Project Financial Controller Epmo - Toronto, Canada - Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Reporting to Assistant Director, Portfolio Financial and Controllership, this role is responsible for planning and managing the portfolio project financial reporting and provides technical and functional advice to project team members and all levels of management as required.

Under the leadership of Assistant Director, Portfolio and Controllership, this role ensures appropriate management and delivery of enterprise projects and program financial accounting, analysis and reporting of portfolio budgets, forecasts and expenditures.

The Project Financial Controller participates in the development of the Portfolio Financials and Controllership activities to support the alignment of strategic priorities and enterprise project portfolios.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

FINANCIAL REPORTING:
Prepare and review consolidated project financial report to various level of management, ensuring sound financial information is reported and maintained through the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual portfolio financial statements
Conduct financial and nonfinancial analysis and reporting of portfolios, programs and projects, including ongoing project assessment and evaluation and the development of tools, dashboards, detailed reports, etc. to facilitate executive decision making
Analyse and make recommendations on complex portfolio accounting issues and perform research, benchmarking, impact and risk assessment as required
Track and communicate of the overall health of the portfolio financials, including the degree of alignment with enterprise strategic priorities and the degree of interdependency between projects and explain financial concepts and technical details to nonfinancial business partners
Ensure project financial objectives are consistent with the WSIB's strategic priorities and enterprise portfolio goals and objectives
CONTROLLERSHIP
Conduct ongoing financial analysis, tracks project and programs financial performance as it relates to overall portfolio budget and expenses and make recommendation on project risks
Provide assistance to Project Delivery team with respect to overall planning, development, implementation and monitoring of effective, timely Financial Reporting including budget setting, spending and project financial forecasts
Develop and coordinate the implementation of internal control framework in all areas of Program/Project Delivery including monitoring of project expenditures, developing, maintaining work processes, related tracking tools, evaluating the accuracy of project forecasts by assessing actual costs incurred and physical progress achieved for all phases of projects
Develop, maintain and monitor project/program budgets to ensure that there are no costs or resource over runs.
Develop an effective project plan template that can be utilized for schedule development, control, and critical path analysis
Under the leadership of the Assistant Director, Portfolio Financial and Controllership implement and monitor internal management control and performance reporting systems in conjunction with project management
Ensure that due diligence is exercised in all dealings with other project team members from the Finance perspective.
Accumulating and accessing historical financial and project performance data to help maintain reliable future planning and forecasting tools
Support the Assistant Director, Portfolio Financial and Controllership in the development and management of annual project/program budgets, forecasts and expenditures, providing accurate capital and expense cost documents
Accountable for the compliance of portfolio financial accounting with International Financial Reporting Standards and policies established by the Enterprise Portfolio Governance
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Establish, develop and maintain strong relationships with internal clients, consultants and management to be aware of issues that impact on current and future projects, manage expectations, resolve conflict and elicit their support and cooperation.
Build informed partnerships across clusters to support alignment strategic priorities and enterprise portfolio projects

_Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned or required_

Job Requirements:

Education (Level and Specialty / Discipline):
Completion of Post-Secondary education in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
Experience (Years of Related Experience and Type of Experience):
3-5 years' experience in a financial analysis role in large organizations

2-3 years' experience in project management

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