Avanciers is hiring HYBRID Senior PMO Reporting Analyst / Senior Business Analyst at Toronto, Ontario for one of our Fortune 500 clients. This is a contract role with one of our government client.

Job Title: Senior PMO Reporting Analyst / Senior Business Analyst

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Hybrid, 2 days onsite per week

Duration: 6+ months (Possible extension)

Must Haves:

• 6+ years' of demonstrated experience in Project Management and/or Change Management roles , preferably in Information Technology planning or other related discipline
• CPA, CA, or CMA certification
• Agile certification (Agile Certified Professional, Certified Scrum Product Owner)
• PROSCI certification (nice to have)

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS

Functional/Technical :

• Promotes the implementation and governance of PMO frameworks, policies, processes and software/tools through the development of action plans, effective communication strategies, change management, performance measurement and tracking and reporting.
• Lead the analysis of PMO functions, processes and tools to ensure continuous improvement, incorporation of stakeholder feedback, and the maturation of I&IT PMO
• Defines, documents, reports upon and evolves key performance indicators (KPIs) aimed at measuring and monitoring the I&IT business unit
• Support the development of and monitor progress of the operating plan for the Program Management office
• Participates in the maintenance and delivery of all enterprise reporting requirements including monthly project reporting packages to SMT. Tracks and monitors actions and commitments as appropriate.
• Prepare, gather and maintain KPI and financial records related to project delivery, and business benefits realization as defined by the product roadmaps.
• Analyze and maintain I&IT headcount and vacancy reporting and reconciles discrepancies.
• Tracks I&IT-related procurement activities and support the initiation of procurement projects in strategy preparation
• Monitors the staff augmentation program and platform for I&IT by working collaboratively with I&IT hiring managers and platform vendor and coordinates hiring and onboarding requests
• Manages the staff augmentation reporting process, ensuring timely, high-quality, standardized and consistent documentation is provided for executive review
• Leads the I&IT PMO Project Status Tracker, Enterprise Risk, and the Project Level Risk Register tools and reporting processes by ensuring efficiency and accuracy of information, developing related communications, provide training of tool use and reporting processes, and enhancements

Customer/Stakeholder :

• Supports the team in the management of strategic communications, ensuring alignment with client enterprise standards and direction; including presenting in current forums such as I&IT Festival, HVP Meeting, Red/Yellow meetings, and I&IT team meetings.
• Partners with diverse stakeholders to gather data needed for effective evidence informed decision making with the aim of maximizing the performance of I
• Cultivates strong relationships across I&IT and Client business units and business leaders to manage and execute reporting needs as they may arise;

Education:

• Completion of a (degree or diploma) in Business Administration or Information Systems, or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent

Experience:

• Minimum six (6) years' of demonstrated experience in Project Management, and/or Change Management roles , preferably in Information Technology planning or other related discipline
• Experienced in facilitation, conflict resolution, influencing, executive communication and stakeholder management.

Certifications or Designations:

• Six Sigma is an asset
• CPA, CA or CMA is required
• PROSCI certification
• Agile certification (Agile Certified Professional, Certified Scrum Product Owner)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2, is an asset
• ITIL Foundations is an asset.

Technical Competencies

• Experience acting in advisor capacity to senior leadership and ability to secure the necessary support to advance initiatives, including IT strategic business and risk management;
• Understands key financial processes / concepts such as: business planning, budgeting, financial modeling, ROI development, value for money analysis and multi-year financial forecasting;
• Experience with assessing business benefits, costs and risks on multiple types of projects;
• Participates in budget development and management processes (annual and long-term budgets);
• Demonstrates project management principles and practices, including budget and schedule controls, to lead and direct cross functional teams and consultants engaged in simultaneous projects (i.e. development, project progress) and monitor project activities for adherence to timelines, budgets, and project performance objectives;
• Collaboration, partnership building and negotiation skills to effectively advance the Program Management Office and I&IT agenda.
• Experience with PowerBI, PowerApps, business process analysis, Visio, PowerPoint, MS standard tools)
• Interpersonal, oral/written/presentation communications skills to document and present business needs, specifications, reports, project documents, and implementation plans