PMO Consultant Finance

About Astek Middle East

Astek Middle East is seeking a PMO Consultant Finance to join their team in Makkah, specifically covering Jeddah and Makkah. This full-time role requires an experienced professional with a strong finance background to support PMO and financial activities across various business and transformation initiatives.

Role Overview

The PMO Consultant Finance will integrate project management office governance with financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and cost-control activities. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure effective governance, financial oversight, planning, and reporting for projects and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support PMO governance and ensure effective project management processes, controls, and reporting.
• Lead and coordinate financial planning and budgeting activities for projects and transformation initiatives.
• Monitor project financial performance, including costs, budgets, forecasts, and variances.
• Prepare and consolidate financial and PMO reports for management and key stakeholders.
• Support cost control and ensure projects align with approved financial plans.
• Track project financial commitments, expenditure, and overall budget utilization.
• Support transformation projects from a PMO and financial management perspective.
• Coordinate with Finance, Project Managers, and business stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely financial information.
• Identify financial risks, budget deviations, and areas requiring management attention.
• Maintain PMO documentation, governance reports, financial trackers, and project performance information.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of PMO processes, reporting, and financial controls.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience, with 3-5+ years specifically in PMO or project financial management.
• Strong professional experience in finance-related environments combined with PMO/project management experience.
• Proven experience in PMO governance, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and financial reporting.
• Experience supporting transformation or strategic projects.
• PMP certification is mandatory.

Required Skills

• Strong analytical and financial reporting skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with financial/project reporting tools.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Previous experience in Saudi Arabia is not mandatory.
• Experience in the insurance sector is not mandatory; candidates from other finance-related sectors will be considered.
• Knowledge of SAMA or Saudi insurance regulatory requirements is not mandatory.

Application Information

This is a full-time position with salary details to be disclosed during the recruitment process. We encourage qualified candidates to apply.