Project Management Analyst

Project Management Analyst
Location: Oakland, CA (Remote)
Duration: 12+month project

Responsibilities:

• Create customized financial reports in Analysis for Office and Excel.
• Analyze reports for discrepancies.
• Monitor forecasts versus actual costs across programs and provide analysis reports to help keep projects within authorized budget.
• Create and track requisitions in Ariba for services and contracts.
• Track project status and maintain records in PPMC.
• Assist project managers with forecasting, creating job estimates and preparing status reports.
• Host weekly meetings with program and project managers to discuss project status.
• Perform quality checks on all Project Change Requests (PCRs).
• Perform regular deep dives to confirm project processes are being followed.
• Create job estimates and assist with entering project forecasts.
• Track operative dates of projects.
• Update the Authorized Job Estimate (AJE) in BPC.
• Maintain project folders in SharePoint.
• Support project close-out, including timely vendor invoicing, timecard submission and close-out reports.

Qualifications:
Minimum:

• Experience analyzing project schedules and budgets and comparing forecasts to actual costs.
• Experience creating financial and forecast reports using Excel.
• Experience with Analysis for Office or SAP BW reporting.
• Experience creating and tracking requisitions in Ariba or a comparable procurement system.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify discrepancies in reports.
• Proactive follow-up and strong organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to lead status meetings.

Desired:

• Experience with PPMC and BPC.
• Experience with CATS timesheet reports.
• Experience reviewing change requests and supporting project close-out.

Tools and Technologies:

• PPMC (Project Portfolio Management and Consolidation)
• BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
• SAP BW: Analysis for Office and CATS reports
• Ariba
• Microsoft Office (advanced Excel)
• SharePoint