(Solo Quedan 15h) Senior Project Control Officer...

Purpose

The Senior Project Control Officer (Senior PCO) will be primarily responsible for planning, revenue, payment processing, monthly and quarterly forecasts, pre‑quarter updates, actuals, accruals, and expenses for the project budgets and the Collections ongoing charge‑outs. The incumbent will also assist the Senior Delivery Manager with in‑depth financial analysis to support strategic projects and initiatives as required. The Senior PCO will support the project managers in the execution of the project’s tasks as deemed by the project managers, and will interact closely with the project members from IT, Business and the vendors. Application of leadership capabilities to execute standard financial governance processes and implement the collection solutions in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures is also expected.

Accountabilities

• Champion a customer‑focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial forecasts and year‑end carryforwards as per the Bank deadlines using the Forecast System.
• Enter forecast accruals in the appropriate tools before the monthly cycles.
• Ensure SLAs are met for financial monthly and quarterly reports, driving to meet KPIs.
• Identify and communicate financial and progress risks, issues and deviations on the projects over their entire life cycle.
• Support project reporting – including regular status reporting and ad‑hoc presentations.
• Perform financial management activities such as project budget forecasting and payment processing following Bank guidelines for the different budget components (Toronto, GBS and countries / regions).
• Create financial Project Change Requests (financial PCRs) to ensure costs are allocated to the correct budget component / cost element.
• Process payments, track and report on invoices, third‑party and licensing costs.
• Use Smart Stream to track invoices submitted to accounts payable.
• Complete investigations to resolve discrepancies between issued invoices and contracts as they occur.
• Update the financial information for Executive Steering Committee documents.
• Assist in the preparation of cost estimates in response to changes in scope.
• Develop new processes / templates to enhance existing processes.
• Administer the document repository : store program and portfolio management documents in the project repository on SharePoint, ensuring documents are up to date and accessible.
• Interact and support the countries / regions in the financial management of the budget as per the approved business case, building strong partnerships.
• Schedule and participate in project meetings, capture key decisions, communicate decisions in a timely manner and follow up on action items.
• Manage the tracking, reporting and maintenance of Risk, Action Items and Issues of projects in various PM tools.
• Act as the project secretariat – preparing / distributing agendas, attending meetings, preparing / distributing minutes, recording, communicating and following up on action items, and maintaining project distribution lists.
• Multitask on several projects at one time depending upon complexity and activities in progress.
• Assist in the creation / update of new Business Cases to implement the Collection Solutions along with the countries.
• Conduct appropriate status review sessions and escalates issues as necessary.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day‑to‑day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day‑to‑day business controls to meet operational, compliance, AML / ATF / sanctions and conduct risk obligations.
• Champion a high‑performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.

Languages

Fully bilingual in English & Spanish.

Reporting Relationships

Primary Manager : Senior Delivery Manager

Other Stakeholders : Collections stakeholders, managers, VP Collections, IB / Local Technology.

Dimensions

Education and Experience

Working Conditions

Location(s)

Colombia : Bogotá.

About Scotia GBS

Scotia GBS is a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogotá, Colombia, created to support different processes of the Bank and the development and execution of its global services strategy in 15 countries in the Americas. It is composed of 7 service units. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits.

At ScotiaGBS, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaGBS; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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