Sr. Project Control Officer/CyberSecurity

BeachHead; Toronto; On-site; CAD 73,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

BeachHead Inc. in Toronto seeks a Sr. Project Control Officer/CyberSecurity to coordinate projects, monitor budgets, and deliver financial reporting across cybersecurity, operational resilience, and third‑party governance initiatives.

This contract offers exposure to forward‑looking technology initiatives and the chance to grow toward a future Project Manager role while collaborating with technology, business, and project management teams.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience as a Project Control Coordinator.
• Experience supporting project budgets, financial management, forecasting, and cost management.
• Familiarity with Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with project planning, reporting, scheduling, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, validate, and consolidate monthly project budget forecasts.
• Maintain master spreadsheets and ensure consistency across reporting periods.
• Monitor project budgets, expenditures, forecasted costs, and overall financial performance.
• Conduct month-over-month variance analysis, identify trends, and provide insights into spending changes.
• Assess budget utilization and forecast future financial outcomes, risks, and opportunities.
• Determine whether projects are tracking over or under budget and support informed financial decision-making.
• Prepare financial summaries, project status reports, and analysis covering budgets, milestones, risks, and issues.
• Support Project Managers and Scrum Masters throughout the project management lifecycle.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, documentation, and project records in accordance with established delivery frameworks.
• Coordinate project meetings, prepare agendas, document decisions and action items, and follow up on outstanding deliverables.
• Track project progress and support timely milestone completion.
• Assist with change management activities and maintain related documentation.
• Identify and escalate financial discrepancies, project risks, and issues in a timely manner.
• Build effective working relationships with stakeholders and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Planview

Job description

Are you ready to support high-impact cybersecurity projects through strong financial and project controls?

Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for aSr. ProjectControl Officer/CyberSecurity to provide project coordination, financial oversight, reporting, and administrative support across strategic cybersecurity, operational resilience, and third-party governance initiatives. This contract offers exposure to forward-looking technology initiatives and an opportunity to develop toward a future Project Manager role while partnering closely with technology, business, and project management teams.

Pay rate range (CAD): $52.90/hr – $63.48/hr

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, validate, and consolidate monthly project budget forecasts.
• Maintain accurate master spreadsheets and ensure consistency across reporting periods.
• Monitor project budgets, expenditures, forecasted costs, and overall financial performance.
• Conduct month-over-month variance analysis, identify trends, and provide insights into changes in spending.
• Assess budget utilisation and forecast future financial outcomes, risks, and opportunities.
• Determine whether projects are tracking over or under budget and support informed financial decision-making.
• Prepare financial summaries, project status reports, and analysis covering budgets, milestones, risks, and issues.
• Support Project Managers and Scrum Masters throughout the project management lifecycle.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, documentation, and project records in accordance with established delivery frameworks.
• Coordinate project meetings, prepare agendas, document decisions and action items, and follow up on outstanding deliverables.
• Track project progress and support the timely completion of milestones and deliverables.
• Assist with change management activities and maintain related documentation.
• Identify and escape financial discrepancies, project risks, and issues in a timely manner.
• Build effective working relationships with stakeholders and contribute to process improvements.

Desired Skill-Set

• At least five years of experience as a Project Control Coordinator.
• At least five years of experience supporting project budgets and financial management.
• Experience with project financials, forecasting, variance analysis, and cost management.
• Advanced comfort working with numbers, financial data, and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience supporting project planning, reporting, scheduling, and documentation.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile.
• Experience using Microsoft Project or comparable project management tools.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, change-driven environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Collaborative approach, dependable work ethic, adaptability, patience, and commitment to supporting project teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Planview.
• Previous experience with FI.
• Exposure to cybersecurity, data security, operational resilience, or third-party governance initiatives.

BeachHead is an equal opportunity agency and employer. We advocate for our candidates and welcome applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or physical or mental disability. BeachHead or our clients may use technology-enabled tools, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of the recruitment process such as resume screening, application management, and candidate matching. These tools assist our recruiters and our clients, and do not replace human decision-making. This job posting represents a current or anticipated vacancy. The position may be filled at any time, and the posting may be removed without notice once the role has been filled.