Posted 3 months ago
Project Financial Controller
@ SYSTRA
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
SYSTRA Canada, an engineering and consulting firm in the transportation sector, is hiring a Project Financial Controller for full-time work. The role leads financial oversight of complex projects, with a focus on material purchasing, BOM management, budgets, billing and month-end controls. The posting requires 5-7 years of similar project management experience, a bachelor's degree, and French and English bilingualism.
Responsibilities:
- Lead financial oversight of complex projects, including purchasing and BOM management
- Monitor procurement, commitments and project costs against budgets
- Analyze variances, risks, profitability and cost trends
- Coordinate month-end, work in progress, billing and budget updates
- Advise project managers as senior finance advisor
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in administration or equivalent
- 5-7 years in a similar project management role
- Excellent Office suite proficiency
- Proficiency in MS Project (asset)
- Knowledge of transportation field (asset)
- Bilingual French and English, oral and written
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · icims
- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Encouraged to apply | Women, Indigenous peoples, Racialized people, People with disabilities |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Administration |
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SYSTRA
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Full company description
SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and mobility solutions. For more than 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure. With its 11,000 employees, the Group's mission is to connect people and bring territories closer together in the 80 countries where it operates. By making travel more fluid, the infrastructures designed by SYSTRA bring communities together, develop social integration and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure. A signature for transport solutions, SYSTRA supports its partners and clients throughout the lifecycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved at a very early stage in the design phase, right through to the deployment and maintenance test phases. SYSTRA provides all of its services in more than 80 countries worldwide and generates 80% of its turnover internationally. KEY FIGURES - €1.3 bn in sales in 2024 - 2nd international engineering company for Mass Transit & Rail* - 3d for Bridges* - 6th in the Transport sector* * Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranking, 2025
- LinkedIn followers
- 360,472
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 10,091
- Reported office locations
- 72 rue Henry Farman, Paris, 75015, FR
- Business categories
- Railroad
- Cyber Security
- Consulting
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Public Transportation
- Asset Management
- Smart Cities
- Project Management
- Civil Engineering
- Other recorded names
- SYSTRA
- Specialties
- Project management
- Design
- Sustainable and environmental studies
- Construction supervision
- Testing Commissioning
- Operation Maintenance
- Transport planning & Preliminary studies
- Infrastructure
- Systems engineering
- and Operation & Maintenance engineering
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and mobility solutions. For more than 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure. With its 11,000 employees, the Group's mission is to connect people and bring territories closer…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering Services |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Project managementDesignSustainable and environmental studiesConstruction supervisionTesting CommissioningOperation MaintenanceTransport planning & Preliminary studiesInfrastructureSystems engineeringand Operation & Maintenance engineering |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 159 |
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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.
Context
The ideal candidate will handle procurement for the project, assist the project manager in planning, monitoring, and controlling budgets, and coordinate and prepare client billing.
Missions/Main Duties
- Lead the financial oversight of complex projects with a strong focus on material purchasing and BOM management.
- Monitor procurement activities, financial commitments, and project costs to support budget performance and profitability.
- Deliver meaningful financial analysis on variances, risks, profitability, and cost trends across projects.
- Coordinate core financial control processes, including month-end activities, work in progress, billing, and budget updates.
- Partner with project managers as a senior finance advisor and contribute to the continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting tools.
Profile/Skills
Education: Bachelor's degree in administration or equivalent education.
Years of Experience: 5-7 years of experience in a similar project management role.
Technical Skills:
- Excellent proficiency in the Office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Proficiency in MS Project (an asset).
- Knowledge in the technical field of transportation (an asset).
- Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing, in French and English.*
*Reason for bilingualism requirement: You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse clientele, including both French-speaking and English-speaking companies. Bilingualism is therefore essential for building strong relationships with our clients, understanding their specific needs and communicating effectively in their preferred language.
Personal Qualities:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work well in a team.
SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.
« SYSTRA Canada has an equal access employment program and encourages women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, and people with disabilities to apply. »
Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.
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