Job Title: Project Cost Controller
Contract Duration: 12 months with a possibility of extension
Pay Rate: $49.30/hour as T4
Requirements: Must have Secret level clearance and be eligible for NATO Secret
Position Summary
· To provide financial support to the project(s) team(s).
· To represent Finance within the PMO organization and support Project Management for economical, finance and administrative tasks.
· To perform cost control, billing, and project financial management function.
· To compile our accounting & internal control process, and deliver on time with reliable and documented information and reports.
Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility
FINANCE & INTERNAL CONTROL:
· Responsible for cost control and ensures that it is in conformance with company’s policy.
· Develops and prepares project budget and contract changes.
· In collaboration with PMO, maintains financial budget and Estimate At Completion in Primavera.
· Validates jointly with Project Management Office and Finance Manager to resolve any inconsistency and Estimate At Completion changes.
· Prepares, validates with Project Manager the monthly re-forecasting of Sales, Gross Margin, Cost Variance, Adjusted Gross Margin and Cash-in and ensures that the information is in time to be integrated on the monthly Company Operational Budget Review (OBR).
· Supports and provides timely project billing.
Job Description
Company Confidential When Completed NORAM Job Description 2 Form 03/2024
· Project Cash monitoring and liaises with the Company’s Treasurer on project cash flow, foreign exchange exposure, hedging activities and customer cash collection.
· Produces monthly project report (Dashboard) and forecasts data package with major risks and opportunities identified. Of which main tasks are: Actual cost validation, Commitment cost validation, Estimate to Complete (ETC) validation and control check.
· Produces external weekly and monthly reporting as required, monitoring actuals and budgets.
· Produces external task forecasts of project burn-rate for level of effort contracts as required.
· Supports Business Control Manager in the monthly Project Control Group processes – Timesheet Admin, monthly programmatic consolidation of all projects, financial analysis.
· Prepares project pricing and supports internal pricing specialist on bids.
· Works on establishing overarching global project processes for improved monitoring and control.
· Supports with various internal and external audits as required.
· Performs special project assignments as requested.
Chorus Role(s)
Financial Controller (FIP)
Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience, Education, Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Certifications, Language
· Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Arts (major in Accounting), and/or similar education and equivalent experience
· 1-3 years of experience in large multi-national or national organization, in the Defense & Security sector or previous experience in project cost controlling
· Experience working on projects and knowledge of basic project management and the project lifecycle.
· Knowledge and previous experience working with different business systems and tools (i.e. SAP, Primavera and Excel)
· Good communication and interpersonal skills
· Positive attitude with solution focused approach
Pay: From $49.30 per hour
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience with SAP, Primavera, and Excel?
- Do you have Valid Federal Secret Clearance?
Experience:
- Large defense/security org or project cost control : 1 year (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Canada
