Project Analyst

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

The Project Analyst works under the direct supervision of a program/project manager to apply project management processes to administer, organize, monitor and control program/project activities.

The Project Analyst will gain project management experience by maintaining key project management deliverables e.g., project plan, issue log, project financial and status reporting. The Project Coordinator will work directly with team lead(s) to ensure that project tracking information is kept current.

Responsibilities
 

Project Coordination

• Uses project planning tool to create and maintain project plan information including forecasts, status, and time/financial tracking
• Coordinates with program/project managers and team leads to gather, track and report information to coordinate and monitor progress across all projects
• Supports program/project manager in scheduling project meetings and publishing agendas/notes
• May run project meetings with program/project manager support

Execution & Delivery

• Assists with coordination the project activities for a work group / project team to ensure deliverables are completed
• Assist Project Analyst, Sr. or Project Manager with driving the execution of projects from initiation to production
• Assist with monitoring project plan execution progress as it pertains to scope and schedule
• Adhere to best practices and relevant project standards related to the role
• Identify and escalate project dependencies and overall critical path to ensure the project execution is carried out according to plan

Reporting & Analysis

• Produce ad hoc reports using project management and relevant reporting tools (CA PPM, Jaspersoft, Excel and Access; JIRA, Confluence, Sharepoint, etc.).
• Monitor project progress against schedule, hours and cost. Report variances to Project Leader/Manager.
• Assist Program/Project Manager in the preparation of steering committee/status reporting materials.
• Create formal reporting structure and reports to track costs and progress of
• projects
• Create and maintain standard reports to monitor project deliverables
• Create and maintain standard reports to monitor project issues and risks
• Coordinate with Controllers and/or other project related parties to review and monitor budgets

Education and Qualifications

• BA or Equivalent
• Competency with MS Office applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to create presentations using software tools such as MS PowerPoint.
• Intermediate level of Excel skills e.g., ability to create pivot tables, basic formulas and charts.
• Familiarity with project methodologies including theoretical aspects of project management nice to have.
• Familiarity with project management software (e.g., CA PPM, MS Project) nice to have
• Strong organization, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to learn, adapt, and apply new concepts and technologies
• Customer-focused perspective, teamwork, negotiation, conflict management and adaptability.
• Familiarity with areas of application programming, database and system design or with business-side knowledge of custodian, administrator, transfer agent roles.
• Demonstrated decision-making skills
• Effective interpersonal and negotiation skills and is ability to communicate effectively with project team and program/project managers.

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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