Cost Controller

Brief Summary:

• Manage financial control throughout project delivery to ensure budgets, forecasts, cash-flow visibility and cost reporting are accurate and reliable. Work closely with project, procurement, accounting and operational teams to enhance financial governance and enable informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Review and confirm financial commitments, including purchase orders and contracts, against approved project budgets. Oversee project budgets from initiation through closure, using suitable tools to track commitments by project and cost centre. Perform analysis of budget, actual and forecast variances, escalate material deviations, and propose corrective actions. Partner with Project Managers to monitor working capital, optimise supplier payment schedules and develop cash-flow forecasts. Ensure adherence to applicable accounting policies, financial procedures and capital expenditure processes. Coordinate with Accounting to record provisions based on project progress and support accurate month-end closing. Contribute to budgets, forecasts, business plans and other financial planning activities. Validate the commissioning accounting for capital expenditure projects, including cost completeness, asset capitalisation and provision adjustments. Participate in project reviews with technical, procurement and operational stakeholders by reporting committed and incurred costs versus budget and identifying change orders. Conduct monthly reviews of purchase-order modules and backlog status. Review and correct project cost allocations, providing feedback to prevent repeat errors. Prepare regular financial reports, dashboards and project progress updates. Contribute to the calculation of technical asset costs. Support continuous improvement of cost-control procedures, Oracle and business intelligence tools, and internal processes. Contribute to the creation of internal procedures and cross-functional initiatives. Support skills development and share best practices within the cost-control function.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Audit, Management Control, Business Administration, Management or Engineering with a specialisation in Project Management. Three to five years of experience in project controlling or a closely related financial control function. Candidates with five to eight years of operational controlling experience may also be considered, particularly where this includes project-based environments. Experience in industrial, marine maintenance, maritime or transport environments is advantageous. Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, project cost control and financial reporting. Proficiency in relevant financial systems, including Oracle and business intelligence tools, is advantageous. Ability to collaborate effectively with project, accounting, procurement, technical and operational stakeholders. Ability to identify financial risks, validate data and recommend practical corrective actions.