Senior Project Controls & Financial Management Specialist

About the role

KGDR Consultants Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Controls & Financial Management Specialist to oversee project planning, scheduling, cost control, budgeting, and financial reporting. The successful candidate will ensure projects are delivered within approved financial and schedule parameters through effective monitoring, forecasting, and performance analysis.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, budgets, and cost control frameworks.
• Establish project baselines and monitor actual performance against approved plans.
• Manage project budgeting, cost tracking, financial forecasting, and expenditure monitoring.
• Analyze budget variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare periodic cost reports, cash flow projections, and financial performance summaries.
• Monitor project commitments, actual expenditures, and anticipated costs to complete.
• Evaluate schedule performance, identify critical path activities, and assess potential delays.
• Coordinate with project managers, finance teams, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Develop financial dashboards, reporting templates, and performance tracking systems.
• Support change management processes by evaluating schedule and financial implications of project variations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in project controls, scheduling, cost management, or financial control.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate financial and schedule performance effectively to project teams and senior management.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using Power BI for dashboards, financial analysis, and reporting (preferred).