Program Analyst, Business Systems Excellence Office

The PCO – Program Analyst is a critical leadership role within the Office of Business Systems Excellence (BSE), accountable for establishing and maintaining rigorous budgetary discipline, governance, and transparency across the Business Systems Excellence program portfolio.

Reporting directly to the PCO – Program Lead, the Program Analyst owns the end-to-end
budget management lifecycle of the BSE portfolio — from budget formulation and cost
structure design, through execution oversight, variance management, approvals, reporting,
and executive visibility.

This role acts as the single point of accountability for financial truth, ensuring that all
labor, licensing, vendor, contingent workforce, and operational costs are accurately planned,
approved, recorded, monitored, and reported — fully aligned to approved budgets, business
cases, and strategic priorities.

1. Budgeting & Cost Structure
• Lead the development of annual and multiyear budgets for the Business Systems
Excellence portfolio, ensuring alignment with approved business cases, roadmaps,
and enterprise financial targets
• Define and maintain the full cost structure across the portfolio, including:
• Internal labor (FTEs, allocations, capitalization where applicable)
• Contingent labor and external resources
• Software licenses and subscriptions
• Vendor and system integrator costs
• Run vs. change costs
• Other program related operational expenses
• Establish and maintain cost centers, work breakdown structures (WBS), and
financial hierarchies across all relevant financial and project systems
• Ensure budgets are structured to support accurate tracking, forecasting,
capitalization, and audit requirements

2. Budget Governance & Approval Frameworks
• Design and implement financial governance models for the BSE portfolio,
including:
• Spend authorization thresholds
• Approval workflows
• Delegation of authority
• Change control for budget and scope adjustments
• Ensure all costs (labor, licenses, vendors, contingent labor, and other charges) are
reviewed, validated, and approved prior to commitment and payment.

• Act as the gatekeeper for program and project spend, confirming alignment to:
Approved budgets, business cases, Contractual terms, and strategic priorities

3. Cost Control, Review & Variance Management
• Perform ongoing financial reviews of all charges and allocations, validating:
Accuracy, timing, coding to correct cost centers and programs, and alignment with
approved plans
• Monitor and analyze actuals vs. budget vs. forecast, identifying: Variances,
Trends, Risks and opportunities
• Proactively escalate financial risks, overruns, or misalignments with clear
recommendations and mitigation strategies
• Drive corrective actions in collaboration with program, delivery, and functional
leaders
4. Forecasting & Planning
• Own the rolling forecast process for the BSE portfolio, ensuring forward-looking
visibility into: Resource demand, Vendor commitments, and License renewals and
growth
• Integrate schedule, scope, and delivery insights into financial forecasts
• Support scenario planning and financial impact analysis for: Scope changes, Phasing
adjustments, Acceleration or deferral decisions.

5. Reporting, Dashboards & Executive Visibility
• Establish and maintain comprehensive budget reporting and dashboards,
providing clear, concise, and decision ready insights for: Executive leadership, BSE
leadership, and Finance and governance forums
• Deliver monthly reviews covering:
• Budget vs. actuals vs. forecast
• Variances and root causes
• Key risks and mitigation actions
• Commitments and future obligations
• Develop and maintain scorecards aligned to BSE KPIs, including: Spend efficiency,
Forecast accuracy, Cost predictability, Vendor and resource utilization
• Ensure reporting is consistent, auditable, and aligned across systems
6. Systems, Data & Process Excellence
• Ensure all financial and project systems are accurately configured and
maintained, including: Cost centers, Resource rates and allocations, Vendor and
license tracking, and Program and project hierarchies
• Drive standardization of financial processes, templates, and controls across the
BSE portfolio

Core Competencies

• Financial Leadership: Strong ownership mindset and accountability for largescale
financial outcomes
• Analytical Rigor: Ability to analyze complex financial data and identify actionable
insights
• Governance & Control: Establishes discipline, structure, and consistency without
slowing delivery
• Communication: Clearly communicates financial information to both financial and
nonfinancial audiences
• Decision Support: Enables confident, data driven decision-making at executive
levels
• Collaboration: Builds trusted partnerships across functions and leadership levels
Key Skills
• Program and portfolio financial management
• Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Financial governance and controls
• Cost center and financial system configuration
• Vendor and contract financial oversight
• Executive level reporting and dashboards
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Process design and continuous improvement
Core Attributes
• High attention to detail with a strategic perspective
• Strong judgment and independence
• Comfortable operating in complex, fast paced environments
• Ability to challenge constructively and escalate when required
• Results oriented with a strong sense of ownership

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.