Financial Controller – Contracting

This position within the Project Unit involves direct management of the units’ profitability, projects’ performance, systems, and processes, preparation of budgets, and overall responsibility of the units Finance Department. The candidate should act as a business partner to the Head of Unit, have a strategic mindset with a strong desire to continuously improve processes, systems and financial results. The candidate must possess strong leadership skills, with a sense of ownership and be a change champion.

Responsibilities include:
• Liaise with the post contract department to obtain enough operational insights to enable him / her to monitor projects’ performance and profitability versus budget, and propose improvements
• Liaise with project cost-control to perform costing reviews and variance analyses to find the appropriate opportunities to reduce costs. At the same time, seek ways on how to integrate the cost control function with the finance department
• Supervise the unit spending on overheads versus budget. Introduces methods, systems, and other cost savings ideas to reduce the company spending on overheads
• Streamline and take control of the unit processes, possibly by digitalising where feasible
• Liaise with other departments to gain ownership of the cashflow cycle
• Collate, prepare, and interpret reports, budgets, and accounts
• Forecast the units’ cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and funds available for investment
• Analyse change and advise management on the best way forward considering developments
• Participate in the formulation of strategic and long-term business plans, including preparation of the company budget
• Report to the projects steering committees with the project progress and results
• Report to the unit advisory board with the unit and project results