Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Analyst

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Date: 20 Oct 2026

Location: Toronto, CA

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time onsite Work Package Controller in Toronto, ON, CA we’re looking for?

Take on a new challenge and apply your financial management and industrial controlling expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and driven teammates.

You’ll play a key role in optimizing cost performance and driving financial control for complex, multi-million engineering projects. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Project Procurement, Finance Managers, and Operations), monitor cost evolution and risk mitigation strategies, and proactively manage cost-to-complete and variance analysis, and much more.

• Act as an interface with Operations especially Work Package (WP) manager and cost managers on follow up of cost evolution related to WP, cost reduction opportunities
• Bridging budget, forecast, ROFO, and actuals, line-by-line, identifying root causes and cost deviations, including EAC (Estimate at Completion) reconciliation and deep actual analysis by WBS.
• Monthly Analysis of Actual Cost incurred and compare with the forecast and analysing the gaps.
• Assist the Project Managers in forecasting the correct cost incurring and more importantly the timing of cost incur.
• Partnering with Project Procurement & Finance Managers to optimize material cost control.
• Monitoring cost evolution, inflation, indexation, and QCD (Quality / Cost / Delivery) deviations.
• Driving KPIs, cost reductions, tender support, and risk mitigation plans.
• Being the focal point for claims, material variances, and SAP-GSI cost data integrity.
• Identifying cost reduction opportunities and reporting any cost overruns or productivity deterioration.
• Supporting financial management of large-scale, multi-million engineering projects.
• Acting as an interface with operations, particularly with the project supply manager.
• Contributing to bidding processes and long‑term contract management.
• Leveraging your expertise to help drive sustainable transportation solutions in Canada.

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting (preferred), Degree in Engineering with financial or project management experience will also be considered.
• Experience or understanding of financial management in large‑scale industrial projects.
• Knowledge of cost performance monitoring, risk mitigation strategies, and procurement costing.
• Familiarity with ERP systems, such as SAP (a plus).
• Affinity to finance and numbers and good knowledge in MS Excel
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Analytical and detail‑oriented mindset for variance analysis and cost control.
• Ability to work in an international, multi‑site, and matrix organization.
• Resilience and adaptability in a dynamic project environment.
• Leadership skills to drive KPIs and cost reduction initiatives.
• Continuous learning mindset to grow and develop new skills.

Join us on a life‑long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop…