Cost Controller

AtkinsRéalis; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. As a Cost Controller, you will play a crucial role in managing project costs and ensuring financial accuracy across various major engineering projects. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in an inclusive environment that values work-life balance and professional development. With competitive pay and a focus on health and safety, you'll be part of a team that strives to make a real difference in communities worldwide. If you're ready to take on this challenge, apply today!

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Flexible Benefits

Employee Share Plan

Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Learning and Development Opportunities

Health and Safety Focus

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of Cost Control experience required.
• Strong knowledge of project controls policies and procedures.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report project performance throughout the project cycle.
• Provide timely and accurate cost report updates.
• Advise on solutions to meet project objectives.

Skills

Cost Control

Microsoft Excel

Analytical Skills

Problem-solving

Report Writing

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

University Degree (Bachelor's)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Cost Controller

Are you looking for a company that works on major engineering projects all over the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide? Are you seeking to join an inclusive and diverse team that you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place!

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

AtkinsRéalis is one of Canada's largest private sector nuclear engineering groups. We have been providing a wide range of services to the nuclear industry in Canada and around the world since for more than 60 years. We are proud to be the steward of Canadian CANDU nuclear technology.

Location – Mississauga, ON.

Your role within the team:

Support Cost Control activities:

• Open and setup a group of projects, monitor, control and report their performance through the whole project 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.
• Inform Manager whether proper progress measurement is in place for all project activities through the whole project cycle.
• Advise and propose solutions on matters that could prevent meeting the project objectives, 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.
• Provide regular reports on project cost status and cost deviations and recommend remedial actions.
• Provide regular reports on project time accumulation, analyze time budget variances, recommend remedial actions.
• Provide input to client reporting as per contract requirements.
• Prepare forward looking 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 and Cost Controllers to maintain integrated cost-schedule project control system.
• Interface with planners on the deliverables’ progress to update estimate-to-complete.
• Collaborate with Financial Shared Services Centre (FSSC) to initiate, review and issue client invoices.
• Prepare earned value analysis and progress reporting for all activities on project. Identify and explain variances between actual costs, plan, earned values and forecasts, communicate the reasons for the variances and identify the problem areas to the Project Manager.
• Support the Project Manager in conducting cost risk analysis on a periodic basis.
• Special assignments, ad hoc reports and other related duties as required.
• Contribute to the implementation of ECOSYS on the project.
• Ensure proper commitment tracking and reporting for PO’s.
• Performing accruals analysis on monthly basis.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/yearly forecast.
• Guide Junior staff.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?

Because we offer:

• The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
• An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
• A work environment focused on health and safety.

The ideal candidate:

• University degree (Bachelors).
• 5-8 years Cost Control experience.
• Proficient in MS office suite of software, especially in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to establish priorities and work under pressure to meet project deadlines.
• Ability to learn new software as per the company standards.
• Ability to work well with Clients and Alliance partners.
• Strong knowledge of the general project controls policies and procedures.
• Strong organizational skills are required with attention to details.
• Solid report writing, communication and presentation skills.
• Solid understanding of accruals (Client/Vendor).
• Effective problem-solving skills with a results-oriented approach.
• Strong analytical skills.

Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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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).

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