Project Control Officer - Treasury, Liquidity Cash Management

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Duration: 6 months

Daily 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. Bank's project financial standards specifically require ongoing management of budget, actuals, accruals and forecasts.
• 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.
• Support investment planning and project financial governance, including submission templates, actuals-to-plan reconciliation, forecast and variance tracking, change requests, funding adjustments, rebaselines, and business case activities.
• Prepare project and portfolio reporting and executive-ready materials for Directors, VPs, sponsors, and governance forums, including status updates, financial summaries, milestone reporting, risks/issues, and key decisions required.
• Support audit readiness, governance compliance, and project closeout, including maintaining evidence and project repositories, coordinating required approvals and signoffs, tracking outstanding governance items, and supporting continuous improvement of DPMO processes and reporting.

Must-Have Skills:

• 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.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance processes, and enterprise tools, including CA-PPM/Clarity and PeopleSoft.
• Demonstrated experience managing project financials, including budgets, forecasts, accruals, invoice tracking, cost-to-complete forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reconciliation.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, with experience using Excel for financial analysis, reconciliation, tracking, and project reporting.
• Strong project coordination and governance skills, including facilitating meetings, preparing agendas and minutes, tracking actions and decisions, and maintaining accurate project documentation.
• 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:

• Advanced MS Project Expertise
• Ability to consolidate multiple schedules and produce detailed reporting.
• Understanding of Product Development Methodologies
• Knowledge of client-specific development processes and lifecycle.
• previous experience working on technical projects (technology implementation)

Soft Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid analytical skills to identify anomalies and resolve issues creatively.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and negotiate effectively.
• Ability to work in a complex matrix organization and understand formal/informal structures.
• Relationship Building & Collaboration
• Organization & Time Management
• Attention to Detail
• Problem-Solving & Analytical Thinking
• Negotiation & Influencing Skills
• Adaptability & Flexibility

Education:

• University degree in business, or other related fields is required.
• PMP Certified and other Project Management certifications (i.e., Prosci, Scrum, etc.)

FP Inc. is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. In accordance with the requirements set out in the Employment Standards Act, FP Inc. hereby declares that AI is utilized in the screening process for this position. The hourly compensation range for this role is $60/hr -$73/hr. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities, and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.