Project Controller (pricing & accounting)

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES & FUNCTIONS:

Primarily responsible for supporting Company project teams in all matters relating to project pricing and cost controlling, including financial management, analysis, forecasting and related reporting.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Management of project costs in accordance with approved project budgets and business delegated authority limits.

- Management of project P&L, cash flow and reporting as it relates to key projects and customer contracts.

- Support the Time-Booking process to enable on-budget project delivery, and cost analysis.

- Consideration of financial impacts in project decision making process.

- Support on-time delivery of all key project milestones.

- Support management of project risks, opportunities & financial exposure.

- Development of programme cost and revenue models which adequately meet the requirements of the business generally as well as audit requirements of the customer, as and when required.

- Take ownership of the IP Network Project cost/price accounting, analysis and modeling.

- Contribution to the development of short, medium and long term business planning and corresponding financial modeling.

- Support operational performance optimization by regular review of, and where necessary updating, financial processes relating to costing/pricing.

- Support monthly and year end accounts closing process.

CONTACT WITH OTHERS (Internal/External/Meetings):

- Regular interactions within the Finance environment - both Projects and Accounting.

- Regular interactions with the Commercial, Programme & Operations departments.

- Permanent co-operation with all parts of the organisation required for cost control and performance monitoring, targets setting, growth strategy definition & implementation.

- Regular interactions with the customer’s business management team.

- Co-operation with the company’s auditors (customer and statutory) as required.

JUDGEMENT/DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY (Specific Responsibilities):

- Input to Strategic plan (financial part).

- Input to Operational plan, budget, forecast.

- Application of Accounting GAAP (to management & financial accounts input).

- Performance measurement, analysis, challenge.

- Apply Commercial knowledge to financial approvals.

- Cost engineering & project controlling.

- Cash management & optimization.

- Risk management & internal control.

RECRUITMENT SPECIFICATION (Knowledge & Experience):