Senior Project Control Officer

Insight Global; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Toronto seeks a Senior Project Control Officer to oversee complex banking programs. You will lead governance, manage budgets and forecasts, and drive portfolio reporting using Clarity PPM and advanced Excel.

The role requires extensive PCO/PMO experience in financial services and a strong ability to partner with Finance, Tech, and business stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of PCO/PMO or governance experience.
• Banking or financial services background.
• Advanced hands-on Clarity PPM experience.
• Strong Excel skills including advanced formulas and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end Project Control Officer support across complex banking programs and portfolios.
• Manage and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, dependencies, and status reporting.
• Lead project governance activities, including steering committee materials, executive reporting, and project health assessments.
• Utilize Clarity PPM to manage project financials, resource allocations, forecasting, capacity planning, and portfolio reporting.
• Oversee project budget management, tracking actuals versus forecast, variance analysis, accruals, and financial reconciliation activities.
• Develop executive-level dashboards and metrics using advanced Excel functionality.
• Partner with Project Managers, Program Managers, Finance, Technology, and Business stakeholders to ensure delivery objectives are met.
• Facilitate project governance meetings, document decisions, and track action items to completion.
• Identify project risks and issues proactively and support mitigation planning.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulatory, audit, and governance requirements.

Skills

Clarity PPM

Financial Tracking

Forecasting

Portfolio Reporting

Excel Modelling

Data Analysis

Tools

Power Query

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Control Officer (PCO) to support large-scale banking initiatives and provide governance, financial oversight, reporting, and project controls across multiple programs. The successful candidate will have deep experience within the banking industry, strong Clarity PPM expertise, exceptional financial acumen, and advanced Excel capabilities.

Provide end-to-end Project Control Officer support across complex banking programs and portfolios.Manage and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, dependencies, and status reporting.Lead project governance activities, including steering committee materials, executive reporting, and project health assessments.Utilize Clarity PPM to manage project financials, resource allocations, forecasting, capacity planning, and portfolio reporting.Oversee project budget management, tracking actuals versus forecast, variance analysis, accruals, and financial reconciliation activities.Develop executive-level dashboards and metrics using advanced Excel functionality.Partner with Project Managers, Program Managers, Finance, Technology, and Business stakeholders to ensure delivery objectives are met.Facilitate project governance meetings, document decisions, and track action items to completion.Identify project risks and issues proactively and support mitigation planning.Ensure compliance with banking regulatory, audit, and governance requirements.

Skills and Requirements

6+ years of Project Control Officer (PCO), PMO, or Project Governance experience.Extensive experience within the banking or financial services industry.Advanced hands-on experience with Clarity PPM including:Resource managementCapacity planningFinancial trackingProject portfolio reportingForecast management

Expert proficiency in:

Pivot TablesVLOOKUP/XLOOKUPINDEX/MATCHComplex formulasNested functionsFinancial modellingData reconciliationDashboard creationPower QueryData analysis and reportingBudget and forecasting modelsExperience supporting Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.Experience within large banksExposure to regulatory, risk, audit, or compliance programs.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].