Project Control Specialist Jobs

Location: Markham, ON, CANADA

Job Title: Project Control Specialist

Scope:

The Project Control Specialist will be responsible for managing Project Financials and supporting Operational Management activities for the assigned portfolio, as well as supporting and advising Project Managers and other functions regarding assigned project. The Project Control Specialist facilitates the project booking, revenue recognition, billing and project closing. The role also includes monitoring and analyzing project financials, working closely with the project team and finance representatives to resolve potential issues that may impact business expectations or project financial performance. This relates to all project and service types across the portfolio executed in the North America region.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze project financials through work breakdown structure, as sold, budget creation, cost-to-date, cost–to- complete and change control
• Enters and maintains all project financial data in ERP (orders, invoicing, budgets…)
• Manages customer invoicing and tracking of billing milestones, as well as follows receivables collection
• Provide document control support for customer and supplier submittals
• Monitor project progress and provide problem analysis and corrective action; identify potential issues impacting project financial performance and resolve or escalate as necessary
• Processes and tracks all revenue recognition per financial instructions
• Prepares and attends project reviews
• Ensures POs and invoices are raised and tracked in a timely manner
• Establish and maintain project administrative files and records

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a project environment or financial administration

Desired Characteristics - internal

• Solid interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to interface with senior management and customers
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including virtual and electronic communications
• Finance experience, particularly in multi-functional project environments
• Ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve financial issues
• Project financial analysis experience
• Microsoft Excel and Power Point
• Familiarity with Project Purchasing Systems (SAP, Oracle ..)
• Ability to work within a matrix environment
• Strong experience with SAP and Oracle is an asset
• Ability to administer multiple projects simultaneously
• Project management fundamentals or project financial analysis experience