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The Senior Cost Controller maintains Project Cost Controls System and Management Reporting for a high value project. The role is:
Accountable for project set-up, cost reporting, forecasting, budget management, cash flow visibility, and earned value analysis across the assigned projects.
Ensures that project cost performance is accurately measured, risks and opportunities are clearly reported, and commercial project management teams receive reliable information to support timely business decisions.
Supports Department Head to compile historical cost data, benchmark information, and lessons learned.
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Project Setup
Liaise with Procurement & Subcontracts Leads, Commercial Leads and Project Managers to review and set up Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Work Package / project budgets.
Cost Reporting & Controls
Establish and maintain cost baselines, control budgets, and cost breakdown structures in alignment with Exyte procedure and contract requirements
Prepare reports on revenue (as sold), internal budgets, commitments, budget transfers, change and variation orders; forecasts and cash-flows in-line with internal management reporting requirements
Monitors and updates the actual and committed cost periodically and analyses these costs and trends
Verify cost allocations according to Work Package
Prepare monthly Cost Report (Ms Excel) and GPR, and Client’s Reports as required
Prepare monthly Cash Flow and weekly Cash Flow
Interface effectively with engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, scheduling, and finance teams to ensure integrated project control
Monitor and identify variance from project current budget and previous EAC and report accordingly
Maintain Change Order, Budget Transfers, Trends Register and prepare supporting documents
Assist PMs and Project Commercial Managers with estimates and supporting documentation for CO to be submitted to Clients
Prepare billing memo with supporting documents for Finance to prepare invoices and entries into SAP
Internal liaison with Finance/Procurement/Operations to maintain efficient & accurate recording of cost expenditure and manage discrepancies for preparation of accurate and complete cost reports
Troubleshoot cost abnormalities in reporting data and liaise with relevant parties as necessary
Provide the support to Finance for External Audit and Tax Audit
Support Project Manager in risk review process and maintain an updated risk register
Support Project Manager to coordinate with all disciplines and providing input to the Manpower Management System (MMS)
Preferred experience
Experience managing cost control & reporting in large or complex projects.
Experience in international EPC project delivery environments.
Experience liaising with Internal and Client Project Management Team
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Requirements:
Bachelors Degree in quantity surveying, business administration, engineering, construction management, finance, or a related discipline.
5+ years of relevant experience in commercial project management, cost control, project controls, quantity surveying, or financial project management.
Strong experience in project cost forecasting, budget control, earned value analysis, cash flow forecasting, and management reporting.
Experience in engineering, construction, advanced technology facilities, data centres, semicon, pharmaceutical, or other complex project environments would be an advantage.
Specific Skills & Knowledge:
Strong knowledge of cost control, cost forecasting, project accounting, and commercial reporting.
Good understanding of project budgets, cost breakdown structures, work breakdown structures, earned value analysis, percentage-of-completion reporting, and cash flow management.
Ability to interpret project cost data and convey the insight to Project Management Team
Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience with enterprise resource planning system…