Cost Control Manager
2001-30000
Other
What are you going to do
Essential skills and knowledge
- A courageous safety leader who adheres to and sponsors safety and environmental rules and procedures.
- Maintains and demonstrate commitment to safety and environmental protection as a core value.
- An effective problem solver with a results-oriented approach and ability.
- Responsible for mentoring, coaching, evaluating and providing feedback to a team of project accountants, project cost controllers.
- Responsible for conducting formal performance reviews and career advancement discussions, either as a direct line supervisor or matrix supervisor.
- Responsible for regular planning of the resource requirements across a range of project stages and execution models.
- Responsible to support, as required, any ad-hoc Project Controls, Projects or related initiatives.
- Responsible to review and approve internal Project Controls Management Plans and internal project setups in the various cost systems.
- Responsible for periodic review and modifications to the appropriate Overviews/Standards/ Templates of the Projects, Project Procedures Manual.
- Responsible for performing audits of projects and/or service providers for conformance to Projects Overviews and Standards.
- Responsible to support the independent review of a project at various points in its lifecycle via Setup Reviews, Health Checks, Stage Gates, or ad-hoc audits.
- Responsible to participate in Independent Peer Reviews of Projects led projects, other non-Projects led projects, or joint venture partnership projects, as required.
- Responsible to provide input to strategic direction of project controls department.
- Project Accounting specific:
- Responsible to develop project focused accounting policies, procedures and templates for best practices related to accounting in a project setting.
- Responsible to define roles and responsibilities of the Project Accounting function vs other accounting functions within the Organization.
- Responsible to interface with other Business Units on relevant matters to ensure alignment of expectations and requirements.
- Responsible to analyze Projects needs as they related to Project Accounting and ensure they are incorporated into overall strategic plans.
- Responsible to plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate Project Accounting operations, audits of project contracts and other financial services as required.
- Responsible to alert and report to senior management all critical trends with respect to the financial performance of various projects in the Projects portfolio.
Essential skills and knowledge
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in Engineering, Accounting, Finance or Business, or diploma in a trade, is required.
- 15+ years of integrated project cost control and project accounting related experience is required.
- 10+ years' experience in an Owner's role is required.
- 7+ years of field experience is required.
- 7+ years' experience leading and developing teams is required.
- Demonstrated proficiency in integrating project accounting and project cost control functions within a project is required.
- Demonstrated proficiency in standards and tools development in support of project accounting and project cost controls is required.
- Strong knowledge of the engineering and construction industry is required.
- Strong technical understanding of accounting function and role within capital projects.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are required.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities are required.
- Experience using cost control software such as Unifier, PRISM, or Cleopatra is considered an asset.
- Experience using a scheduling tool like MS Project or Primavera 6 is considered an asset.
- PEng, CPA or CET registration considered an asset.
- CCP, CEP, PMP or other similar designations preferred.
JOB SUMMARY
Cost Control Manager