Project Controller

at  CAE

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor degree in administration or in job-related field.
• Project management certification is an asset.
• Minimum of 2 to 5 years of relevant experience in project planning and control.
• Relevant experience in an industrial environment.
• Good organizational skills.
• Accuracy and precision.
• Good interpersonal skills and diplomacy.
• Good written and spoken communication skills.
• Ability to manage one’s time and multiple projects with tight deadlines.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite .
• Program management, MS Project and ERP environment experience an asset.
• Innovation, creativity, sense of ownership.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with minimum guidance and supervision.
• Fluency in English and French.
• CAE employees must be able to meet the requirements of the Canada Controlled Good Program (CGP), and in certain cases, ITAR requirements
• Ability to work in hybrid mode

IN THIS ROLE, THE PROJECT CONTROLLER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO:

• Work with Project Managers, Project Engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure proper progress and financial tracking and reporting of the projects and programs.
• Prepare project and program reports
• Manage and maintain project tracking systems, documentation, change requests, and on-line collaboration spaces.
• Prepare management indicators, progress reviews and documentation relating to the monitoring of the project
• Track project finance and analyze information to define problems and formulate recommendations to Project Management Team.

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Actively participate in the project authorization process alongside the Planner to understand the financial structure of the project/program
• Track and maintain invoicing and payment schedules
• Perform monthly financial analysis and support project review cycles.
• Identify discrepancies and evaluate impacts.
• Process change requests and scenario based analysis.
• Implement changes to project finances – manage data and systems.
• Administer cost lines.
• Support risk tracking system.
• Evaluate cost/schedule/performance key performance Indicators (including EVMS).
• Analyze discrepancies between the estimated, actual time and cost spent on a given project.
• Produce project/program review documentation.
• Ensure proper project documentation and communication.
• Open and maintain collaborative environments.
• Produce or manage the client required documentation.
• Produce commercial invoices.
• Liaise with PMO analyst group