Project Control Officer - Bilingual English / French
On behalf of our client in the Banking Sector, PROCOM is looking for a Project Control Officer - Bilingual English / French.
Project Control Officer - Bilingual English / French Job Description
Act as the project secretariat; this includes preparing / distributing agendas, attending meetings, preparing / distributing clear and detailed minutes on a timely basis, recording, communicating, and following up on action items, and maintaining project distribution lists.
Support the Delivery Manager to ensure all appropriate areas are represented on the project team and to maintain the momentum of the project against a background of constantly conflicting priorities
The individual is required to multitask on several projects at one time depending on the complexity and activities in progress
Formally document and cost project activities by using the Microsoft Project tool Definition of development activities at sufficient detail levels (not to exceed 10 workday increments and not to detail less than 4 hours)
Ongoing communication of project status, completing the agreed-on project reports, and escalating issues to the Delivery Manager, or Senior Delivery Manager as required
Responsible for supporting the Delivery Team in the following : Maintain the project files; Risk, Actions, and Issues log, this pertains to project documentation, approvals, drawdowns, spreadsheets, meeting minutes, monthly status reports, third-party contracts, and other correspondence and documentation as appropriate.
Maintain the budget; this includes auditing items to be delivered under projects, reviewing the weekly and monthly time tracking reports for anomalies, ensuring all invoices have been approved with the proper signoffs prior to payment ensuring drawdowns are properly recorded, and maintaining ongoing costs to complete forecast
This includes full reconciliation of the project budget and completing investigations for differences as they occur
All of this meeting the Bank's deadlines
Perform financial management activities such as project budget forecasting and payment processing while following the bank guidelines, for the different components of the budget including international project teams
Create financial Project Change Requests (PCRs) to ensure the costs are allocated to the correct Component / Cost Element
Use Smart Stream to track invoices submitted to accounts payable.
Update the financial information for the Executive Steering Committee documents
Administrate the SharePoint for the Collection Solutions
Interact and support the countries / regions with the financial management of the budget assigned as per the approved business case, by building and maintaining a strong partnership with them
Project Control Officer - Bilingual English / French Mandatory Skills
1+ years Financial Management Experience specifically budgeting experience
3+ years Relevant Experience in a Project Control position
Experience working with Project Manager
Strong familiarity with Excel (V-lookups, pivot tables, formulas), PowerPoint, and MS Project required
Bilingual (English / Spanish)
1+ years financial institution experience
Strong Leadership Qualities
Extroverted and Outgoing
Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Ability to adapt to new software
Quick learner
Willingness to work under a Project Manager to assist them with all their needs
Attention to detail
BA in a related field (Computer / Systems Engineer, Business Admin, Finance, etc.)
Project Control Officer - Bilingual English / French - Nice to Have Skills
PMP designation is an asset
Project Control Officer - Bilingual English / French - Assignment Start Date
ASAP 6 months to start
Project Control Officer - Bilingual English / French - Assignment Location
Toronto, ON Work Hybrid