Project Control Officer

• Business group: Business group: IB (International Banking) Retail Regional Services – IB retail transformation office, manager, full investment portfolio for IB retail.

• Act as the financial control owner for a multi country portfolio in International Banking Retail.
• Gain high visibility with senior leadership through stewardship of accruals, actuals, forecasts, and financial governance.
• Strengthen internal controls and drive accuracy in financial reporting across regional initiatives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by enhancing processes, controls, and audit readiness across the portfolio.
• Preferred: Experience working within Client’s financial governance ecosystem, tools, and delivery frameworks.

• Own the end‑to‑end process for Accruals, Actuals, and Forecasts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submission every month.
• Lead monthly financial cycles, including invoice validation, accrual documentation, forecasting updates, and variance explanations.
• Ensure accruals remain active and properly supported until the related vendor payment is fully processed.
• Reconcile financials across tools (e.g., CA PPM, Finance systems, PMO tracking sheets) to ensure alignment and eliminate inconsistencies.
• Prepare executive‑level reporting, financial dashboards, and documentation for governance forums.
• Support audits by maintaining complete evidence, traceability, and a strong control environment.
• Partner with Project Managers, Business Sponsors, and Finance to ensure accurate delivery and financial alignment.
• Monitor risks, dependencies, and financial impacts related to project progress.
• Contribute to scope validation, resource planning support, and overall portfolio discipline.
• Drive adoption of best practices, control frameworks, and continuous improvements in forecasting processes.

• Act as primary owner of monthly accruals, ensuring correctness, proper evidence, and timely entry into all required systems.
• Manage actuals tracking and financial reconciliation, correcting discrepancies and ensuring clean audit trails.
• Own the forecast process, ensuring projections are realistic, data driven, aligned to targets, and supported with variance analysis.
• Support management with planning, scheduling, invoicing, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Prepare project delivery artifacts for leadership meetings, steering committees, and financial reviews.
• Provide ongoing consulting to project teams regarding budget impacts, risks, and financial controls.
• Maintain strong communication and partnership with Business Sponsors for tracking benefits and backlog implications.
• Ensure documentation, approvals, and financial evidence meet internal audit and compliance expectations.
• Help drive improved efficiencies, enhanced controls, and innovation within the project financial governance model.

• 5–7 years of experience in project coordination, financial governance, or project control roles.
• Demonstrated ownership of accruals, actuals, forecasting, and financial reconciliation.
• Strong financial management experience with program/project budgets in complex organizations.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint, with proven ability to build senior‑ready reporting.
• Experience with project management and financial tools (CA PPM, MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, etc.).
• Spanish proficiency is a must

• Experience within Client or another large financial institution, particularly with Client’s project and financial governance processes.
• Exposure to audit, financial controls, or PMO governance frameworks.
• Understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• PMP or similar certification.

• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and documentation discipline.
• High ownership, accountability, and ability to independently manage control cycles.
• Analytical problem‑solving, critical thinking, and structured communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, Technology, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in project management, Business, or Digital Transformation (preferred).
• Certifications such as PMP, CSM, or PSM (preferred).

• Best Candidate: Demonstrates full ownership of accruals, actuals, forecasts, and financial governance while navigating complex, multi‑country portfolios. Has experience in financial control roles within Client or similar banks. Provides clear, proactive communication with senior leadership and maintains impeccable audit‑ready documentation.
• Average Candidate: Can support financial tasks but lacks experience owning the full lifecycle of accruals and forecast processes or has limited exposure to large‑scale banking environments or internal controls.

• 1st round – Teams – 45 mins to 1 hr – Hiring Manager + senior manager (Technical)
• 2nd round – teams – 30 mins – Director – Soft skills and cultural fit.

• AI is not used to screen, assess, or select candidates.
• This role reflects an existing vacancy at the time of posting.

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