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Senior Cost Controller
Norda Stelo. Consolidate, analyze, and interpret financial data across the entire project portfolio .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial analysis, budget tracking, and cost control within project-based environments, with a strong focus on data accuracy and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in developing financial forecasts and intervention strategies to enhance project performance and governance.
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Financial AnalysisBudget TrackingCost ControlFinancial ForecastingBilingual in French and English
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Hard Skills
Cost ControlFinancial AnalysisBudget TrackingVariance AnalysisEstimates at CompletionFinancial ForecastingExcel ProficiencyProject Management Systems
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsFinancial CommunicationStakeholder EngagementLeadershipContinuous Improvement Mindset
Industry Keywords
Project-Based EnvironmentEngineeringConstructionIndustrialMultidisciplinary
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesTypeScript
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Consolidate, analyze, and interpret financial data across the entire project portfolio
- Identify trends, potential cost overruns, and financial issues; assess their impacts and propose intervention strategies
- Oversee budget tracking, analyze incurred costs and estimate-at-completion costs, and produce reliable consolidated forecasts
- Advise project directors and managers on financial performance analysis and decision-making
- Recommend corrective actions and assess the financial impacts of scope changes
- Develop, standardize, and improve cost control tools, methods, and processes
- Conduct targeted audits to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of financial data and forecasts
- Serve as a subject-matter resource, promote knowledge transfer, and contribute to a management culture focused on rigor and performance
- Ensure financial governance and the reliability of performance data across the entire project portfolio
- Collaborate with sales teams, project managers, centers of excellence, and senior leadership
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in finance, accounting, business administration, engineering, or a relevant field
- 10+ years of experience in cost control, project controls, or financial analysis in a project-based environment
- Significant experience in an engineering, construction, industrial, or multidisciplinary environment (an asset)
- Excellent knowledge of budget tracking, variance analysis, financial forecasting, and estimates at completion
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and familiarity with project management systems and tools
- Strong analytical, synthesis, and financial communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information clearly
- Ability to influence, advise, and engage stakeholders at various levels of the organization
- Leadership, autonomy, rigor, and a continuous improvement mindset
- Bilingual in French and English, both spoken and written
- English-language proficiency is required to interact with English-speaking clients and colleagues in the United States and Western Canada
Benefits
Comp & perks- Training
- Mentoring
- Personalized development plan
- Reimbursement for eligible training and certifications, including the PMP
- Permanent position
- Collaborative, transparent, autonomous, and recognition-focused culture
- Accommodation measures based on individual needs
- Accessible workplace and inclusive culture