Pay Rate: $85
Location: Toronto ON
Job Type: Contract
Our client, a leading Canadian financial institution, is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to support regulatory projects across Finance, with a strong focus on Tax. The role will lead complex projects end to end, working closely with senior stakeholders including Tax leadership, Finance teams, and cross-functional business partners.
Contract: 12 months
Extension: Potential
FTE Conversion: Possible
Location: Toronto - Hybrid, 2 days onsite per week (Wednesday & Thursday)
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 37.5 hours/week
Interview Process: 2 rounds - virtual and in-person
Start Date: November 2, 2026
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of complex Finance regulatory projects, from initiation and requirements through implementation and closure.
  • Manage project planning, scope, timelines, budgets, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables.
  • Work closely with Tax, Finance, Controllership, Treasury, and senior business stakeholders to deliver project objectives.
  • Lead requirements gathering, project planning, design, testing, implementation, and post-implementation activities.
  • Establish meaningful and measurable project benefits and track achievement throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Proactively identify project risks, schedule issues, and dependencies and develop mitigation and corrective action plans.
  • Analyze complex business situations and data to identify issues, evaluate solutions, and make recommendations.
  • Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations, project status reports, and milestone updates to senior leadership.
  • Lead project meetings, steering committee discussions, and stakeholder reviews with clear outcomes and action items.
  • Coordinate matrixed teams and influence business and technology stakeholders to achieve project deliverables.
  • Work independently on complex projects with minimal direction and provide expert project management guidance.
  • Support projects involving international stakeholders, including UK and APAC time zones when required.

Must-Have Skills
  • 10+ years of Project Management experience.
  • 10+ years of experience delivering large, complex projects from planning through implementation.
  • Strong experience with project planning, requirements, execution, testing, implementation, risk, budget, and timeline management.
  • Experience delivering regulatory projects within a large banking/financial institution.
  • Experience within a Finance function, such as Tax, Controllership, or Treasury.
  • Strong ability to analyze complex concepts, resolve project issues, assess solutions, and make recommendations.
  • Proven experience managing senior stakeholders and matrixed teams.
  • Strong experience preparing executive-level presentations, status reporting, and project updates.
  • Ability to work with stakeholders across UK/APAC time zones when required.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.

Nice to Have
  • PMP certification.
  • Experience delivering Tax compliance projects.
  • Experience with Finance regulatory initiatives.
  • Experience delivering global e-invoicing or similar Tax transformation projects.
  • Previous experience working directly with senior Tax leadership or Global Head of Tax.

If you are interested & qualified for this opportunity, please send your updated resume in MS Word format to fouzan@ifgpr.com
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