Cost Controller

Description

• Provide regular reports on project time accumulation, analyze time budget variances, recommend remedial actions
• Advise and propose solutions on matters that could prevent meeting the project objectives, provide recommendations to optimize the overall project cost
• Prepare forward looking project and business cash flow forecasts
• Interface with other Project Controls and Cost Controllers to maintain integrated cost-schedule project control system
• Provide regular reports on project cost status and cost deviations and recommend remedial actions
• Guide Junior staff
• Collaborate with Financial Shared Services Centre (FSSC) to initiate, review and issue client invoices
• Provide timely and accurate cost report updates at the end of each reporting period for the project control accounts to warrant proper monthly cost report
• Control project cost accounts, coordinate their opening and closing according to the schedule and project status
• Contribute in the implementation of ECOSYS on the project.
• Inform Manager whether proper progress measurement is in place for all project activities through the whole project cycle
• Support the Project Manager in conducting cost risk analysis on a periodic basis
• Prepare earned value analysis and progress reporting for all activities on project. Identify and explain variances between actual costs, plan, earned values and forecasts, communicate the reasons for the variances and identify the problem areas to the Project Manager
• Interface with planners on the deliverables' progress to update estimate-to-complete
• Open and setup a group of projects, monitor, control and report their performance through the whole project cycle according to the company procedures and general project control practices
• Report on the areas of concern that could prevent meeting the project objectives
• Coordinate change management process on the project
• Performing accruals analysis on monthly basis.
• Provide input to client reporting as per contract requirements
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/yearly forecast
• Ensure proper commitment tracking and reporting for PO's

Requirements

• Ability to learn new software as per the company standards.
• Ability to establish priorities and work under pressure to meet project deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of the general project controls policies and procedures.
• Minimum 10 years Cost Control experience.
• Proficient in MS office suite of software, especially in Microsoft Excel.
• Effective problem-solving skills with a results-oriented approach.
• Ability to work well with Clients and Alliance partners.
• University degree (Bachelors)
• Strong organizational skills are required with attention to details.
• Solid understanding of accruals (Client/Vendor)
• Strong analytical skills.
• Solid report writing, communication and presentation skills.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance