A Cost Controller is responsible for controlling the Project, Production and Operational costs; this includes planning, developing, controlling, and forecasting the project’s budget.

Description

• Evaluating project and conducting project cost/ benefit analysis.
• Conducting feasibility studies (technical and commercial aspects), assessing capital cost involved and evaluating the viability of new project evaluation techniques.
• Effectively collaborate with the Estimating team to achieve Company and individual objectives.
• Planning, directing, budgeting, scheduling, monitoring, controlling & reporting different projects.
• Identifying the critical areas and informing the management regarding delays in the project.
• Responsible to control and monitor project total expenditure including verifying and checking of invoices and claims from suppliers, vendors and subcontractors to ensure that all project expenditures are captured and properly recorded.
• Provide planning and cost controlling support for all projects which includes variation reporting, monitoring of milestone progress to the preparation of customer billing processes advice to the internal PMT team as and when required.
• Perform technical and commercial review of tenders (sub-contractors’ quotations) for the preparation of Service agreements.
• Ensure effective project implementation and utilize productive reports from the creation of WBS with the use of project management system to monitor the status of all purchases, invoicing, and delivery up to the closure of the project.
• Coordinate and work with the project management team to resolve project issues to ensure the delivery/completion of the project work.
• Attend project meetings and discussions with the PMT and external clients.
• Perform project costing related reporting to the team and managements review monthly to ensure that expenditures are kept within the project budget.
• Collecting data to computing internal cost reports such as Actual Cost of Work (ACW), Earned Value, cost performance index (SPI & CPI) and Variance Analysis.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance/engineering or relevant field strongly preferred
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in Precast construction and Readymix concrete industries. with at least 03 years gulf experience in middle east as Cost Controller.
• Exceptionally well organized with an aptitude for data
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able to generate budgets and reports
• Strong presentation skills, able to explain concepts concisely and accurately
• Able to develop strong, cooperative relationships with department heads
• Creative thinking skills and ability to solve problems.