Job Cost Accountant Accounting

Key Responsibilities:

To

support the project management function by providing project schedules for

oil and gas projects. The scope of the scheduler’s activities includes:

Assisting

the Project Manager in the overall planning and scheduling activities on

projects.

Maintaining

routine schedules on a regular basis.

Preparation

of Earned Value/ Performance Reports.

Liaising

with Project Management on matters relating to planning and scheduling.

Monitor

schedule deviation for assigned disciplines or specialties and advise

senor analysts for their consideration.

Participate

in the creation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and development of

schedules (including resource loading) for those WBS elements.

Participate

in the project change management process related to schedule.

Key Skills:

Lead

the development of project schedules and identify activities necessary to

produce products and services during project execution.

Apply

work breakdown structure requirements.

Manage

information integration from engineers, subcontractors, owners, and others

to create an integrated master schedule.

Identify

critical paths including critical float path analysis.

Create

graphics including Gantt charts, activity network diagrams, time-scaled

logic diagrams, and histograms.

Establish

and manage a performance management system using baseline information in

the estimate and schedule.

Work

with project management to set goals, objectives, and success factors and

analyze project status.

Assessing

progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress

reporting.

Perform

project performance analysis including earned value. Preparing project

schedules based on defined project execution philosophies.

Assessing

progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress

reporting.

Preparing

schedule updates and general maintenance in Primavera and/or MS Project.

Schedule

related information collection and distribution.

Ability

to work effectively with team members.

Ability

to interact and proactively resolve project control issues; ability to

explain practices to employees and obtain their understanding and

commitment.

Ability

to support and interact with peer groups.

Ability

to analyze information, determines discrepancies, and resolve issues.

Must

be dependable and ensure that deadlines are maintained.

Education and Qualifications:

Minimum

5 years’ experience, scheduling in an EPCM project environment.

The

ideal candidate will possess post-secondary accounting education,

preferably related to the Oil and Gas Industry.

Advanced

skills in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel).

Proficient

in Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Project.

Results

oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple

priorities and time lines.

Strong

oral and written communications skills.

Construction

experience is not a requirement but would be considered an asset.

Planning

and Scheduling Professional (PSP) or Project Management Professional (PMP)

designation would be an asset.