Our client is a leading international civil contractor with office in Ontario and Alberta. With recent project awards, we are adding a Cost Control Lead to the team.

Scope:
The Cost Control Lead will be responsible for setting up, monitoring, and analyzing cost reports for different projects and ensuring that projects are staying within budgets and Comparing results against budget. This position will be reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Responsibilities:

· Complete ownership of the cost control function

· Open recent jobs, enter budgets and enter change orders in Jonas

· Perform weekly job cost analysis

· Reallocate costs in system as required

· Implement earned value reporting on monthly and quarterly basis

· Oversee and analyze variances to earned value and project budget reports and provide explanation

· Post WIP entry, prepare WIP monthly report and ensure that it reconciles to GL

· Ensure A/R, AP and fixed asset sub-ledger reconcile to the GL

· Review GL expense accounts for expenses that should be capitalized

· Maintain fixed asset sub-ledger and reconcile to the GL

· Prepare monthly GL account reconciliations

· Review income statement variances in comparison to budget and provide explain





· Prepare Eiffage reporting package monthly

· Ensure trial balance is balanced

· Ensure that gain/loss on assets is correctly recorded

· Post, review and file of recurring and non-recurring journal entries

· Post, review and file month end accruals

· Set up new loans and capital leases in Jonas

· Maintain loan and capital lease amortization schedules

· Reconcile loans and capital leases monthly

· Review under billings

· Post monthly depreciation entry

· Run monthly equipment report and charge costs to jobs

· Monthly cash flow by job report

· Run job cost reports as required
Review costs on closed jobs

· Close jobs and prepare job completion report

Skills:

· Excellent time management, organization and tracking skills

· Proficient in Microsoft Office

· Excellent verbal and written communication

· Able to work in a team as well as independently

· Comfortable to adapt to new technology

· Tech savvy

Requirements

Qualifications:

· Bachelor Degree in Accounting

· Working towards CPA

· 5 years’ experience in a similar role

· Experience in Construction Industry is an asset

Working experience with Jonas is an asset

📌 Cost Control Lead - Civil Construction (Burlington)
🏢 Nameless
📍 Burlington