Project Portfolio Analyst

Sun Life

Project Portfolio Analyst supporting financial planning and portfolio management at Sun Life. Collaboration with finance and delivery teams for accurate reporting and portfolio data management.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$60,000 - CA$97,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the Director, Business Portfolio Management with ongoing activities such as financial reporting, annual forecasting, strategic planning, and ceremony/meeting execution.
Support monthly and quarterly portfolio financial activities, including expense review, variance analysis, cost allocation validation, forecast support, and reconciliation across portfolio tracking tools and Finance inputs.
Partner with Finance, PMs, Journey/Platform teams, and delivery stakeholders to clarify portfolio data, resolve discrepancies, support reporting, and ensure portfolio information remains current and reliable.
Assist with regular stakeholder meetings via preparing agendas, sourcing pre-read material, managing conflicts, and documenting and following up on actions.
Support other day-to-day portfolio management ad-hoc tasks.
Work with Journey and Platform owners to maintain and update portfolio roadmaps, help prioritize deliverables and manage backlogs.
Create and deliver stakeholder communications for ongoing priorities, including status updates, roadmap, dependencies, pressure points and key decisions requiring alignment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5 years of experience supporting financial planning, expense tracking, forecasting, variance analysis, cost allocation, reporting, and reconciliation activities.
3–5 years of experience supporting portfolio management, financial analysis, business operations, or project coordination.
University degree or college diploma, preferably in Business, Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline, combined with relevant work experience.
Proficient Excel skills are required, including the ability to build and maintain pivot tables, analyze large data sets, and support financial/portfolio reporting; experience with PowerPoint is also desired.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a proven ability to partner and build relationships across teams and stakeholder groups.
High attention to detail and commitment to data quality, with the ability to identify inconsistencies, reconcile information across sources, and follow through to resolution.
Proven flexibility, adaptability, and creativity to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities.
Outcome-focused and results-driven.
Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills, combined with strong business sense.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work environment
A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
15 vacation days per year
Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24/7 for your learning needs
Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial

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Hard Skills & Tools

Financial ReportingForecastingCost AllocationReconciliationData AnalysisPivot TablesPortfolio TrackingBusiness OperationsProject Coordination

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationAttention to DetailFlexibilityAdaptabilityCreativity