Project Cost Controller - Fixed Term

Thales is a global technology leader in aerospace, transportation, defense, security, and space. They are seeking a Project Cost Controller to provide financial support to project teams, manage cost control, and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• To provide financial support to the project(s) team(s)
• To represent Finance within the PMO organization and support Project Management for economical, finance and administrative tasks
• To perform cost control, billing, and project financial management function
• To compile Thales accounting & internal control process and deliver on time with reliable and documented information and reports
• Responsible for cost control and ensures that it is in conformance with company’s policy
• Develop and prepares project budget and contract changes
• In collaboration with PMO, maintains financial budget and Estimate At Completion in Primavera; Validates jointly with Project Management Office and Finance Manager to resolve any inconsistency and Estimate at Completion changes
• Prepares, validates with Project Manager the monthly re-forecasting of Sales, Gross Margin, Cost Variance, Adjusted Gross Margin and Cash-in and ensures that the information is in time to be integrated on the monthly Company Operational Budget Review (OBR)
• Project Cash monitoring and liaises with the Company’s Treasurer on project cash flow, foreign exchange exposure, hedging activities and customer cash collection
• Produces monthly project report (Dashboard) and forecasts data package with major risks and opportunities identified. Of which main tasks are: Actual cost validation, Commitment cost validation, Estimate to Complete (ETC) validation and control check; Produces external weekly and monthly reporting as required, monitoring actuals and budgets; Produces external task forecasts of project burn-rate for level of effort contracts as required
• Supports Business Control Manager in the monthly Project Control Group processes – Timesheet Admin, monthly programmatic consolidation of all projects, financial analysis.; Prepares project pricing and supports internal pricing specialist on bids; Supports and provides timely project billing
• Works on establishing overarching global project processes for improved monitoring and control
• Performs special project assignments as requested

Skills

• Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Arts (major in accounting), and/or similar education and equivalent experience
• 1-3 years of experience in large multi-national or national organizations, in the Defense & Security sector or previous experience in project cost controlling
• Experience working on projects and knowledge of basic project management and the project lifecycle
• Knowledge and previous experience working with different business systems and tools (i.e. SAP, Primavera and Excel)
• All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
• All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance

Benefits

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

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