Cost Controller - Toronto, Canada - SNC-Lavalin

SNC-Lavalin

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Why join us?
SNC-Lavalin provides cutting-edge engineering, procurement, construction, and financing solutions to projects in more than 100 countries around the world.

From the Canadian Arctic to the Southern African region and Australasia, our multicultural workforce is driven by a fierce pride in their work and a pioneering vision.

SNC-Lavalin is truly a global expert in its field and has been chosen to design and build some of the most prestigious projects in the world.

How will you contribute to the team?

Open and setup a group of projects (both commercial and overhead), monitor, control and report their performance through the whole project life cycle according to the company procedures and general project control practices.
Control project cost accounts, coordinate their opening and closing according to the schedule and project status.
Manage whether a proper progress measurement is in place for all project activities through the whole project cycle.
Support the budget and forecast process through obtaining source data and input to forecast and budget files.
Propose solutions on matters that could prevent meeting the project objectives and provide recommendations to optimize the overall project cost.
Provide timely and accurate cost report updates at the end of each reporting period for the project control accounts to warrant proper monthly cost report.
Prepare facilities usage reporting, as well as accurate input to Finance for Space allocation charges.
Perform allocation rate calculations and analysis.
Provide regular reports on project cost status and cost deviations and recommend remedial actions.
Provide regular reports on project time accumulation, analyse time budget variances, recommend remedial actions.
Provide input to client reporting as per contract requirements.
Prepare forwardlooking project and business cash flow forecasts.
Coordinate change management process on the project.
Report on the areas of concern that could prevent meeting the project objectives.
Interface with other project controls staff including cost controllers and planners to maintain an integrate costschedule project control system.
Interface with planners on the deliverables' progress to update estimatetocomplete.
Present to team members as required.
Collaborate with Financial Shared Services Centre (FSSC) to initiate, review and issue client invoices.
Special assignments, ad hoc reports and other related duties as required.

What will you contribute?

_ Qualifications -_

Must have bachelor's in engineering, bachelor's in finance or in Accounting; Master's in Business Administration would be considered an asset.
Minimum 2 years of relevant cost control experience, experience in engineering and construction projects environment would be considered an asset.

_ Knowledge, skills, and abilities - _

Proficient in MS office suite software, with emphasis on Microsoft Excel.
Knowledge of Oracle E-Business Suite.
Solid report writing, communication and presentation skills.
Knowledge of project management techniques (i.e., critical path method, progress measurement and earned value technique) and experience in cost monitoring, analyzing, and reporting.
Strong teamwork, problemsolving and communication skills.
Good organizational skills are required with attention to details.
Ability to establish priorities and work under pressure to meet project deadlines.

What we offer at SNC-Lavalin:

At SNC-Lavalin, you will enjoy competitive compensation, a safe and healthy work environment, and a full range of benefits (i

e:
group insurance, retirement savings plan, share purchase plan, continuing education program, etc.).
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The masculine gender is used only to simplify the wording._

Appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Successful applicants will be notified about SNC-Lavalin's accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process.

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