Project Cost Controller

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Local Project Cost Controller ensures accurate, timely and an added value analysis and reporting within a project or projects. The role ensures the provision of all cost control activities including budget set up, updates and monitoring, change management, variation estimating, cost reporting, risk contingency and management as well as the forecasting of all activities performed in the country.

All personnel are expected to contribute to creating a positive HSEQ culture and ensure familiarity with and adherence to our Code of Conduct.

All personnel are also expected to contribute to creating a culture of ethics and integrity and ensure familiarity with and adherence to our Code of Conduct.

POSITION OVERVIEW

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACTIVITIES

• Ensure compliance with all relevant policies, processes and procedures and strive for continuous improvement and best practices implementation;
• Responsible for the efficient, timely, accurate and cost-effective management and delivery of the designated cost control activities within assigned project(s);
• Ensure analysis and understanding of the project contract and scope;
• Maintain constant awareness of work progress by proactively collecting the necessary supporting material (planning and reports) and information from all reliable sources;
• Ensure full coherence and utilization of cost control system for budgeting purposes and report key performance indicators throughout the project;
• Establish and communicate processes and routines required for effective control and reporting during the project lifecycle to team members with consideration of financial and other compliance legislation;
• Supervise the monitoring and reporting of the project;
• Uses and contributes to the knowledge management tools available to assist the team to capitalize upon lessons learned and to perform in accordance with best practices, striving to mitigate risk, promoting safety and integrity consistently;
• Interface with budget owners on a regular basis to review commitments and challenge their forecasts;
• Actively contributes to the Local P2P process;
• Liaise with other Finance teams as required.

AUTHORITY/DIMENSIONS

• Operates within the Business Code of Conduct;
• Operates according to Management Principles;
• Supports the standards and procedures of the function.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Qualified Degree ideally in Cost Management, Project Management, Finance or Engineering. Membership to a relevant Professional body is desirable;
• Broad experience of delivering Cost Control in various project types and sizes;
• Relevant previous experience at an appropriate level in the subsea or offshore environment;
• Experience in establishing and leading Cost Control projects;
• Fluent in English Language;
• Good knowledge of SAP Software;
• Microsoft Excel – Advanced.