Project Analyst - P3

OSI Maritime Systems Ltd.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the maritime industry is seeking a Project Analyst to enhance project management through data analysis and financial oversight. The role involves collaborating with project teams to ensure accurate reporting and budget management, contributing to operational excellence and safety in maritime navigation. Candidates should possess a financial degree or CPA and have at least 5 years of relevant experience.

Benefits

Collaborative culture

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Growth opportunities

Competitive benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of analyst or accounting experience in a project delivery organization.
• Highly accurate and able to multi-task.
• Education in finance or accounting.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for data collection and performance analysis.
• Maintain project budgets and financial schedules.
• Prepare project invoices and support vendor payment reconciliation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Deadline-oriented

Microsoft Office skills

General accounting software knowledge

Education

Financial degree or Accounting designation (CPA)

Tools

Epicor

Power BI

Job description

May 22, 2025

Who are we?

At OSI Maritime Systems, we pride ourselves on delivering world-class navigation and bridge systems. With decades of experience serving military customers, we remain at the forefront of innovation in the maritime industry. Our collaborative and dynamic environment ensures every team member contributes to advancing marine safety and operational excellence. With a global presence, we are proud to have offices in Canada, UK, Taiwan, Australia and Germany.

The Role

T he 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 the 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 prepare 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 maintain 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).
• Supports the onboarding of new project team members.

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, EPIC OR 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!

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