Gestionnaire financier de projets

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

Project Financial Manager

Reporting to the VP Finance, the Project Financial Manager makes purchases for the project, assists the Project Manager in planning, monitoring and controlling budgets, and coordinates customer invoicing.

Missions/Main Duties

Project accounting
Control team timesheets for assigned projects.
Control and validate subcontractors' timesheets and expenses.
Prepare invoices to customers.
Issue payments to partners and subcontractors.
Save all contractual project documentation on the project management network or SharePoint.
Manage cash flow.
Purchasing
Prepare purchase orders for supplier requests for quotations.
Create and track purchase orders in SPOT.
Budget planning, monitoring and control
Set up budget control points and appropriate documentation.
Assist project managers in breaking down new approved projects and creating the WBS structure in SPOT.
Prepare and create baseline budgets in SPOT for lump-sum (T1) and fixed-price (T2) projects.
Prepare the billing schedule according to the project timetable and send it to the finance department for cash-flow monitoring.
Periodically carry out monthly project reviews (RM) and support project managers in assessing outstanding work and updating the project schedule in SPOT.
Help project managers assess project risks and monitor contingencies.

Analyze project profitability and explain performance indicators to project managers (earned value, WIP, billing, margin, ETC, DSO... etc.).
Analyze progress reports against budget.
Explain variances and initiate recommendations to mitigate project risks.
Assist the finance department in the preparation of annual budget revisions and re-forecasts.
Track sales contracts, change orders and update budgets in SPOT.
Meet with managers periodically to prepare project accrual reports and participate with the Finance Department in procedures related to monthly accounting closing activities.
Analyze work-in-progress (WIP) on a regular basis to ensure that all costs are invoiced in the right period and invoicing is issued to customers in accordance with the terms of the sales contract and established methods (time and materials or lump-sum).
Ensure compliance of subcontractors' insurance files.
Assist project managers in the preparation of financial offers in CAPRI.
Assist project managers during the external audit period and answer auditors' questions.
Balance completed projects and assist project managers in completing the post-mortem.
Ensure compliance with company policies, internal procedures and accounting standards.

Profile/Skills

Education: Undergraduate degree in accounting or related field
Years of experience: Minimum 10 years' experience in similar positions
Technical skills :
Experience in the transportation field, an asset;
Excellent command of the Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Fluency in French (spoken, read and written);
Fluency in English (spoken, read and written), an asset.
Personal qualities :
Ability to work as part of a team in a multidisciplinary environment;
Ability to organize and plan work;
Methodical, rigorous and proactive.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.