Project Control Officer – Intermediate

IFG International Financial Group Ltd; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

IFG International Financial Group Ltd seeks an Intermediate Project Control Officer to support project financial governance, track budgets and forecasts, and provide accurate reporting across multiple workstreams. The role collaborates with project teams and senior stakeholders to maintain financial controls in a fast-paced environment.

Based in Toronto, this hybrid position requires managing accruals, GL reconciliation, and variance analysis, with a focus on timely financial reporting.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience as a Project Control Officer, Senior IT Project Coordinator, or similar role.
• Experience managing project/program financials, including GL reconciliation and financial reporting.
• Strong experience with financial tracking, forecasting, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and attention to detail.
• Strong ability to pull, manipulate, analyze, and report data.
• Experience preparing reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support project financial management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain financial forecasts, track project progress, and elevate risks and issues.
• Manage and reconcile project financials, including accruals, GL reconciliation, chargebacks, invoice tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Prepare financial and status reports for senior leadership and steering committees.
• Support governance activities and continuous improvement of processes, tools, and reporting.
• Assist with resource allocation and resource management activities.
• Support onboarding and user assistance for project financial and resource management tools.
• Pull, manipulate, analyze, and report data from various systems.
• Manage competing priorities and adapt to changing business requirements.

Skills

3-5+ years

Project financials

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Multiple priorities

Communication

Data reporting

Tools

Jira

Power BI

Alteryx

Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Our client, a leading Canadian financial institution, is looking for an Intermediate Project Control Officer to support project financial governance, resource management, and reporting across multiple workstreams. This role will work closely with project teams and senior stakeholders to maintain financial controls, track budgets and forecasts, support resource allocation, and provide accurate reporting in a fast-paced environment.

• Contract: 3 Months
• Extension: Possible based on performance and business needs
• Hybrid: Mondays + first Friday of every month, with occasional additional onsite days as required
• Location: Toronto, ON
• Schedule: 37.5 hours/week, Monday-Friday, 9-5
• Start: First week of September

Key Responsibilities

• Support project financial management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain financial forecasts, track project progress, and elevate risks and issues.
• Manage and reconcile project financials, including accruals, GL reconciliation, chargebacks, invoice tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Prepare financial and status reports for senior leadership and steering committees.
• Support governance activities and continuous improvement of processes, tools, and reporting.
• Assist with resource allocation and resource management activities.
• Support onboarding and user assistance for project financial and resource management tools.
• Pull, manipulate, analyze, and report data from various systems.
• Manage competing priorities and adapt to changing business requirements.

Must-Have Skills

• 3-5+ years of experience as a Project Control Officer, Senior IT Project Coordinator, or similar role.
• Experience managing project/program financials, including GL reconciliation and financial reporting.
• Strong experience with financial tracking, forecasting, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and attention to detail.
• Strong ability to pull, manipulate, analyze, and report data.
• Experience preparing reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience in the banking or financial services industry.
• Experience with GL reconciliation.
• Experience with resource/project financial management tools.
• Advanced Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Experience with Jira, Power BI, or Alteryx.