Contract /Temp Assignment Role upto 12 months
Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
Our GO Expansion, Preconstruction Office is looking or a Senior Cost Controller for a 12 months contract role to act as the cost expert reporting in all matters related to cost control, forecasting, cost reporting and procedures to achieve on-time and on-budget goals.
Reporting to the Manager, Cost Controls, the Senior Cost Controller will provide the Project Management and Business Unit with viable information for effective management and cost control of the projects and will be accountable for implementing robust processes, checks and balances to determine Actual Cost (AC) and Estimate at Completion (EACs) of projects as informed by the Project Delivery Team, and all associated tasks.
What will I be doing?
- Develops and implements internal cost control systems, operational procedures and reporting systems to control the flow of funds for capital projects in accordance with Metrolinx financial policies and procedures
- Develops and implements financial risk management strategies and controls to mitigate financial risk and exposure on multi-year multi-billion-dollar capital projects
- Leads continuous financial reporting with accurate and timely information of budget, commitments, forecast, trends, variances, progress, performance, risk and opportunity, contingency, and cash flow. Conducts ongoing analysis of project risks during execution, working closely with PDT, Cost Control Manager and PMO Leads to optimize contingency strategies
- Establishes financial and performance metrics, reports on and presents performance measures and financial information to management as well as Metrolinx Finance services on all capital projects including issues, discrepancies, and potential risks.
- Conduct variance analysis on project components and provide feedback on regular/adhoc basis
- Understand different stakeholder (project delivery team) and team member priorities and adapt how we support them accordingly.
- Provides finance forecasting and reports (e.g. variance and cost-recovery analysis, reconciliation of accounts), prepares entries, and takes corrective action.
- Analyse and recommend through evaluations, presentations, and analysis for business cases the technologies to enhance finance data analytics to meet business objectives and strategies.
- Support project team in forecasting Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Forecast to Complete (FTC), build bottom-up forecasting model.
Consolidate and analyze large datasets from multiple sources, create user-friendly templates, build and maintain complex Excel models to support project cost forecasting and reporting.
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What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?
Don’t Meet Every Requirement?
If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation:
Metrolinx is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are also committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants in accordance with applicable legislation. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point during the hiring process, please contact us at: 416-202-5601 or email
[email protected].
Application Process:
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy before submitting your application.
Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
