Project Analyst - IT
About The Position
The Project Analyst joins AAA Life’s newly formed, highly visible Transformation Office, which leads strategic, enterprise-wide transformation initiatives. The role supports complex, mission-critical programs and serves as a central point of accountability for portfolio-level performance, financial transparency, and delivery insight across IT initiatives. It consolidates financial and delivery data into consistent, executive-ready reporting for Steering Committees and governance forums, while helping surface risks, dependencies, and performance gaps. The position supports disciplined reporting across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery efforts to enable informed decisions, strengthen governance, and drive value realization. The role works closely with initiative leads, including Product Owners and Scrum Masters, Finance, and Centers of Excellence. It tracks project costs, forecasts, milestones, KPIs, and financial performance; validates financial data; and prepares standardized reports and dashboards for leadership. The position is described as hybrid Tuesday through Thursday or remote within the USA. AAA Life does not offer immigration sponsorship for this position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in IT project reporting, PMO, financial analysis, or technology program support.
- 2–5 years of experience supporting IT projects or transformation initiatives in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid environments.
- 3–5 years of proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- 3–5 years of experience tracking IT financials, including resource costs, vendor spend, and infrastructure investments.
- Ability to interpret financial and delivery data, identify trends, and generate actionable insights.
- Understanding of IT budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking, including capital versus expense and operating expense.
- Ability to create clear, concise, executive-ready reports and dashboards.
- High level of accuracy in reporting, data validation, and reconciliation.
- Ability to communicate technical and financial information clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
- Effective collaboration with IT, Finance, PMO, and business leaders.
- Proactive identification and escalation of risks and issues.
- Ability to work in fast-paced, evolving IT and transformation environments.
Nice To Haves
- 3–5 years of experience with project and portfolio management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or Clarity.
- Experience using Power BI and SQL analytics to track adoption, workforce readiness, and transformation KPIs, and translate insights into executive-ready reporting.
- Proficiency with Atlassian Jira and Confluence to support agile delivery, transformation governance, and change documentation.
- Experience with Monday.com or similar work-management tools to coordinate cross-functional initiatives and track transformation milestones.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, for leadership communications, dashboards, and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Track and report IT project performance, including actual versus spend, forecasted costs, delivery milestones, and KPI progress.
- Monitor financial performance across IT initiatives and check alignment with budgets, forecasts, and expected value realization.
- Consolidate updates from the Transformation Office, initiative leads, Finance, and COE managers into executive-ready reporting.
- Identify, analyze, and escalate delivery risks, dependencies, and performance gaps.
- Prepare standardized metrics reports and dashboards for Steering Committee, Technology Leadership, and executive stakeholders.
- Partner with Finance to validate financial data, including capital versus expense spend, labor, and vendor costs.
- Ensure consistency and integrity of reporting across the IT portfolio, including adherence to PMO standards and governance frameworks.
- Support reporting across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Participate in recurring forums, such as IT Transformation stand-ups and finance reviews, to surface insights and ensure alignment.
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting from the first day.
- Employer 401k match and employer contribution to a pension plan.
- Generous PTO and paid parental leave.
- Associate resource groups and community involvement initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
