Financial Project Analyst

Experis Austria; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup in Toronto is seeking a Financial Project Analyst to join the Technology Operations line of business. You will support core banking and payments technology operations with FP&A focus, governance, and executive reporting.

The role combines project coordination and business effectiveness, with a 4-month duration, hybrid schedule, and potential extension based on performance. Start date is 26 October 2026.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in Project Coordination & Business Effectiveness with emphasis on FP&A.
• Experience managing program and project financials, GL reconciliation, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical capability to manipulate and report data from multiple systems.
• Data-driven mindset with ability to translate insights into business stories.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail and clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project financial forecasts, monitor progress, and elevate risks and actions.
• Manage and reconcile project financials, including accruals, GL reconciliation, and invoicing.
• Prepare and deliver financial and status reporting for leadership and steering committees.
• Support governance and improve operational processes, tools, and reporting.
• Provide first-line support for Eclipse and onboard new users with training.

Skills

Financial Planning & Analysis

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Executive financial reporting

Data extraction / interpretation

Tools

Eclipse

Job description

Our client is seeking a Financial Project Analyst to join their team. As a Financial Project Analyst, you will be part of the Technology Operations line of business supporting core banking and payments technology business operations. The ideal candidate will have strong financial planning and analysis skills, the ability to manage program/project financials with precision, and the drive to improve processes while supporting governance in a fast-paced environment.

Location

Toronto, ON - Hybrid

What's the Job?

• Maintain project financial forecasts, monitor progress, and elevate 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.
• Support governance activities and contribute to continuous improvement of operational processes, tools, and reporting.
• Provide first-line support forproprietary resource and project financial management tool (Eclipse), including onboarding and training for new users and troubleshooting.

What's Needed?

• 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—understanding data structures and relationships, identifying insights, and translating findings into clear analysis and compelling business stories.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt quickly, and communicate clearly with exceptional attention to detail.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to support financial governance, resource management governance, third-party governance, contract management, operational governance, and executive reporting within a 5-member team.
• Chance to contribute to process development and documentation, including creating and reengineering operational processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Exposure to leadership-facing reporting and executive steering committee materials that support informed decision-making.
• Role involvement across multiple workstreams, including resource onboarding to Eclipse and associated training.
• Motivating, program-driven environment where your accuracy, ownership, and proactive escalation directly impact operational control and month-end reporting timelines.

Additional Role Details (from the posting)

• Line of Business: Technology Operations
• Role Focus: 50% PCO (Project/Program Coordination & Oversight) and 50% Business Effectiveness
• Duration: 4 months (backfill to support portfolio while FTE backfills are pending)
• Potential for Extension/Conversion: Yes—extension is possible based on performance and business needs; potential to convert to FTE
• Target Start Date: 26 October 2026
• Work Schedule: 37.5 hours/week, 9-5 Monday to Friday
• Core Days: Every Monday and the first Friday of every month
• Time Off Impact: Time off around Thanksgiving weekend is expected to impact the process; resource is expected to remain available during critical month-end activities and reporting timelines and avoid taking time off.
• Interview Process: 2 rounds; 1 hour each; virtual (MS Teams/in-person as indicated); interviewers include Sulatha and a senior resource on the team

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.