PMO Manager (Finance)
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About the Role
Alexander Ash Consulting seeks a Finance PMO Manager to lead governance, planning, and execution across strategic finance transformation initiatives. The role requires significant PMO experience and financial acumen.
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Responsibilities
- Establish and manage PMO governance frameworks, standards, and reporting processes
- Oversee project planning, tracking, budgeting, risk management, and resource allocation across multiple initiatives
- Prepare and present programme status reports, dashboards, and executive updates for senior leadership
- Ensure robust financial controls, forecasting, and budget management across projects
- Coordinate programme steering committees, governance forums, and decision making processes
- Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies
- Drive continuous improvement in PMO processes, tools, and methodologies
- Collaborate with Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives
- Support change management activities and ensure effective communication throughout programme lifecycles
- Monitor benefits realisation and ensure projects deliver measurable business outcomes
Requirements
- Significant experience in Project Management Office (PMO), programme management, or finance transformation roles
- Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and governance processes
- Experience managing large scale transformation programmes, ideally within finance, banking, or professional services environments
- Proven ability to develop executive level reporting and performance dashboards
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies including Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid delivery modes
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple workstreams and competing priorities in a fast paced environment
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, or Clarity
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Role Overview
- We are seeking an experienced Finance PMO Manager to lead and drive governance, planning, and execution across a portfolio of strategic finance and transformation initiatives.
- This role will play a pivotal part in ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to business objectives while maintaining strong stakeholder engagement across Finance and the wider organisation.
- The successful candidate will bring a blend of project management expertise, financial acumen, and stakeholder management skills, with experience supporting complex transformation programmes within a finance environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and manage PMO governance frameworks, standards, and reporting processes
- Oversee project planning, tracking, budgeting, risk management, and resource allocation across multiple initiatives
- Prepare and present programme status reports, dashboards, and executive updates for senior leadership
- Ensure robust financial controls, forecasting, and budget management across projects
- Coordinate programme steering committees, governance forums, and decision making processes
- Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies
- Drive continuous improvement in PMO processes, tools, and methodologies
- Collaborate with Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives
- Support change management activities and ensure effective communication throughout programme lifecycles
- Monitor benefits realisation and ensure projects deliver measurable business outcomes
Skills & Experience
- Significant experience in Project Management Office (PMO), programme management, or finance transformation roles
- Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and governance processes
- Experience managing large scale transformation programmes, ideally within finance, banking, or professional services environments
- Proven ability to develop executive level reporting and performance dashboards
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies including Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid delivery modes
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple workstreams and competing priorities in a fast paced environment
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, or Clarity
Contract Details
- This is a contract role based in Dubai.
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