Project Analyst

OSI Maritime Systems; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement savings plan

Work-life balance

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Burnaby is looking for a Project Analyst to oversee data collection, performance analysis, and financial reporting. The role involves working closely with divisional leadership and project managers to maintain project baselines, manage costs, and assist in financial forecasting. Candidates should have a financial degree and over 5 years of relevant experience. A collaborative culture and a commitment to diversity are part of the company ethos.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of analyst or accounting experience in a project delivery organization.
• Strong financial and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze project data for divisional leadership.
• Maintain project budgets and cash flow forecasts.
• Prepare project invoices and assist in vendor payments.
• Create financial project control systems using relational databases.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Detail and deadline oriented

Advanced Microsoft Office skills

Knowledge of general accounting software

Ability to multi-task

Education

Financial degree or Accounting designation (CPA)

Tools

Epicor

Job description

Base pay range

CA$80,000.00/yr - CA$90,000.00/yr

The Role

The Project Analyst is responsible for data collection, performance analysis and providing recommendations to project managers and divisional leadership for projects within a portfolio. Works directly with Divisional Leadership, Project Managers and Project Schedulers to set, monitor, control and maintain project baselines and financial schedules. Analyze progress reported, identifies financial deviations against the baseline and assist the project team to efficiently manage cost and time over the entire project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret contract terms to capture deliverables and financial aspects of requirements.


• Interpret, summarize, and present large amounts of data in a manner that is easy to understand by project and management teams across the organization and ad-hoc project status reports for distribution to internal stakeholders.


• Maintain project budgets, costs and cashflow forecasts in accordance with reporting periods.


• Acts as a focal point of contact for the project teams in acquiring detailed project cost information, including invoices, payments, accruals, etc.


• Maintains project/program budgets, providing internal distribution of financial information to evaluate profitability and performance of the project compared to budget


• Maintains accurate and up-to-date project status data. Analyzes, researches, and creates reports on project status for distribution to internal and external stakeholders.


• Performs monthly revenue analysis, including WIP, flow-through and financial commitments.


• Manages project data throughout the project lifecycle, from planning to closure within a program.


• Assists the project team in preparing routine and ad-hoc project and portfolio updates for presentation to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and external stakeholders.


• Works closely with the project and portfolio managers to create and maintain an integrated financial project control system using relational databases (Epicor), data modeling and Power BI.


• Assists in the improvement of quality and fidelity of financial reporting artifacts both for internal and external stakeholders.


• Supports the project change management functions and maintains change management records of scope changes, trends, and variances.


• Participates in PMO initiatives, such as the implementation of earned value management (EVM), controls systems and KPIs, as well as SPI/CPI analysis across the program.


• Prepares project invoices (A/R) and supports the timely reconciliation and payment of vendor invoices (A/P).

You Bring

• Education: Financial degree or Accounting designation (CPA) or designation in progress.


• Experience: +5 years with analyst or accounting experience in a project delivery organization.


• Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; highly accurate; detail and deadline oriented; advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel; ability to multi-task; working knowledge of general accounting software; Epicor would be an asset.

Why work for OSI?

• Collaborative Culture: Work with a talented and supportive team that values innovation and teamwork.


• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: OSI is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute their best.


• Growth Opportunities: We invest in our employees' professional development and career growth with an annual employee driven development program.


• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy health, dental, RSP, vacation and a healthy work-life balance environment!

If you need accommodations during the hiring process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

Salary Range will be $80,000 to $90,000 depending on experience.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management and Finance

Industries

• Defense and Space Manufacturing


• Maritime Transportation


• Engineering Services