Project Cost Controller - VR/30366

The Project Cost Controller will be based in Westhill on a permanent basis. The roles ensures accurate financial analysis and reporting to support effective project operations. Responsibilities include budget setup, monitoring, change management, cost reporting, and forecasting, along with managing risks and contingencies. This role reports directly to the Cost Control Manager.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Ensuring analysis and understanding of the Project Scope.
• Establishing a project coding structure in accordance with the Group Guidelines taking into consideration the interface with the Project Planning Function, where applicable.
• Ensuring full coherence and utilisation of the Cost Control System (Ecosys) and that it aligns with the work breakdown structure for budgeting purposes and reporting key performance indicators throughout the project.
• Establishing 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.
• Maintaining constant awareness of progress of work by proactively collecting the necessary supporting material (planning and reports) and information from all credible sources.
• Ensuring the timely coding, collection, analysis and reporting of all project expenditure, together with the budget holder(s).
• Conducting reconciliation of forecasted and actual expenditures and the production of project accruals.
• Producing short- and long-term cash flow projections in a continuous and timely manner.
• Preparing the PG Monthly Report in association with the Package Manager.
• Accountable for in-depth analysis and reporting of variances on a monthly and ensuring all costs are allocated correctly.
• Interfacing with budget owners on a regular basis to review commitments.
• Regularly liaising and establishing good working relationships with parent project cost. Controllers.

Experience Required:

• Part qualified or currently undertaking studies towards a professional accounting qualification (ie CIMA, ACCA) is desirable although candidates degree qualified ideally in Cost Management, Project Management or Finance will also be considered.
• Broad experience of delivering cost centre control across various types and sizes of project would be preferred.
• IT literate across the MS Suite, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including advanced pivots/lookups etc). Working knowledge of SAP would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Culturally aware, utilising enhanced communication skills to build and maintain effective relationships at all levels of the business.
• Collaborative team worker who also demonstrates initiative and ownership.
• Proactive and solutions-based, with the ability to challenge the status quo, devising and implementing improvements where relevant.
• Excellent analytical skills, and an ability to work with detail and high accuracy.