Business Consultant - Intermediate

Raise; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 160,951,000 - 186,045,000; Full time

Job summary

Raise is hiring a Business Consultant - Intermediate in Toronto. The role focuses on financial planning and analysis, governance, and process improvement within a dynamic project environment.

You will forecast, monitor, and report on program finances while enabling efficient resource allocation and data-driven storytelling. The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of project coordination experience, strong analytical skills, and a track record of leading cross-functional efforts.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in Project Coordination & Business Effectiveness with emphasis on Financial Planning & analysis.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project financial forecasts, monitor progress, and escalate risks, issues, and action items as required.
• Manage and reconcile project financials, including accruals, GL reconciliation, chargebacks, invoice tracing, forecasting, and actuals-to-plan variance analysis with clear commentary.
• Prepare and deliver financial and status reporting for leadership teams and executive steering committees.
• Lead and support governance activities and contribute to continuous improvement of processes, tools, and reporting.
• Respond effectively to shifting priorities and manage multiple deliverables in a dynamic environment.
• Support resource allocation governance, onboard users to Eclipse, and provide troubleshooting and first-line user support.
• Create, reengineer, and enhance operational processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support the Director in preparing executive presentations and ad hoc analysis across headcount, GL transactions, and operational metrics.

Skills

Project Coordination

Financial Planning & Analysis

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Process Documentation

Process Design

Leadership

Ownership / Self-starter

Tools

Jira

Power BI

Alteryx

Confluence

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Eclipse

Job description

• Location: Toronto - ON - Hybrid (Every Monday and first Friday of every month)
• Pay Rate: $56.17/hr - $64.93/hr
• Contract Length: 4 Months with possibility for extension

• Location: Toronto - ON - Hybrid (Every Monday and first Friday of every month)
• Pay Rate: $56.17/hr - $64.93/hr
• Contract Length: 4 Months with possibility for extension

We at Raise are hiring a Business Consultant - Intermediate for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project financial forecasts, monitor progress, and escalation risks, issues, and action items as required.
• Manage and reconcile project financials, including accruals, GL reconciliation, chargebacks, invoice tracing, forecasting, and actuals-to-plan variance analysis, with clear commentary and insights.
• Prepare and deliver financial and status reporting for leadership teams and executive steering committees.
• Lead and support governance activities and contribute to the continuous improvement of operational processes, tools, and reporting.
• Respond effectively to shifting priorities and manage multiple deliverables in a dynamic environment.
• Support the resource allocation governance process, onboard users to Eclipse, and provide troubleshooting and first-line user support.
• Create, reengineer, and enhance operational processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support the Director in preparing executive presentations and conducting ad hoc analysis across headcount, GL transactions, financial data and operational metrics/data.

Must Have Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in Project Coordination & Business Effectiveness, with a strong emphasis on Financial Planning & analysis.
• Demonstrated experience managing program and project financials, including GL reconciliation, forecasting, variance analysis, and executive financial reporting.
• Strong analytical capability, including the ability to extract, manipulate, interpret, and report on data from multiple systems financial and non-financial
• Proficiency with a data-driven mindset, with the ability to understand data structures and relationships, identify insights, and translate findings into clear analysis and compelling business stories.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience in process documentation, process design, and process improvement.
• Demonstrated leadership capability with a strong sense of ownership and a self-starter approach.

Nice To Have

• Experience working within banking.
• Familiarity with Banking GL reconciliation processes and the Eclipse tool.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Experience with Jira, Power BI, Alteryx, and Confluence

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