Job Description

Location: Calgary, AB, Canada

Job Type: Contract

Date: 10/12/2022

Job ID: JZ9427971012

Category: Accounting & Finance

Join a top employer and advance your career. Aplin has partnered with our client to seek a Project Controls Specialist who will be responsible for supporting the application of project controls practices including areas of cost controls and organizational change, along with integration activities with estimating and scheduling functions.

This is a 12-month contract with a high potential for extension and is available to candidates in the Vancouver or Calgary area.

Responsibilities:

• Support the set-up and implementation of the Project Controls management systems, processes, and workflows
• Assist with the preparation of the overall Project Control Plan and validating RBS project invoices/WO against delivery
• Prepare and maintain vendor WO summaries, supporting the creation of new work orders, invoices tracking, and WO fulfillment tracking
• Support the development of the project budgets by aligning the project estimate and procurement packaging
• Perform the required cost-control transactions and functions
• Prepare project cost status reports, cost trending, and cost analysis
• Acts as a focal point of contact for project coordinators and project managers in acquiring detailed project cost information, including invoices, payments, accruals, etc.
• Perform change management functions and maintain change management records of scope changes, trends, and variances
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of month-to-date and life-to-date project costs with site costs received by the accounting team and actively resolves cost discrepancies
• Assist accounting to define the CAPEX/OPEX treatment for new projects
• Prepare and coordinate monthly project forecasts in coordination with the Project Managers & budget holders
• Collaborates with the Budgeting and Forecasting Team on annual and periodic budgeting and forecasting requirements

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of experience in Project Control Roles is required
• Experience in Project Control roles on Programs and/or Portfolios of digital technology projects is preferred
• Solid software skills in Excel are required, experience with SharePoint, MS PowerBI, and Project Online is preferred
• Highly experienced in cost control, cost system application, planning, progress measurement, and project budgeting
• Experience in agile project management is considered an asset
• Strong coordination, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong ability to handle competing priorities

Job ID: JZ9427971012

If you are interested in this position and meet the qualifications, apply today! We thank all applicants; however, only those who are authorized to work in Canada or are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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