Project Analyst Team Lead
About Us
In 1977, OSI introduced the first generation electronic chart system for the maritime market and revolutionized navigation. Over the years we have had many firsts. Today, OSI Maritime Systems is a leading provider of integrated navigation and tactical solutions designed for naval and maritime security operations. Among those solutions, the company develops and delivers integrated bridge systems for warships, integrated dived navigation systems for submarines, and C2 systems for small craft. Presently, 23 navies totaling more than 600 warships and submarines operate using OSI systems. Due to the nature of our company, all employees must pass specific security criteria. Only candidates who are Canadian citizens, have PR status or have a citizenship from a NATO country, and who satisfy security clearance criteria, will be considered.
The Role
The Project Analyst Lead is part of the controls team within the PMO, which provides the organization with project-related data for effective decision-making. The Team Lead is responsible for managing the financial and analytical deliverables for the project teams and senior leadership and providing mentoring and training to a team of project accountants and analysts. In addition to their team lead responsibilities, the Team Lead will support continuous improvement initiatives within project financial and performance measurement domains.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, training, and development to the control team's members.
- Manage the team's performance, including mentoring and coaching direct reports and applying best practices.
- Promote continuous improvement in data collection and efficiency, particularly in using existing tools (Epicor, etc.) more effectively.
- Utilize analytical tools and techniques to gather, analyze and interpret project data and provide insights and recommendations to various stakeholders to support decision-making.
- Collaborate and interface with internal stakeholders to develop cross-functional workflows, ensuring the data inputs to project controls reporting are accurate and available when required.
- Oversee the project initiation process.
- Work in partnership with Finance to prepare monthly and annually consolidated project and operating financial plans and budgets.
- Ensure the quality of the team’s deliverables through review and validation and implement quality assurance methodologies to maintain high work quality.
- Attends monthly project reviews and tracks actions related to fiscal performance.
- Prepares Project Change Request (PCR) financial analysis as required.
- Supports long-range financial planning, including business plans and un-booked project forecasts.
- Single point accountability for Accountants and Analysts on the Controls team and the financial accuracy of the project budget files.
- Decision-making authority within the PA team's confines and the projects' financial boundaries.
- Signing authority as per the Company’s signing authority matrix.
You Bring
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field. CPA is considered an asset.
- Experience: 5 to 10 years of relevant work experience in a project controls environment, with 2 – 3 leading a team in a dynamic environment.
- Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; highly accurate; detail and deadline-oriented; advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel; ability to prioritize the work; sound knowledge of accounting principles and ERP software; Epicor would be an asset.
- Other: Familiarity with project concepts, contracts, and change order documents.
Why OSI?
At OSI you can make a difference. We are a change willing organization that is always looking for new ideas. We strive to improve what it is we do and how we do it. If you have ideas we would love to hear about them.
OSI fosters an inclusive and diverse culture. We celebrate our diversity and strive to be more inclusive
because it makes us a better company.
Should you require assistance and or accommodations during the hiring process, please contact Talent Acquisition, OSI.
We also offer great benefits:
- Extended healthcare
- Dental care
- Group Retirement Savings Plan
- Emergency Travel Assistance
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
Other details
- Pay Type Salary
- Hiring Rate $107,000.00
- OSI Maritime Systems (CA), Suite 400 - 4585 Canada Way, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada