Project Control Officer (PCO) - Group Treasury Transformation

Project Control Officer (PCO) - Group Treasury Transformation

Location: Toronto – hybrid – onsite 1-2x/week

Contract Duration: 6 months with extension

Business group: Group Treasury Central Office - TCO

Project: Liquidity Cash Management Treasury Project (supporting projects affiliated to treasury)

Responsibilities:

• Support 2–3 projects concurrently, working under the direction of a Director, DPMO, and independently coordinating day-to-day project control activities across assigned initiatives.
• Coordinate project governance activities, including scheduling and facilitating meetings, preparing agendas and minutes, maintaining project documentation, and proactively tracking actions, decisions, risks, issues, and dependencies through closure.
• Support and maintain project financials, including budgets, forecasts, accruals, invoices, actuals, and reconciliations, identifying variances or discrepancies and working with Project Managers, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure financial information is complete and accurate.
• Work closely with Business, Technology, Finance, and other stakeholders to track project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, and actions, and escalate items requiring attention to the Project Manager or DPMO.
• Maintain project information and required artifacts in CA PPM/Clarity and other enterprise tools, including project plans, RAID logs, status reporting, financial information, steering committee materials, and key project records, with a strong focus on data quality and completeness.

Candidate Requirements:

1. 5+ years of experience as a Project Control Officer (PCO), with demonstrated experience supporting multiple projects across the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closeout.
2. Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance processes, and enterprise tools, including CA-PPM/Clarity and PeopleSoft.
3. Demonstrated experience managing project financials, including budgets, forecasts, accruals, invoice tracking, cost-to-complete forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reconciliation.
4. Strong Microsoft Excel skills, with experience using Excel for financial analysis, reconciliation, tracking, and project reporting.
5. Strong project coordination and governance skills, including facilitating meetings, preparing agendas and minutes, tracking actions and decisions, and maintaining accurate project documentation.
6. Working knowledge of IT concepts, delivery methodologies, and terminology, with the ability to work effectively across Business and Technology teams and support the translation of business requirements into functional requirements.

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• PMP Certified and other Project Management certifications (i.e., Prosci, Scrum, etc.)
• Ability to consolidate multiple schedules and produce detailed reporting.
• Knowledge of client-specific development processes and lifecycle.
• previous experience working on technical projects (technology implementation)

Best VS. Average Candidate:

• Brings strong financial acumen and budget management discipline, with the ability to spot variances early and provide meaningful insights.
• Has solid project experience, ensuring structured execution, clear reporting, and proactive risk management.
• Connects project activities to Treasury’s strategic objectives and the Bank’s balance‑sheet mandate.
• Communicates clearly, builds strong relationships, and contributes to smoother, more predictable delivery.
• Operates with ownership, curiosity, and a forward‑looking mindset.

Candidate Review & Selection

2 rounds

1st round – HM + Associate Director – 30 mins – MS Teams Video

2nd round – HM – 30 mins – in-person