Reporting Interfaces:
The Manager of Accounting and Reporting has reporting relationship reporting to Senior Director, Project Accounting and Reporting
Role Description
The Manager of Accounting and Reporting Nuclear is responsible for Project finance functions (accounting, reporting, cash collections, treasury, financial controls, taxation, etc.) and works closely with project management organizations and maintain oversight on project forecasts and cost control, commercial issues, project risk management, and project’s working capital management.
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for ensuring the preparation of the project financial reports and analysis (including PSR reports) Ensure the accounting protocols on the assigned project are in accordance with Company’s policies and contract requirements; Takes a proactive approach in identifying, communicating and resolving financial and operational matters on the projects; Supports the Project Director/Manager community in controlling the project’s working capital position to ensure the Project’s cash position is optimized; Maintains a positive relationship with the project team; Ensures project financial controls are maintained with respect to foreign exchange, cash flow, reporting, bank guarantees etc. in coordination with the Senior Director and the VP Finance; Analyze the contract, and recommend a method for recording revenues and other position papers in accordance with IFRS Conversant with commercial, proposals and project management requirements; Plays a key role in cost estimation, Pricing, REC discussions. Analyze and review change orders and disputes log with the client to ensure that all claims are registered and treated appropriately from a revenue recognition perspective; Assist procurement team in negotiations of financial term, i.e. bank guarantees, payment terms, etc; Provides guidance in areas of bank guarantees, hedging and other financial securities as required; Plays a key role in the identification, challenging, quantification and mitigation of project risks and contingencies. Ensures adequate training is provided to all Project Accounting and Reporting staff. Supports all Process and Procedures relevant to Project Finance. Supports quarterly and year end Audit requests.
Ethics, Compliance & Governance Sets a zero tolerance mandate in this area; Ensures overall compliance with company’s policies and procedures; and Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls and procedures on the project.
Experience, Skills and Qualifications Requirements
A member of a recognized professional institution and possesses a minimum of five years’ experience in a leadership role working within an EPC/M environment in a similar role and with vast projects experience of same size, value and complexity, at a managerial level.
The role is part of the management team supporting all projects, and the incumbent will be required to participate in meeting the wider objectives of the project. Key elements of this will be:
Leadership
Provides a good level of commercial and business acumen, understands projects and differing project issues and challenges.
Ethics, Compliance, and HSSE – Leads by example.
Quality – Continuous improvement
People – provides day-to-day assignment, training, monitoring and supervision of Nuclear Project Accountants
Communications
Verbal – At all levels and in terms easily understood by the differing stakeholders
Written – Making instruction and information relevant for a diverse audience.
Presentation Skills – Clear and concise.
Negotiation & Influencing
Creates a “go to” environment.
Convincing, persistence, and resilience.
Client Relationship Management
Ability to enforce Company position respectfully but mindful of the longer term business ambitions of the Company.
Location: Mississauga
SNC-Lavalin is one of the world's largest engineering and construction companies. Our Rail & Transit Engineering Unit is responsible for the development and execution of large transportation infrastructure projects valued at several billion.
We offer an opportunity to work on some of the largest projects in North America. You will work in an environment that will give you an opportunity to excel and advance in your career.
Additional Information:
Appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Successful applicants will be notified about SNC-Lavalin’s accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process.
Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a global fully integrated professional services and project management company and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure. From offices around the world, SNC-Lavalin's employees are proud to build what matters. Our teams provide comprehensive end-to-end project solutions – including capital investment, consulting, design, engineering, construction, sustaining capital and operations and maintenance – to clients in oil and gas, mining and metallurgy, infrastructure and power. On July 3, 2017, SNC-Lavalin acquired Atkins, one of the world's most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. http://www.snclavalin.com
At SNC-Lavalin, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
