Senior Banking Project Control Officer - Risk modelling Project - 37716

S I Systems; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in project management is seeking a Project Controls Officer for a 6-month hybrid role focused on financial management in risk modeling projects. The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in financial institutions, with strong skills in project budgeting and stakeholder communication, along with a background in using Clarity and MS Project.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of PCO experience in financial institutions.
• 2+ years of recent experience with a top 5 Canadian bank.
• 2+ years using Clarity (CA-PPM) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform project financial management activities following guidelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure effective project assessment.
• Document and manage project activities and status efficiently.

Skills

Financial management

Project budgeting

Communication

Risk management

Process improvement

Education

Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

Clarity (CA-PPM)

Microsoft Project

MS Office Suite

Job description

Hybrid: 3 days (Anchor days: Tuesday, Thursdays. Days will change based on the project need)

Contract Duration: 6 months

Possibility of extension: 12-month extension based on performance and business needs.

Business group: GRM - Transformation Management Office

Project: Risk modelling Project, which involves the design, validation, and deployment of new capital risk models on a cloud infrastructure.

Key Accountabilities:

• Perform financial management activities such as project budget forecasting and payment processing while following bank guidelines, for various components including international and Canadian project teams. Create financial Project Change Requests (PCRs) to ensure costs are correctly allocated.
• Update financial information for the Executive Steering Committee documents. Manage the SharePoint for Collection Solutions. Support and interact with countries/regions on financial management aligned with the approved business case, fostering strong partnerships.
• Collaborate with IT management, security advisory, and operational Risk teams globally to ensure effective assessment execution.
• Develop and execute communication models to manage vulnerabilities, control gaps, and issues, including their remediation.
• Identify opportunities and gaps in internal processes to develop strategies for improvement and maturity, including execution, operations, reporting, and tracking.
• Ensure adherence to process flows that enable development, infrastructure, and business teams to implement effective control measures.
• Manage scheduling, oversight, and delivery of project outputs to stakeholders.
• Support the Delivery Manager / Project Manager in representing all relevant areas on the project team and maintaining project momentum, often multitasking across several projects.
• Document and cost project activities using Microsoft Project, defining activities at sufficient detail (not exceeding 10 workday increments or less than 4 hours), and communicate project status regularly, escalating issues as needed.
• Maintain project documentation, including RAID logs, approvals, spreadsheets, meeting minutes, status reports, contracts, and correspondence.

Must Haves:

• 5+ years of PCO experience in financial institutions working on project financials.
• 2+ years of recent experience with a top 5 Canadian bank.
• 2+ years of recent experience using Clarity (CA-PPM).
• 4+ years of experience with MS Project.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, especially Excel.

Nice to have:

• Bank experience preferred.
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Previous experience with Risk regulatory projects.

Education:

• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.

Best vs. Average Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have extensive PCO experience, prior work at a bank, and strong project financials expertise.