Senior Cost Controller (OffCorr)
About The Position
Metrolinx is seeking a Senior Cost Controller to join their Capital Planning, Lakeshore, Union and Specialized Delivery team. This role is crucial for providing cost expertise in all aspects of cost control, forecasting, reporting, and procedures to ensure capital projects are completed on time and within budget. The Senior Cost Controller will act as a subject matter expert, advising on cost management principles and implementing robust processes to ensure adherence to the Capital Projects Group (CPG)’s cost management standards and best practices. This is an in-office position, requiring 5 days per week at the 20 Bay location, with flexibility in start and end times while maintaining core business hours. Metrolinx is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Requirements
- Completion of a degree in Finance, Engineering, Business Administration or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
- Demonstrated years' progressive experience in cost control, financial analysis and reporting functions in a construction environment.
- Experience in and knowledge of financial analysis, accounting, controllership, risk management and reporting principles and practices in large, complex multi-billion dollar and multi-project construction and infrastructure environments.
- Quality assurance principles and practices and audit processes to analyze financial data and formulate conclusions and recommendations.
- Governance and accountability, quality management systems and risk mitigation strategies to use a risk assessment lens to identify and address risks, issues and accounting implications for the project baseline.
- Influencing skills to convince senior management, colleagues, clients and vendors of the need to adhere to financial/cost control processes.
Nice To Haves
- A recognized cost management or accounting designation (such as CCP or CA/CPA) is considered an asset.
Responsibilities
- Develops and implements internal cost control systems, operational procedures, and reporting systems to manage the flow of funds for capital projects in accordance with Metrolinx financial policies and procedures.
- Supports the oversight and management of financial reporting tools and systems to provide accurate and timely information on budget, commitments, forecast, trends, variances, progress, performance, risk and opportunity, contingency, and cash flow.
- Establishes financial and performance metrics, and reports on and presents performance measures and financial information to management and Metrolinx Finance services for all capital projects, including issues, discrepancies, and potential risks.
- Provides guidance, support, and acts as a subject matter expert to other Capital Finance teams to ensure consistent implementation of cost control practices.
- Develops and implements financial risk management strategies and controls to mitigate financial risk and exposure on multi-year, multi-billion-dollar capital projects.
- Understands different stakeholder (project delivery team) and team member priorities and adapts support accordingly.
Benefits
- Flexibility in start and end times while maintaining core business hours
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
