Job Description

You will provide financial analysis, advices and guidance to support the project team in making the best business decisions for the project. The Project Controller is the main partner for the Financial Strategy success of the project, contributing in negotiation processes to secure project success. The P.C. supports the Project Manager in risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings. The Project Controller is part of the Finance organization and covers the entire project lifecycle, i.e. acquisition, bidding and execution.

What are my key responsibilities?

• Participate in overall Project Management process jointly with Project Manager.
• Business Partnering:
• Provide finance advice and tutoring to the project team.
• Set up technical expertise within the real and current concerns of the business to create value.
• Enrich integration within the organization (functional intermediation).ensure compliance of finance rules in project review preparation and throughout project execution.
• Contribute on business agility and awareness.
• Control the financial performance of the project and propose action plans to improve contract margin and cash profile as well as corrective action plans to mitigate identified risks.
• Add insight and accuracy to project financial information (Improve accuracy on forecasts, revenue, cash, cost, etc.).
• Challenge and approve Project Financials (cash, competitiveness) as per DoA.
• Support PM in risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings.
• Know and understand businesses portfolio and the operation of every business function.
• Communicate effectively with Project Stakeholders and provide reliable financial analysis to assist in the decision-making
• Prepare jointly with the project team, the project reviews content and reassess each semester the profitability.
• Challenging financial information throughout project process (consistent “Early Warning” for financial impacts of projects operational performances and risk mitigation).
• Monitoring compliance with all governance and reporting rules & regulations in project.
• Understanding the contractual terms and conditions and advising about all financial matters in contract, focusing on guiding on competitiveness improvement.
• Managing and analyzing costs, revenue and profitability.
• Preparing timely forecasts for sales, costs, margin and cash.
• Transforming data analysis into real insights focusing on profit improvement.
• Permanently looking for liquidity flows and working capital optimization and promote cash culture in the project.
• Ensuring billing process (external or internal) is made on a timely manner.
• Supporting the finance teams in the monthly closing process and reporting Project financials in a suitable manner.
• Challenge eligibility and relevance analyzing impacts and optimizing how to implement and informing Operations Finance about the amounts considered at tender stage.

We offer a highly competitive starting salary, 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to increase this to 30 days, healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in Finance
• A project operational background would be an advantage
• Solid organizational skills and ability to prioritize
• Team working
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Excellent knowledge in MS Excel, knowledge of SAP
• CIMA, ACCA or equivalent qualification