Business Analyst, PMO - Power Management, SWGBB

Description

We are looking for a Business Analyst, to support portfolio visibility, performance reporting, and operational governance for complex project delivery activities in Columbus, Ohio. This Long-term Contract position will partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to strengthen reporting accuracy, improve milestone tracking, and provide actionable insights across a global project portfolio. The role is ideal for someone who can combine analytical rigor, financial awareness, and stakeholder communication to help drive informed decisions and consistent execution.

Responsibilities:

Build and enhance centralized reporting tools and dashboards that give leadership clear, real-time insight into portfolio status, milestone progress, schedule health, and areas requiring attention.

Administer and maintain ServiceNow as the primary portfolio reporting platform by validating source data, reviewing accuracy, and sustaining reliable project information for business use.

Track key performance indicators and delivery metrics, analyze trends and variances, and translate findings into practical recommendations that improve operational performance.

Conduct recurring audits of project delivery activity, resource utilization, and process compliance, then update procedures and reporting standards to support continuous improvement.

Develop milestone and lifecycle reporting that highlights project progress, missed commitments, bottlenecks, and recurring execution gaps across cross-functional teams.

Prepare financial portfolio reporting covering costs, pricing, forecasts, change activity, revenue-related performance, and overall portfolio health to support leadership decision-making.

Reconcile project financial data and reporting outputs to improve forecast accuracy, strengthen data integrity, and identify emerging risks early.

Maintain a structured process for risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, actions, and decisions, ensuring timely escalation and follow-through on items that affect delivery outcomes.

Partner with stakeholders across operations, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and field deployment teams to remove obstacles and improve portfolio execution.

Create customer-focused portfolio views and tailored reporting that align project updates with stakeholder priorities and strengthen the overall customer experience.

Requirements

Experience in business analysis, PMO support, or portfolio reporting within a project-driven environment.
Strong capability in dashboard creation, KPI reporting, and data visualization for leadership and operational stakeholders.
Working knowledge of financial reporting, forecasting, reconciliations, variance analysis, and portfolio performance measurement.
Experience auditing data, monitoring compliance, and improving standard operating procedures to support consistent execution.
Ability to manage risks, issues, dependencies, and action tracking across multiple concurrent projects.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present insights clearly to cross-functional teams and leadership.
Familiarity with ServiceNow or a similar project and portfolio management platform.
Background supporting complex operations involving engineering, manufacturing, supply chain logistics, or large-scale deployments is preferred.

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