Cost Control Specialist Jobs

Company Summary

RESILIENCE is creating the first sustainable ecosystem for advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing. We’re building a robust, dynamic, and diverse network of manufacturing capability and talent – investing in innovation every step of the way.

We provide high-tech, end-to-end manufacturing and development solutions to ensure the medicines of today and tomorrow are accessible to all in need. This includes complex medicines, such as cell and gene therapies, viral vectors, and vaccines; as well as proteins and the next generation of medicines.

RESILIENCE believes in access to quality and innovation for all. Our adaptive facilities serve partners big and small. We continuously invest in R&D for next generation manufacturing and development, freeing our partners to focus on the discoveries that impact lives.

We offer customized and scalable processes, the highest quality and regulatory capabilities, and world-class facilities. Through manufacturing that’s faster, more flexible, and less risky, we safeguard the quality of critical medicines and protect the resilience of a vital supply chain.

**This is a fixed term position**

Job Summary

This role focuses in supporting the Facilities, Maintenance, and Engineering (FME) department in budgeting and cost control of site-specific strategic and capital projects. This is an essential role for cost controls of assigned capital projects including but not limited to; project expenditures, cost forecasting, cost trends, change order compliance, cash-flow forecasting and project financial status report.

Major Responsibilities

• Identify process or system roadblocks which impact delivery of capital projects and recommend solutions.
• Request and track RFC and RFP approvals.
• Ensure all purchase order commitments are charged to the correct project expenditure item.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the interdependency of cost drivers.
• Reconciliation of invoices against purchase requisitions, getting approval from project managers and management. Forward approved invoices to accounts payable for payment.
• Understand and be accountable to know the terms of all contracts and purchase orders for each assigned capital project.
• Perform other job-related tasks as may be assigned on an ad hoc basis and that are related to capital projects.
• Provide support to other Engineering areas including procurement, purchasing and document tracking.
• Track approved and pending change orders against the approved project budget. Provide cash flow modelling for monthly expenses. Proactively coordinate expenses to meet cash flow commitments.
• Understand the project scope and deliverables to be able to proactively manage the budget.
• Analyze all invoices, submitted for approval by the vendor, are accurate per the executed contract. This includes reviewing invoices and gathering information to ensure invoices are compliant with project progress and contract terms.
• Proactively track and notify the reporting manager, project manager, and finance leads of any potential financial risk / issues.
• Prepare and raise purchase requisitions for the assigned capital projects.
• Provide approval or rejection of invoices to the project and department leadership within the structure of the delegation-of-authority.
• Coordinate and provide support as required to month end and quarter end activities for reporting purposes to finance, corporate teams, and regulatory bodies.
• Work with the vendors on items including but not limited to invoicing, deposits, and credits, and provide routine updates via cost reports to key stakeholder such as senior management, project manager and finance.
• Organize and manage all vendor proposals in readily accessible format for management review.
• Review and manage change orders to verify compliance with contracted unit pricing, labour-rates, contractual fees, overhead and insurance.
• Develop and implement proactive solutions and cost-cutting measures.
• Provide critical assessment of all budgets and cost projections and communicate any financial risks or related issues for the assigned capital projects.
• Primary interface with contractors and vendors for requesting information or clarification related to invoices and change orders. Provide required information to contractors and vendors for rejected, modified or approved change orders and invoices.
• Work closely with cross-functional department leaders internally within the Engineering, Project Management, and Finance operations to drive timely and organized flow of cost / budget related information.

Minimum Qualifications

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE

• Degree or Diploma in Engineering, Accounting, Science (e.g. biochemistry/microbiology) or biotechnology along with 4+ years of proven track record in cost control experience on capital projects.
• Able to generate budgets and reports.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team.
• Proven strong technical writing skills and able to effectively navigate Microsoft operating programs (i.e., Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Excellent presentation and organizational skills required for providing updates.
• Ability to work in an agile environment.
• Basic/simple understanding of pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in FDA, Health Canada, EMA and other global GMP compliance
• Detailed knowledge of construction project life-cycles, trend analysis and research based on industry analysis and modelling.

Behavioural

Demonstrated ability to apply the following behavioural competencies on the job:

Teamwork: Working effectively and productively with others

Interpersonal Skills: Effectively communicating, building rapport, and relating well to all personality types.

Organization and Planning: Utilizing logical, systematic, and orderly procedures to meet objectives.

Written Communication: Writing clearly, succinctly and in a manner understood by the target audience.

Flexibility: Agility in adapting to change

Problem Solving: Anticipating, analysing, diagnosing, and resolving problems.

Goal Orientation: Energetically focusing efforts on meeting a goal, mission, or objective.

Decision Making: Utilizing effective processes to make timely decisions.

This job profile provides an overview of the minimum requirements of the job and does not include all the duties inherent, included or associated with the job or with the performance of the job. The Company reserves the right to make changes to the job profile as it sees fit to meet the needs of the organization.

Resilience offers employees a robust total rewards program including equity, an annual cash bonus program, a RRSP/DPSP with a generous company match, a very competitive healthcare, dentalcare, vision care, life, LTD, and AD&D benefits package, fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits, flexible time off, paid holidays, pregnancy and parental leave top-up plan, tuition reimbursement, and employee referral program. Our target annualized base pay hiring range for this position is $77,000.00 - $97,250.00. Actual base pay is dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s geographical location, relevant experience, qualifications, skills and knowledge. Excited about Resilience and the biomanufacturing revolution? We encourage you to apply and start a conversation with one of our recruiters.