Cost Controller

Dodin Québec , a subsidiary of  VINCI Construction Grands Projets in Canada  is looking for a
Cost Controller
Overview  The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station refurbishment program involves designing and building a new deep-water intake in Lake Ontario to improve the plant's cooling system. This will involve:
A 5 km-long tunnel, built by a pressurized TBM (10.15 m diameter slurry TBM);
Two vertical shafts (onshore and offshore);
An offshore modular intake structure, resting on the lake bed.
The project is distinguished by its proximity to an active nuclear site, requiring rigorous standards of safety, planning and coordination.
What you will do  The Cost Controller is responsible for reporting on the cost budget and preparing accurate forecasts to compare with the projected budget. They will investigate variances and discrepancies and seek to correct them in collaboration with the relevant team, in addition to ensuring the processing of supplier invoices, timesheets and subcontractor payments.
Responsibilities   Prepare and update the Direct Cost Budget twice per year, managing the Cost Control and the Quantity Surveying teams, and reporting to the Project Control Manager
Gather information from departments to report the monthly progress of the project, putting together all the information and sharing it with the Finance Department
Analyze the Monthly Project Direct Cost by comparing it with the forecasted budget, to identify deviations and propose improvements/adjustments to upper management
Develop and implement KPIs including productivity, MO and CPI/SPI
Work with the accounting team to review actuals posted vs. forecasts
Lead the reporting and correct accounting of your allocated works on a monthly/quarterly basis i.e. internal and external (as required)
Ensure supplier invoices related to your allocated works are processed on a timely basis
Ensure timesheets are accrued and processed to project including any journal transfers for cost allocations
Ensure subcontractor payments are processed on a timely basis against projects
Ensure your allocated works have the correct cost accruals to adjusted costs on a monthly/quarterly basis
Contribute to the reporting and accounting of projects on a monthly/quarterly basis i.e. internal and external (as required)
Investigate project variances against cost forecast and actual reporting and ensure project management are informed
Confer with credit control regarding unpaid booked costs for your allocated works
Compile information for internal and external auditors, as and when required
Ensure compliance with procedures for managing and optimising financial information flows
Collaborate with the various Project teams to ensure robust financial controls are in place to track project costs
Analyze, with the operational staff, the differences highlighted by the monitoring between recorded expenses and spending entitlements; defining the causes and proposing corrective or remedial actions
Be main point of contact and lead for all cost and accounting matters for your allocated works
Continually review and improve current processes for project reporting
Support the project in its objectives to ensure the JV meets and continually improves its commitment towards the payment charter
Carry out ad-hoc additional duties, as required
Bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting or any other relevant experience
5-8 years of experience as a mid-level manager in an administrative department accounting and cost control
CA or CGA certification
Advanced knowledge of Word and Excel
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Strong capacity for teamwork and excellent leadership skills
Ability to manage accounting staff
Initiative, resourcefulness and autonomy
Highly adaptable and open to change
What do we have to provide   Annual gross compensation ranging from CAD 110,000 to CAD 130,000, depending on experience and profile
4 weeks of vacation
Annual bonus
Group Health Insurance (premium participation including virtual health care system)
Wellness spending account
A cosmopolite and inclusive work environment
Attractive and challenging project
A subsidiary of the VINCI Group, Dodin Québec…