Project Controller – Finance

BPA; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

BPA is seeking a Project Controller to oversee the financial performance of a portfolio of engineering projects in Ottawa/Kanata. You will monitor billing, analyze project profitability and support project managers with revenue recognition.

The role includes participation in system migration, harmonizing files to BPA standards, and contributing to best practices while ensuring accurate month-end close and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; CPA designation is an asset.
• Experience in project accounting, billing or project control, ideally in consulting engineering.
• Fluent in French and English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of engineering projects’ financial performance and billing.
• Hold regular meetings with project managers to review progress and revenue recognition.
• Identify at‑risk projects and follow up on fee requests, change orders, and overruns.
• Assist project teams in analyzing project financial data and deliver training as needed.
• Contribute to month‑end and year‑end close and external audit file.
• Perform other related duties including administrative tasks.

Skills

Bilingual (French/English)

Strong communication

Organized and rigorous

Project accounting experience

Billing / project control

Education

DEC or bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

CPA designation (asset)

Tools

Microsoft 365

Advanced Excel

ERP software

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.