Job Description

Location
Canada
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• IT Analyst - Experienced

About The Role
The Analyst ITS Planning & Performance is accountable to support a variety of analysis activities critical to enable the Enterprise Portfolio Enablement team and the larger Information Technology Solutions division.
Financial Forecasting:

• Develop and lead processes to enable monthly financial forecasting for the Strategic and Sustaining project portfolio.
• Assist in budget planning for the portfolio, ensuring all projects are financially sustainable and aligned with the organization's strategic objectives.
• Regularly review project budgets and actual expenditures, identifying variances and providing recommendations for cost optimization
• Prepare reports to give senior leadership insights into portfolio financial health, including budget utilization, forecast accuracy, and future financial outlooks.

Resource Planning:

• Develop and lead processes in partnership with Delivery Practice to enable annual resource planning to support Strategic and Sustaining project portfolio.
• Conduct financial analysis and resource forecasting to assist in optimizing portfolio investments and ensuring the successful allocation of resources.

Development of Agile Reporting:

• In collaboration with the Planning & Performance leadership team and the Delivery Practice, support the development of standardized Agile scorecards to support reporting on Objectives and Key Results.
• Support agile project teams by providing clear visibility into portfolio objectives, prioritization, and capacity planning.

Portfolio Reporting:

• Support Director Planning & Performance to establish regular Portfolio Management reporting cycle.
• Track and evaluate portfolio performance, ensuring key performance indicators (KPIs) and OKRs are met.
• Create and maintain dashboards and reports to provide insights into portfolio health, delivery progress, and resource utilization.
• Provide in-depth analysis of portfolio trends, project outcomes, and variances from planned goals, and suggest corrective actions.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration:

• Engage with cross-functional teams, senior management, and stakeholders to understand their priorities and translate them into actionable plans within the portfolio.
• Act as a liaison between portfolio management, project delivery teams, and business units to ensure consistent communication and transparency on performance.
• Support governance processes by preparing updates for the Portfolio Steering Committee and other decision-making bodies.

Continuous Improvement:

• Demonstrated ability to identify and execute automation and simplification opportunities in reporting and analysis.
• Continuously assess the performance of portfolio management processes and tools to identify areas for improvement in efficiency, resource utilization, and delivery outcomes.
• Work closely with stakeholders to implement process improvements, ensuring smooth integration within agile delivery models.
• Track the impact of improvement initiatives, using metrics and data to evaluate their success and refine them as needed.