Project Financial Control Officer

Job Description
Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto's subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

We are seeking a Project Financial Control Officer to join our team This role will provide financial planning, project cost control, and budget control by managing Ops-RT Finance Capital Budgets. It will support Senior Project Financial Control Officers (SPFCOs) and coordinate financial, contract and administrative functions of Ops-RT capital projects.

What will I be doing?

• Support SPFCOs to perform a variety of professional level accounting duties in support of assigned functional area such as accruals, cost allocation and explanation of variance incurred costs vs. budget/forecast.
• Support SPFCOs to develop, maintain and update budget and forecast requests, financial reports, and dashboards.
• Support SPFCOs to maintain balances and reconcile project accounts and records; prepare and maintain accurate project financial records and reports.
• Gather, compile, interpret, analyze, record, track, and report financial data and transactions.
• Ensure coding of all transactions is correct and ensure that proper codes/tasks are set up in Oracle and other financial systems.
• Construction in Progress (CIP) capitalization, write-off and investigations.
• Coordinate with other internal disciplines such as Commercial, Procurement, Capital Finance, Controllership, Contract Administrator, Project Controls and Project Delivery Teams (PDT).
• Support the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), job aids, process maps, and RACI for procedures and processes.
• Support cyclical financial deliverables including month-end, year-end, quarterly forecast, and annual audit requests.
• Undertake ad-hoc projects and assignments.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce, Economics or related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in project management, cost control, budget control, and/or management
• Budget, project schedule and forecasts, construction, contract administration, negotiations, and developing terms and conditions
• Project Management experience would be an asset
• Oral, written and presentation skills are essential to generate reports and make presentations to Senior Management or equivalent level
• Experience with Ecosys, Unifier, and Oracle EBS is an asset

Don't Meet Every Requirement?
If you're excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn't quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: or email .

Application Process
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy before submitting your application.

Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.