Senior Project Controller

SLR Consulting; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Vacation

Wellness initiatives

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

SLR Consulting in Canada is seeking a Senior Project Controller to support our US and Canada project managers with financial control and performance across the project portfolio. You will help resolve financial challenges and ensure risks are addressed early so projects stay on track.

The role requires strong project-management familiarity, high financial acumen, advanced Excel skills, and experience with project-management tools.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a similar project coordination or controller role.
• Proficiency with MS Programs including Excel, SharePoint and PowerPoint
• Experience with project cost controls and invoicing
• Experience with Deltek, Tableau and Power BI is an asset
• Experience working in consulting or environmental services is an asset
• Excellent inter-personal and time management skills
• Based in either Toronto or Vancouver with flexible work options

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Business Performance Leader to improve project portfolio financial performance.
• Manage early intervention on write-offs, invoicing and cash flow challenges.
• Lead monthly project reviews focused on financial health and project clean-up.
• Collaborate with Shared Services to improve end-to-end processes across project administration, billing, reporting, and cash collection.
• Support the development of Project Management best practices and guidance documents.
• Identify financial risks early and work with project teams to correct issues before cash impact.
• Ensure project compliance and governance.
• Support Project Managers through project initiation to close in Business Support Systems.
• Assist with the preparation of bi-weekly and monthly spending, variance, and project control reports.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members.

Skills

Financial acumen

Project coordination

Communication

Time management

Education

Post-secondary education or demonstrated relevant experience

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Deltek

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), an 1000+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 20+ office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new Senior Project Controller, you will be responsible for supporting our Business Unit project managers in the US and Canada in the overall financial control and performance related to the portfolio of projects. You will help project managers solve the financial challenges on projects, and ensure financial risks are addressed early and projects are well-managed.

Success in this role will require strong familiarity with project management, a high level of financial acumen, proficient in Excel, and project management tools and processes, strong communication and organizational skills, and the ability to effectively support project managers.

Specific Responsibilities Will Include

• Work closely with Business Performance Leader to improve the overall project portfolio financial performance and management.
• Manage early intervention on write-offs, invoicing and cash flow challenges.
• Lead monthly project reviews focused on project financial health, and project clean-up (closures, provision management, write-off forms, WIP transfers, applying retainers, final invoices, etc.)
• Collaborate with Shared Services to improve end-to-end processes across project administration, billing, reporting, and cash collection.
• Support the development of Project Management best practices and guidance documents, and training materials.
• Identify financial risks early and work with project teams to correct issues before they impact cash performance.
• Ensure project compliance and governance.
• Support Project Managers through project initiation to close in Business Support Systems.
• Assist with the preparation of bi-weekly and monthly spending, variance, and project control reports.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members (Project Controllers and Project Coordinators).

Cultural fit and shared vision are very important to SLR. We want to grow our team around the right people. If you are practical, client focused, and highly motivated, we'd love to hear from you.

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives.
• The salary range for this position is $65,000 - $80,000. Final agreed-upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full-time, permanent role with flexible scheduling available.
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a similar project coordination or controller role
• Proficiency with MS Programs including Excel, SharePoint and PowerPoint
• Experience with project cost controls and invoicing
• Experience with Deltek, Tableau and, Power BI is an asset
• Experience working in consulting or the environmental services industry is an asset
• Excellent inter-personal and time management skills
• Post-secondary education or demonstrated relevant experience
• Based in either Toronto or Vancouver with flexible work options

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

If we can make the recruitment process easier through accommodation, please contact a member of the People team at [e-mail].