Cost Controller

NexGold Mining Corp • Toronto, ON

18d • Hybrid

About The Position

NexGold has an exciting opportunity for one (1) Cost Controller position working with the projects team. Initially, this role will have regular travel to our Corporate Office in Toronto and periodic trips to the assigned Project. This role will transition to an on-site rotational work schedule during the assigned Project’s construction phase. Initially, this role will be assigned to the Goldboro Gold Project in Goldboro, Nova Scotia. Following the Project’s construction phase at Goldboro, this role may have the opportunity to transition to operations at Goldboro or may be assigned to the Project team at the Goliath Gold Complex near Dryden, Ontario, or other project sites in the future.
The Cost Controller is responsible for establishing, controlling, and reporting the project cost. The role supports effective project governance by ensuring that project budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasts, accruals, and cost reports are accurately captured, analyzed, and communicated to the project team and management. The Cost Controller will work closely with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, contracts, finance, and consultants to monitor project performance, identify cost risks and trends, and support timely decision-making throughout the project lifecycle, from feasibility through execution and closeout.
NexGold is committed to advancing economic reconciliation and supporting Indigenous participation in all phases of our projects, as well as committed to hiring locally from the areas surrounding our projects. We encourage applicants to self-identify to aid our prioritization of applicants based on these commitments.

Requirements

• Degree or diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Accounting, Project Controls, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of cost control experience on capital projects, preferably in mining, industrial, infrastructure, or heavy construction environments.
• Knowledge of project controls principles, including budgeting, forecasting, commitments, accruals, change management, and cost reporting.
• Understanding of contracts, purchase orders, Earned Value Management (EVM), and invoice verification.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary project environment.
• Sound judgment in identifying cost risks, inconsistencies, and reporting issues.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet reporting deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with cost management and project controls systems.
• Familiarity with reporting tools, dashboards, and database-driven cost systems.
• Valid unrestricted driver's license.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on the owner side of major projects is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of project scheduling principles and integration with cost reporting is an asset.
• Familiarity with mining project phases including feasibility, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of the project cost control framework, procedures, and reporting tools.
• Assist in the preparation, loading, and control of project budgets in alignment with the approved estimate, work breakdown structure (WBS), and code of accounts.
• Maintain budget revisions and ensure approved changes are properly reflected in the cost report.
• Monitor budget allocations across engineering, procurement, construction, owner’s costs, and contingency.
• Track commitments including contracts, purchase orders, service agreements, and amendments.
• Record and monitor actual costs, invoices, accruals, and forecasted expenditures.
• Reconcile commitments and actual costs with project records and finance data.
• Review invoices and payment applications for accuracy, contract alignment, and proper coding before processing.
• Monitor open commitments and help ensure that costs are recorded in the correct reporting period.
• Prepare periodic cost reports showing budget, commitments, actuals, accruals, forecast to complete, estimate at completion, and cost variances.
• Support month-end and period-end cost close processes, including accrual collection and validation.
• Analyze cost performance and identify variances, trends, and potential overruns.
• Develop and maintain cash flow forecasts and short- and long-term spend forecasts.
• Prepare reporting outputs for project management, senior leadership, and other stakeholders.
• Support the project change management process by logging, tracking, and reporting trends, change notices, change orders, and potential exposures.
• Evaluate the cost impact of scope changes, risks, and emerging issues in coordination with the project team.
• Ensure approved changes are incorporated into control budgets and forecasts.
• Maintain a current view of potential cost growth and contingency drawdown.
• Liaise with project managers, package managers, engineers, construction leads, procurement, contracts, consultants, and finance personnel.
• Support contractor and consultant cost reporting reviews and challenge inconsistencies where required.
• Participate in project controls meetings, forecast reviews, change reviews, and management reporting sessions.
• Provide clear, timely, and accurate cost information to support decision-making.
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to Safety, Health, and Environmental responsibilities.
• Occasional regional travel (i.e., day trips to communities surrounding project sites).
• Additional responsibilities or tasks as reasonably assigned.

Benefits

• Company-paid group benefits package (health, dental, paramedical, vision, employee and dependent life insurance, AD&D, critical illness, and employee & family assistance program).
• Mandatory participation in group long-term disability (LTD) insurance program with employee-paid premiums.
• Company retirement savings program with company-match.
• Access to paid vacation time from hire date.
• Hotel and/or camp accommodations while working on-site at project location.
• Reimbursement for CSA-approved work boots.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees