Project Analytics Lead - Temporary

Description

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for strategic projects and business initiatives, including multi-year and carryforward budgets.
• Maintain funding trackers to monitor actual spend vs. budget and forecast.
• Review project cost plans submitted by EPMO / Project Managers and update monthly forecasts accordingly.
• Identify emerging risks, underspend, timing changes, or budget pressures and escalate where appropriate.
• Support monthly reviews with project teams to understand progress, spending outlook, and forecast impacts.
• Provide planning inputs based on historical spend, resource plans, and approved project timelines.
• Provide budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and planning support across multiple portfolios as required.
• Assist with monthly reporting, variance analysis, and financial commentary across assigned portfolios.
• Support ad hoc business cases, presentations, and planning requests across multiple project areas.

• Support financial oversight across the project lifecycle, from funding approval through execution and closeout.
• Assist with preparation of business cases, funding requests, AIM forms, and governance submissions.
• Ensure purchase orders, invoices, statements of work, and change requests are properly approved and processed.
• Maintain organized project documentation including approvals, contracts, and financial records in shared systems such as SharePoint.
• Support CapEx / OpEx classification and asset under construction tracking in line with company policy.

• Prepare recurring monthly reports, dashboards, and executive summaries for project portfolios.
• Analyze project spend, variances, funding utilization, and forecast changes.
• Translate financial data into clear commentary, risks, and opportunities for stakeholders.
• Support ad hoc analysis, scenario modelling, and presentations for leadership teams.

• Act as a finance contact for Project Managers, business stakeholders, EPMO, Procurement, and Accounting.
• Respond to stakeholder questions regarding budgets, invoices, forecasts, and funding status.
• Help resolve process bottlenecks and improve coordination across teams.
• Provide guidance on finance and procurement processes, including tools such as SAP and Ariba.

• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, forecasting, trackers, and governance processes.
• Assist with automation and simplification of recurring finance activities.
• Maintain accurate process documentation and working files.

Education

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field.
• CPA designation or progress toward designation is an asset.

Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in financial analysis, project finance, FP&A, or similar roles.
• Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and reconciliations.
• Experience or knowledge related to project environments, project governance, or project financial support is an asset.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills required.
• Experience with systems such as SAP, Ariba, or similar business systems is an asset.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Financial Analysis
• Forecasting & Budgeting
• Attention to Detail
• Communication Skills
• Problem Solving
• Time Management
• Collaboration
• Process Improvement
• Data Management