Financial Project Analyst

Our client is seeking a Financial Project Analyst to join their team. As a Financial Project Analyst, you will be part of the Technology Operations line of business supporting core banking and payments technology business operations. The ideal candidate will have strong financial planning and analysis skills, the ability to manage program/project financials with precision, and the drive to improve processes while supporting governance in a fast-paced environment.

Job Title: Financial Project Analyst

Location: Toronto, ON - Hybrid

What's the Job?

• Maintain project financial forecasts, monitor progress, and escalate risks, issues, and action items as required.
• Manage and reconcile project financials, including accruals, GL reconciliation, chargebacks, invoice tracing, forecasting, and actuals-to-plan variance analysis with clear commentary and insights.
• Prepare and deliver financial and status reporting for leadership teams and executive steering committees.
• Support governance activities and contribute to continuous improvement of operational processes, tools, and reporting.
• Provide first-line support for proprietary resource and project financial management tool (Eclipse), including onboarding and training for new users and troubleshooting.

What's Needed?

• 5-10 years of experience in Project Coordination & Business Effectiveness, with a strong emphasis on Financial Planning & analysis.
• Demonstrated experience managing program and project financials, including GL reconciliation, forecasting, variance analysis, and executive financial reporting.
• Strong analytical capability, including the ability to extract, manipulate, interpret, and report on data from multiple systems (financial and non-financial).
• Proficiency with a data-driven mindset—understanding data structures and relationships, identifying insights, and translating findings into clear analysis and compelling business stories.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt quickly, and communicate clearly with exceptional attention to detail.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to support financial governance, resource management governance, third-party governance, contract management, operational governance, and executive reporting within a 5-member team.
• Chance to contribute to process development and documentation, including creating and reengineering operational processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Exposure to leadership-facing reporting and executive steering committee materials that support informed decision-making.
• Role involvement across multiple workstreams, including resource onboarding to Eclipse and associated training.
• Motivating, program-driven environment where your accuracy, ownership, and proactive escalation directly impact operational control and month-end reporting timelines.

Additional Role Details (from the posting):

• Line of Business: Technology Operations
• Role Focus: 50% PCO (Project/Program Coordination & Oversight) and 50% Business Effectiveness
• Duration: 4 months (backfill to support portfolio while FTE backfills are pending)
• Potential for Extension/Conversion: Yes—extension is possible based on performance and business needs; potential to convert to FTE
• Target Start Date: 26 October 2026
• Work Schedule: 37.5 hours/week, 9-5 Monday to Friday
• Core Days: Every Monday and the first Friday of every month
• Time Off Impact: Time off around Thanksgiving weekend is expected to impact the process; resource is expected to remain available during critical month-end activities and reporting timelines and avoid taking time off.
• Interview Process: 2 rounds; 1 hour each; virtual (MS Teams/in-person as indicated); interviewers include Sulatha and a senior resource on the team

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

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