Overview
We are looking for a proactive PMO / Project Coordinator to assist with a major finance systems transformation programme on an initial 6-month interim contract. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting governance, coordination, and delivery oversight across multiple workstreams while collaborating closely with both business and technical teams.
Responsibilities
- Support the end-to-end delivery of a finance systems transformation programme.
- Maintain and manage core PMO artefacts including RAID logs, project plans, and status reports.
- Coordinate stakeholder communications and ensure alignment across business and technical teams.
- Oversee key delivery phases such as User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and data migration, ensuring appropriate tracking, reporting, and escalation.
- Facilitate governance forums, including steering committees and working groups.
- Track project risks, issues, dependencies, and actions, ensuring timely resolution and escalation.
- Support resource planning and project scheduling activities.
- Assist in documenting and improving project processes and controls.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a PMO, Project Coordinator, or similar role within transformation programmes.
- Experience supporting finance system implementations or finance transformation initiatives.
- Strong understanding of PMO governance, reporting, and controls.
- Experience overseeing UAT and/or data migration activities from a coordination perspective.
- Solid stakeholder management and communication skills.
- High attention to detail and strong organisational capability.
- Basic Business Analysis skills, including the ability to map processes and workflows (desirable).
- Familiarity with finance systems, such as ERP platforms like SAP, Oracle, or Sage (desirable).