Project Controller – Finance

BPA; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BPA, a Montreal-based company, seeks a Project Controller to oversee the financial performance of engineering projects and support our Ottawa/Kanata team. The role focuses on billing, cost control and revenue recognition, with involvement in our system migration to standardize processes.

The ideal candidate has a degree in accounting or finance, fluent in English and French, and solid experience in project accounting or control. Strong Excel and ERP skills are essential.

Qualifications

• DEC or bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
• CPA designation, an asset.
• Experience in project accounting, billing or project control, ideally in consulting engineering.
• Bilingualism required: strong command of French and English, both spoken and written.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, advanced Excel and experience with ERP software.
• Highly autonomous, well organized, with a strong sense of order and quality.
• Solid financial skills, reliability and rigour.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial information to project teams.
• Team player who enjoys collaborating.

Responsibilities

• Monitor a portfolio of engineering projects and manage billing and financial performance.
• Hold regular meetings with project managers to assess work in progress for revenue recognition.
• Identify at‑risk projects and follow up with project managers on fee requests, change orders, overruns and more.
• Help project managers analyze and understand their project financial data (training, reports, follow‑ups).
• Take part in month‑end and year‑end closing activities and the external audit file.
• Perform other related duties, including administrative tasks.

Skills

Bilingual French/English

Communication skills

Autonomy

Team player

Education

DEC or Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

CPA designation (asset)

Tools

ERP software

Microsoft 365

Advanced Excel

Job description

Bring order, make the numbers speak and become a cornerstone of our projects. BPA is looking for a Project Controller to oversee the financial performance of a portfolio of engineering projects and support our Ottawa/Kanata team. You will also play a key role in our system migration: harmonizing files, putting best practices in place and contributing to a project that will shape how we work.

Your day-to-day impact

• Monitor a portfolio of engineering projects and manage billing and financial performance.
• Hold regular meetings with project managers to assess work in progress for revenue recognition.
• Identify at‑risk projects and follow up with project managers on fee requests, change orders, overruns and more.
• Help project managers analyze and understand their project financial data (training, reports, follow‑ups).
• Take part in month‑end and year‑end closing activities and the external audit file.
• Perform other related duties, including administrative tasks.

A key project: system migration

You will play an active role in migrating our financial system. You will harmonize the Ottawa/Kanata team’s files to meet BPA standards and work closely with the Finance team to meet deadlines. This represents about 15% of the role, with more involvement during key project phases in February and March.

Your profile

• DEC or bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related field; CPA designation, an asset.
• Experience in project accounting, billing or project control, ideally in consulting engineering.
• Bilingualism required: strong command of French and English, both spoken and written.*
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, advanced Excel and experience with ERP software.
• Highly autonomous, well organized, with a strong sense of order and quality.
• Solid financial skills, reliability and rigour.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial information to project teams.
• Team player who enjoys collaborating.

**Fluency in English is essential due to the shared-service nature of the role and to maintain an appropriate ratio of bilingual employees in certain positions, ensuring effective coordination and service delivery across the organization.