Project Analyst

Project Analyst

CLASSIFICATION: Non-exempt

REPORTS TO: Project Management Office (PMO) Director

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/Objective

The Project Analyst uses the Critical Chain Project Management process to deliver projects with clear deliverables and within budget. The Project Analyst ensures the planning, project network building, change management and implementation of significant technology or business projects sponsored and prioritized by the SLT. The Project Analyst is responsible for ensuring identification of project impacts to Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) and IT general controls (ITGC) and works closely with executive and senior management to coordinate resources from Information Technology (IT), internal departments and external vendors to accomplish project tasks.

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Works with executive sponsor and designated project lead to establish clear project deliverable(s)
• Responsible for project planning and works with assigned project leader to build project network, defining milestones and task duration
• Works with project leader to coordinate project management activities, bank resources, and information.
• Ensures regular status reporting with vendor(s), project leader and to executive sponsor
• Assists in escalating project issues, managing expectations, and proposing creative and practical solutions in order to achieve milestones consistent with the clear objective of the project
• Ensures feedback from and impact analysis with all areas affected by the project including end users, risk controls and the business systems impacted
• Ensures development of contingency and/or recovery plans with project lead as directed by executive sponsor

Other Duties

• Complies with all policies and procedures as applied to the Bank's BSA/AML policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills/Abilities

• Applies critical chain project management and industry-standard project management fundamentals in the accomplishment of the above essential functions.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including communication, presentation, persuasion, and influence.
• Strong organizational skills, including effective collaboration in a team environment.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in an office setting, the opportunity to telework is not available. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Office environment with job duties conducted via telephone, face to face meetings, and on the computer.

Physical Demands

This position requires manual dexterity, the ability to lift files and open cabinets. This position requires bending, stooping or standing as necessary.

Travel

Limited local travel may be required for this position.

Education and Experience

• Five years of financial services and/or project management experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field (or equivalent) preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) required.
• Experience with Critical Chain Project Management preferred.
• Banking experience preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.