Financial Project Lead, Project Management

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

The PMO Financial Analyst Lead will serve as a strategic partner to the Program Management Office (PMO), providing financial insights and modeling to support project planning, execution, and evaluation.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain financial models (ROI, NPV, cost-benefit) to evaluate PMO initiatives.
• Evaluate fully loaded FTE costs (facilities, technology, labor) and analyze financial impacts of resource allocation, utilization, and project scope changes.
• Build, monitor, and track project budgets, providing variance analysis against forecasts.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning cycles for PMO projects.
• Leverage advanced Excel formulas such as VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Pivot Tables, and financial functions (NPV, IRR, PMT) to perform complex calculations and scenario analyses.
• Build automated Excel templates and tools to streamline financial reporting and project tracking.
• Create dashboards and reports to communicate performance, risks, and insights for decision-making to senior stakeholders.
• Standardize and optimize financial planning and reporting processes, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and data governance.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with financial modeling tools and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, QAD) preferred.

• Fluent In English.

• Project management related certifications.
• 4+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, or accounting within a multinational or shared services environment.
• Proven experience supporting project-based financial operations and working in matrixed organizations.
• Strong understanding of project management principles and financial implications of operational decisions.

Travel Percentage: None