Job Description Summary

Role Summary
We are seeking a Project Controls professional who blends performance analytics with project finance skills. You will establish baselines monitor progress-to-plan run integrated cost/schedule/financial analyses and translate insights into clear recommendations for delivery leaders and Finance. This hybrid role requires two days per week onsite in Niagara Ontario.

Job Description

Core Responsibility Areas

Planning and Baselines

• Establish and maintain integrated baselines across scope schedule cost and resources
• Enforce governance standards stage gates and change control discipline
• Align WBS cost codes milestones and resource plans with PMs and functional leads

Cost and Project Finance Controls

• Build and maintain integrated models (EAC/ETC margin-at-completion cash flow)
• Lead monthly project close: accruals WIP cost-to-complete revenue recognition GL reconciliations with Finance
• Run monthly margin walks and variance bridges; monitor billing backlog and working capital metrics

Reporting and Analytics

• Run weekly/monthly/quarterly performance reviews with plan vs. actual variance drivers and risk-adjusted outlooks
• Develop dashboards and KPIs (e.g. CPI/SPI EAC variance cash burn/runway)
• Perform scenario/sensitivity analyses (schedule recovery change orders claims LD exposure) and summarize impacts

Risk Change and Commercial Management

• Quantify and track change requests claims and concessions; maintain traceability to financial outcomes (margin cash LDs warranty/reserves)
• Maintain risk and contingency management linking the risk register to cost/schedule impacts and reserve usage
• Support probabilistic risk analysis where applicable

Stakeholder and Governance

• Collaborate with Finance Treasury Commercial Supply Chain and PMO to align assumptions timing and metrics
• Prepare funding/drawdown plans; support FX/commodity exposure identification and hedging coordination with Treasury
• Manage milestone billing/invoicing cadence collections follow-up and DSO/DPO impacts
• Prepare executive-ready materials for governance forums steering committees and business reviews

Data Systems and Controls

• Consolidate data from delivery teams supply chain Finance and enterprise systems for audit-ready reporting
• Drive data quality and governance: standardized definitions cost coding/WBS discipline ERP/GL reconciliations documentation quality
• Adhere to internal controls (e.g. SOX) and support audits
• Contribute to continuous improvement of methods tooling and operating rhythms

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business accounting/finance economics engineering data analytics or equivalent experience
• 24 years in project controls project finance/FP&A cost control PMO analytics or operations planning
• Working knowledge of project controls (baselining EAC/ETC variance analysis EV metrics stage gate/change control)
• Project finance fundamentals: cash flow forecasting margin analysis cost-to-complete
• Experience with project-level financial processes: revenue recognition accruals/WIP milestone billing ERP/GL reconciliations
• Strong scenario/sensitivity analysis; ability to translate insights into clear narratives and action plans
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets; dashboarding (Power BI/Tableau) and automation of repeatable reports
• Experience integrating data from multiple sources (ERP project systems collaboration tools);
• Effective communicator with proven stakeholder management across Finance Treasury Commercial Supply Chain and PMO
• Organized detail-oriented and comfortable with deadlines in a fast-paced matrixed environment

Desired Characteristics

• Professional credentials a plus: CPA CFA PMP EVP (or in progress)
• Familiarity with ERP/EPM and project cost modules (e.g. SAP Oracle Hyperion Anaplan) and standardized data definitions/governance
• Exposure to financed/consortium projects (SPVs non-recourse/P3/PPP) lender reporting DSCR/covenants letters of credit/guarantees LD/warranty implications
• Experience with change-order economics claims and commercial terms; linking contract clauses to financial outcomes
• Working knowledge of Earned Value scheduling tools (MS Project Primavera P6) and collaboration platforms
• Data wrangling (SQL Power Query Alteryx or scripting) for repeatable reporting workflows
• Understanding of FX/commodity risk concepts and Treasury coordination on hedging
• Continuous improvement mindset; experience supporting audits and internal controls (e.g. SOX)

Work Location and Arrangement

• Location: Niagara Ontario Canada
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid two (2) days per week onsite; remaining days remote subject to business needs
• Travel: Occasional local travel for team meetings suppliers or site visits as required

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