Jobs at Valard Construction

Manage commercial and contract activities for construction projects, including tendering, negotiation, contract interpretation, change management, claims, risk mitigation, and dispute resolution. Analyze project budgets, forecasts, cash flow, and profitability while supporting project controls and stakeholder relationships. The role also coordinates with legal, finance, estimating, operations, and project management teams and requires professional English-French bilingual communication.

Supports divisional financial reporting, month-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, allocations, forecasting, variance analysis, and budget schedules. The role validates financial data across JDE, EcoSys, Power BI, Incorta, and reporting files; monitors coding and invoice issues; supports audits; maintains reporting documentation; and identifies process automation opportunities for the Transmission business.

Supports utility and transmission project financial control through cost tracking, forecasting, variance analysis, earned value reporting, month-end close, change order and risk tracking, invoicing, cash-flow projections, and audit compliance. The role uses JD Edwards and EcoSys, prepares project reporting packages, monitors labour and equipment productivity, and progressively assumes ownership of forecast logic and recommendations under the mentorship of a Project Controller.

Provides operational and analytical support to the Transmission leadership team. Responsibilities include preparing executive presentations, building Excel trackers and dashboards, consolidating reporting inputs, coordinating action items, supporting ad hoc projects and analyses, and improving operational processes. The role requires advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills, strong communication and organization, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and confidential information.

Manages estimating, budgets, forecasts, cost control, progress measurement, client reporting, billing support, procurement, and change management for right-of-way transmission projects. Maintains project controls systems including InEight, Ecosys, GISCloud, RowAmps, and GIS tools; reconciles quantities, tracks performance, supports billing, troubleshoots user issues, and trains staff. Works with field, lands, permitting, GIS, subcontractor, vendor, and client teams across multiple projects.

Leads project and divisional accounting across construction business lines, ensuring P&L accuracy, financial reporting, revenue recognition, forecasting, budgeting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. Manages month-end and year-end close processes, standardizes accounting practices, oversees Business Unit Controllers, and advises divisional and senior leadership. The role requires CPA certification, extensive progressive accounting leadership experience, construction accounting expertise, and proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel.

Manages financial controls across construction projects, including budgets, forecasts, job costing, WIP reporting, margin analysis, accruals, cash monitoring, risk registers, contract changes, and audit documentation. Partners with project and business leaders, leads cost and monthly review meetings, prepares internal and external reports, and trains project managers on financial processes. Requires construction accounting expertise, knowledge of revenue recognition, advanced Excel skills, and experience with ERP systems such as JD Edwards or SAP.