Governance Manager Portfolio / Programme Governance - Banking

Governance Manager Portfolio / Programme Governance - BankingSheffield Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)Approx £500£600 per day - inside IR35Initial contract with potential for extensionWe are looking for an experienced Governance Manager to join a major technology and transformation environment within a leading global financial services organisation.This is a hands-on role providing governance, reporting, financial control and delivery assurance across a portfolio of technology projects and programmes.Working closely with Portfolio Leads, Programme Managers, Project Managers, Finance, Risk and senior stakeholders, you will ensure portfolio information is accurate, risks and issues are appropriately challenged and senior leaders have clear insight into delivery and financial performance.This would suit an experienced Governance Manager, Portfolio PMO Lead, Programme Governance Manager or Senior PMO professional who combines strong portfolio governance experience with excellent analytical and reporting skills.Key responsibilities:Portfolio, programme and project governance and delivery assuranceProducing executive reporting packs, dashboards and portfolio MITracking delivery against plans and key milestonesManaging portfolio-level RAID, dependencies and escalationsFinancial governance including budgets, forecasts, actuals and variance analysisReviewing portfolio data and identifying anomalies or areas requiring challengeChallenging Project and Programme Managers where delivery information requires further scrutinyProviding clear portfolio health assessments and insights to senior stakeholdersSupporting governance forums, steering meetings and executive reviewsImproving reporting quality, data consistency and governance processesSupporting benefits tracking and value realisationUsing portfolio management, reporting and automation tools to improve governance efficiencyKey Requirements:Significant experience across Portfolio Governance, Programme Governance, PMO, Portfolio Management or Transformation DeliveryStrong experience within large-scale technology, infrastructure or transformation environmentsExcellent financial governance experience including budgeting, forecasting, financial tracking and variance analysisStrong executive reporting and governance pack production experienceExcellent Excel and PowerPoint skillsStrong RAID, milestone and dependency management experienceExcellent analytical skills with the ability to identify anomalies rather than simply consolidate and report informationConfidence to challenge delivery teams and work effectively with senior stakeholdersA genuinely hands-on approach you must be comfortable personally producing packs, working with data and getting into the detailExperience within complex, highly governed organisationsExperience within financial services or another highly regulated industry would be advantageous, as would knowledge of technology infrastructure / End User Computing environments.Experience with tools such as Clarity, Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, SharePoint or Power BI would also be beneficial.Location: Sheffield candidates must be able to attend the office 3 days per week .TPBN1_UKTJ