Associate Director - Finance Transformation - Shared Services

Industry - Banking / Financial Services / Broking

Category - Finance

Job Type - Permanent

Job Description :

- Seeking a strategic and results-driven Project Manager with a strong background in Project Management Office (PMO) leadership and a proven track record of delivering complex finance-related projects. This role will be instrumental in driving Canada Finance-wide initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals, and enhancing project governance and delivery excellence.

- Define project goals, success criteria, and requirements in collaboration with stakeholders, and prioritize initiatives accordingly.

- Establish and maintain PMO governance frameworks, methodologies, and tools to ensure consistent execution.

- Develop and manage project plans, budgets and resource allocations.

- Facilitate current- and future-state workshops to identify opportunities and design solutions leveraging enterprise technology.

- Monitor project health and drive change management and stakeholder engagement through clear, actionable recommendations and progress updates.

- Mentor project managers, lean consultants, and team members/colleagues to foster continuous improvement and a strong team culture.

- PMP certification or equivalent project management certification

- 12+ years of project management experience, with at least 4 years in a PMO leadership role.

- Demonstrated success in managing finance-related projects (e.g., ERP implementations, financial reporting automation, accounting process optimization).

- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and change in leadership skills, with a talent for

using storytelling to drive alignment.

- Proficiency in project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Jira, or similar).

- Meritocratic culture