Job Description

Requisition ID: 178898

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.
The Role
Senior Project Coordinator, Project Delivery and Support
Be part of the change! Join us and contribute to an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and their differences and similarities are embraced.
The Team
Projects Delivery and Support (PD&S) is a centralized project management office that supports various technology and business teams across the bank. As a Sr. project coordinator, you will contribute to the overall success of PD&S ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team\xe2\x80\x99s business strategies and objectives. You will work in a culturally diverse environment while ensuring all activities are conducted in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.
Is this role right for you?

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  Forecast accruals are entered in the appropriate tools prior to the monthly cycles
• Provide consulting on project initiatives including business case preparation and developing creative/alternative approaches to problem resolution
• Develop a strong partnership with the Business Sponsor to gain strong understanding of requirements, sustain open dialogue to manage product backlog & benefits
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure business needs and outcomes of the project are achieved
• Establish scope of the project; monitor and control scope to ensuring focus on delivery.
• Manage and has ownership for the reporting for all work packages within the project.
• Partner with the EPMO team to develop and execute a plan to improve business processes
• Identify resource requirements, set expectations, and manage stakeholders
• Create project plans and manage dependencies in accordance with project team needs
• Conduct appropriate status review sessions and escalate issues as necessary
• Manage the project budget by contributing to monthly forecasts, quarterly accruals, and year end carry forwards
• Owning the direct planning, scheduling, resourcing, risk assessment, cost/benefit analysis, milestones determination, and final deliverables definitions
• Ensure SLA\xe2\x80\x99s are meet for financial monthly and quarterly reports, and drive to meet KPI\xe2\x80\x99s
• Provide timely and accurate updates to the project manager and leadership teams as warranted
• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Understand how the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank\xe2\x80\x99s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

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  An undergraduate degree or equivalent experience is required
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of project coordination/management experience
• Strong financial management experience with program/project budgets
• Advanced experience with MS Excel and MS PowerPoint and enjoys creating presentations for executive management
• Must have previous or current work experience in the financial services industry
• Knowledge of project management tools (e.g., CA PPM) and techniques