PMO Analyst - 9 Month FTC

We believe technology should help people perform better every day. Since our beginning in 1993, people across financial services have trusted us to take their performance to the next level. More than 10,000 businesses and 500,000 people use our software, from the world’s most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers. Iress is one of Australia’s largest technology companies and employs more than 2,000 people across Australia, The United Kingdom, Africa, Canada, France, New Zealand and Asia.

The Project Office Analyst plays a critical role within the Project Management Office (PMO), supporting the effective governance, reporting, and operation of projects and programs across the organisation. The role provides analysis, coordination, and assurance services that enable consistent delivery, improve decision-making, and ensure alignment with enterprise delivery standards. 

• Governance & Assurance: Support adherence to project governance frameworks, methodologies, and stage gate requirements. Assist in quality assurance reviews across key project artefacts.  

• Reporting & Insights: Maintain project and program dashboards, ensuring timely, accurate reporting of project status, milestones, risks, and financials. Provide meaningful insights through portfolio-level analysis.

• Planning & Scheduling: Assist project teams in developing, validating, and maintaining project plans and schedules.

• RAID Management: Support the maintenance of project risk, issue, assumption, and dependency registers, ensuring these are actively managed and escalated appropriately.

• Tool Administration: Act as an administrator or key user of project tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, or similar), supporting onboarding, user training, and data integrity.

• Financial Tracking: Assist in managing project budgets, forecasts, and actuals. Work closely with Finance to support month-end and business case tracking.

• Standards & Templates: Maintain and evolve standardised templates, procedures, and knowledge repositories to uplift PMO maturity.

• Continuous Improvement: Identify and contribute to improvements in delivery reporting, process efficiency, and PMO tools or practices.

• 2+ years experience in a project analyst, PMO, or project support role in a medium-to-large organisation.

• Understanding of project and program management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile, MSP, PMBOK).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and project tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, Power BI, MS Project).

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience in stakeholder engagement and supporting cross-functional teams.

• 8 additional paid days per year to extend your weekends

• Hybrid working  

• Generous cash bonus for every successful referral 

• Starting school leave - 8.5 days of leave to assist your children with the transition to school

• Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carers (up to 4 weeks for secondary carers), and the ability to work part-time when returning to work

• 3 days’ paid leave per year to participate in charity initiatives

• Discounted health insurance premiums

• Access to learning and development programs through LinkedIn 

Iress is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture. We strongly believe that diversity is what makes our teams and our products succeed. Our people have different experiences, skills, perspectives and beliefs and everyone’s uniqueness is valued and celebrated. 

We’re also proud to be globally recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer that promotes and supports all women in the workplace. 

For more information about what we do, our people and values, please visit our website - https://www.iress.com/join-us/careers/

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