Cost Controller

Job Description

Able to drive project teams to control the project Analytical skills to use data to forecast outcomes Clear communicator with strong communication and influencing skills Primavera skills Cost management skills Ensure the project cost are managed with global standard tools and processes Ensure budgeted values are aligned with historical performance Reviews project schedule and progress to identify cost risks and opportunities Reviews project scope evolution to identify cost risk and opportunities Reviews functional execution and events to identify cost risks and opportunities Provide cost analytics using project information and analysing cost and productivity trends Own and drive the Budget Deviation Process with tools Drives a regular cost operating rhythm to discussion risk and opportunities Develops cost forecasts based on functional input and analytics, challenges functional estimates where needed Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast. Also Compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of estimates Communicates cost status/forecasts/risk to functional cost owners and drives/supports risk mitigation Presents all financial data in a transparent way, attends project and management review to present cost status and actions Aligns with Finance Controller to ensure reconciliation takes place between approved project financial data and books. Provide time based cost forecasts to support revenue recognition Work Experience - Cost Controlling - Ensure the project cost are managed with global standard tools and processes - Ensure budgeted values are aligned with historical performance - Reviews project schedule and progress to identify cost risks and opportunities - Reviews project scope evolution to identify cost risk and opportunities - Reviews functional execution and events to identify cost risks and opportunities - Provide cost analytics using project information and analysing cost and productivity trends - Own and drive the Budget Deviation Process with tools - Drives a regular cost operating rhythm to discussion risk and opportunities - Develops cost forecasts based on functional input and analytics, challenges functional estimates where needed - Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast. Also Compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of estimates - Communicates cost status/forecasts/risk to functional cost owners and drives/supports risk mitigation - Presents all financial data in a transparent way, attends project and management review to present cost status and actions - Aligns with Finance Controller to ensure reconciliation takes place between approved project financial data and books. - Provide time based cost forecasts to support revenue recognition