PMO Portfolio Specialist, Cost

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom; onsite at New Bailey

Company

hirify.global is a UK communications group operating brands including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet.

What you will do

• Align PMO governance frameworks, reporting templates, and processes with portfolio reporting requirements.
• Support cost reporting, forecasting, accruals, purchase order controls, budget tracking, and financial governance.
• Prepare and improve portfolio reports, dashboards, and reporting packs using consistent data definitions.
• Analyse project, programme, and financial data in Excel, Power BI, and Microsoft tools to identify trends, risks, and exceptions.
• Coordinate project teams, programme sponsors, finance, commercial, delivery, and supply chain stakeholders.
• Monitor risks and issues, facilitate governance reviews, and support process improvement, training, and onboarding.

Requirements

• Experience in PMO, project controls, project reporting, finance support, or business operations.
• Understanding of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, or portfolio management.
• Experience with Power BI dashboards, reporting outputs, or report development.
• Strong understanding of governance, reporting, financial control, and process management in project delivery.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills, with confidence working with data, reports, trackers, and dashboards.
• Excellent organisational, analytical, communication, and prioritisation skills with strong attention to detail.

Nice to have

• Commercial or cost control experience in construction, property, infrastructure, or project delivery.
• Knowledge of Power Automate, SharePoint Lists, Power Apps, or other workflow automation tools.
• Experience with process improvement, data quality, or reporting maturity initiatives.
• APM, PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification.

Culture & Benefits

• 10% on-target annual bonus.
• Private GP access for the employee and immediate family.
• Paid carers leave, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Pension scheme with 5% employee and 10% employer contributions.
• Holiday purchase scheme and optional healthcare, dental, and gym benefits.