Finance and Tax - Project Manager

TekWissen ®; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

TekWissen Group seeks a Finance and Tax Project Manager for a 12‑month, onsite assignment in Montreal. You will oversee a portfolio of Finance and Tax optimization projects under the local team leader, contributing to the F&T digital community.

Responsibilities include coordinating cross‑functional teams, defining project plans, and ensuring timely, quality delivery. A background in financial services and strong communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of related experience in financial services, ideally international.
• Knowledge of project management processes; PMP and/or Scrum Master is a plus.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Digital and continuous improvement mindset and experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, capable of simplifying complex topics.
• Consulting skills and ability to work with distributed cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage Transformation/Continuous Improvement/Digital projects in Finance.
• Coordinate internal Finance teams to achieve internal objectives.
• Coordinate with FRS/IT and stakeholders to deliver on-time, quality results.
• Establish objectives, plan projects, and track progress and risks.
• Develop project plans, budgets, timelines, and status metrics.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

PMP/Scrum

MS Office

Continuous improvement

Consulting skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

University degree in Finance/Accounting

PM/Consulting background

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company who is a provider of banking and financial services. The company operates through two divisions, Retail Banking and Services, and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

Position: Finance and Tax Project Manager

Location: Montreal, QC, H3A 2A6

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

The Finance and Tax (F&T) Transformation and Continuous Project Manager will manage a portfolio of Finance and Tax process/tool optimization projects under the supervision of the local team leader to support you in this effort. (S)he will contribute to the F&T digital community.

Main Responsibilities

• Management of Transformation / Continuous Improvement / Digital projects, where Finance processes are being optimized & streamlined.
• Animate Internal Finance projects, where various Finance teams need to be coordinated to reach an internal goal (organization topics, internal requests from the Group, internal requests from the CFO executive committee).

The Finance Transformation project manager will coordinate with F&RS/IT and internal stakeholders across F&T to ensure on‑time quality delivery of the project portfolio.

(S)he Will

• With autonomy establish and conduct meetings to communicate objectives, expectations, project roles, status updates, track open issues, and work with all groups and clients to resolve issues as required.
• Scope projects and develop Implementation Project Plans
• Conduct end to end process review on complex assignments
• Identify risks and develops risk mitigation plans.
• Develop measurable project goals and objectives and monitor progress toward achievement.
• Drive implementation consistency and quality through execution of project management best practices.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path items while ensuring project quality
• Develop detailed project plans including documentation, testing and executing protocol, tasks, budgets, timelines, and status metrics.

Key Skills And Qualifications

• Minimum 8-10 years of related experience, preferably within Financial Services Industries in international environments
• Good knowledge of Project Management processes and workflow (PMP and/or Scrum Master certification is a plus)
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Digital and Continuous Improvement Mindset / Experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and concisely to audiences of varying technical or seniority levels.
• Consulting skills
• Ability to effectively work with geographically dispersed cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• University degree in Finance/Accounting
• Project Management/ Consulting profile
• Strong interest in new technologies

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships.

Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.

TekWissen is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.