Senior Project Controller

SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

SLR Consulting (Canada) is seeking a Senior Project Controller to support our US and Canada project managers with overall financial control and performance of project portfolios. You will help address financial challenges, manage cash flow, and ensure risks are addressed early.

Key responsibilities include monthly project reviews, collaboration with Shared Services, and development of governance and best practices. Flexible, full-time role with Toronto or Vancouver base and growth opportunities.

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.
• Based in either Toronto or Vancouver with flexible work options.

Responsibilities

• 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).

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.

Responsibilities

• 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:

Benefits

• 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

Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Accommodation

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

About SLR Consulting

We’re Making Sustainability Happen. We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world. When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space. We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.