, monitoring and reporting on the Finance Change delivery and performance assisting PMO Leads and Project Managers with status reporting, milestone reporting, RAID (Risk, Assumption Issue and Dependency) management. Update ServiceNow with project schedules, cost and resource forecasts and project status reports. Administer the change control process.,

• Support adherence to the Change Lifecycle and Standards, promoting a strong project governance framework through support and quality assurance of governance activities
• Log risks and issues, update on progress of actions and close down
• Record identifying information for new projects and resources
• Ensure project reports are provided on time by project managers
• Aggregate project level information e.g. costs, resources, achievements as input to a programme status report including objective commentary
• Update the programme schedule - to show baselines, forecasts, status and dependencies
• Support project closure reporting, identifying lessons learned and documenting benefits assessment
• Secretariat for project-related meetings including quality review of submissions, issue pack and minutes
• Act as custodian and guardian of the master copy of all the project, programme or portfolio info, We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.
M&G is also proud to be a , and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, physical, mental health or neuro-divergent conditions. We participate in the Disability Confident 'Offer an Interview' scheme, which means that candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying. These candidates are also supported to ensure they have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job. If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at


• Highly motivated, organised and proactive - committed to achieving exceptional results
• Effective stakeholder communication and strong relationships, supported by collaboration, cross-project teamwork and cross-functional relationships
• Excellent report writing skills so that key messages are understood, including formal meeting presentation documentation
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Experience of monitoring and reporting in a project environment
• Ability to use a project management system such as ServiceNow for data recording
• Ability to apply common project controls such as change requests, document control and retrieval
Experience
• Experience of managing stakeholders across a range of business areas
• Experience of formal reporting of data
• Experience of formal project reporting to senior stakeholders, including Executive level narrative and/or numerical reporting of multiple projects and programmes