Senior Project Controller

Description

• Create input for customer reports. Prepare and support in audits – external as well as internal audits.
• Participates in opportunity/risk identification, ensure that all required mitigation actions are timely implemented. Drives, coordinates and prepares monthly project reviews jointly with Project Director.
• Is responsible for the correctness of project balance sheet and income statement as well as for cash flow and monthly/quarterly forecast. Monitoring and review:
• Prepares project invoices, financial accounting and reporting (including project site accounting).
• Project execution: Prepares a Project Financial Execution Plan (as part of an overall Project Execution Plan covering all financial, commercial and tax aspects such as permanent establishment, revenue recognition methods, billing plan, payment securities, consortium administration, import duties and VAT, etc.).and update as responsible of Project Cost & Finance Management Plan.
• Additional tasks: handling of variation orders, preparing of finance input to line reporting, assess petty cash account and payments, follow-up on scope.
• Drive and seek for optimization of Project Cash Flow, Revenues and GM contribution together with Project Director. Oversees currency risk, bonds and guarantees and tax issues.
• Compliance & Internal control: Is responsible for adherence to corporate governance, integrity, assurance, internal control, group charter, business specific finance directives and instructions.
• People leadership and development: Supervises on a project basis Project Controllers and Site Controllers – depending on the size and complexity of the project.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Drives claim management, back-charges and insurance cases and monitors the proper follow up together with the Contract Manager/Project Manager upstream (towards customer), side-stream (towards consortia partner) as well as downstream (towards suppliers).
• Works independently, applying established standards and instructs or coaches other professionals. Leads teams or manages teams. Need to be aware of dealing with cross country culture.
• Commercial terms: Promotes commercial awareness in the project team and provides commercial input to the project execution plan (such as T&Cs in supply management, claims, back-to-back conditions).
• Reviews and have a jointly responsibility with the Project Director for all Financial aspects of the project including Estimate at completion and related Cost-to-complete, forecasted Revenues and Cash Flow, Risks and Opportunities assessment and ensure alignment with other functions including Project Controls, planning/scheduling.
• Follows up on internal project audit reports and ensures timely implementation of all required actions related to projects under responsibility.
• Supports the Project Manager in coordinating and preparing monthly project reviews.
• Participates in preparing the project cost report. Verifies the substance for cost to complete.

Requirements

• Individual contributor using in-depth knowledge in a specific area to execute complex or specialized projects / challenges often thinking independently to challenge traditional solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of related disciplines in the organization.
• Supportive. Leadership skills Experience – 10 -15 years of work experience within finance and experience as within Project Controlling for 5 years
• Relevant Industry experience in the similar or equivalent industry with Project and/or Tender controlling background.
• Financial knowledge with financial Degree as basic qualification. Skills – Critical thinking, professional and with strong etic.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance