Cost Administrator
BH-324340
Posted: 01/02/2026
- Competitive
- Australia Queensland Brisbane
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
Cost Administrator – Well Engineering
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Cost Administrator to support Well Engineering activities across the full Requisition to Pay process. This role is critical in ensuring purchase orders, invoices, cost allocation and receipting are managed accurately and on time within a SAP environment, while maintaining strong control of commitments, spend and payment deadlines. This role will commence on a 6 month inital contract with view to extend, working Monday to Friday.
Key responsibilities
• Provide end to end support across the Requisition to Pay process for all Wells related activities
• Raise commitments against contracts through the SAP Purchase Requisition process
• Ensure requisitions align with vendor contract scope, terms and company policy
• Support Contract Holders and Contract Specialists with templates for uploading OA rate structures into SAP
• Review and verify vendor invoices against contracted rates and purchase orders, ensuring appropriate supporting documentation is provided such as completion certificates, operating reports and timesheets
• Accurately receipt services and goods and assign correct cost codes in SAP
• Manage and resolve invoice discrepancies through SAP workflow in collaboration with Accounts Payable
• Create payment claim and proforma invoice templates to support cost coding, tracking and reporting requirements
• Engage regularly with the contract management team to ensure alignment on contract variations and commitments
• Track spend and maintain data to support accurate monthly cost reconciliation
• Manage purchase order close out processes to release unused commitments back into budget
• Liaise with vendors to troubleshoot invoicing issues and provide ongoing support
• Identify and implement best practice and continuous improvement initiatives
• Act as a SAP Superuser and provide support to key stakeholders and contract support teams on RtP and SAP matters
About you
• Minimum 5 years experience working in a Requisition to Pay role using SAP
• Extensive SAP experience of 5 years or more is essential
• Strong experience in cost allocation and cost tracking
• Proven ability to manage payment requirements within allocated contracts
• Confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills, comfortable engaging at all levels
• Experience working with multi disciplinary teams
• Self motivated, resilient and able to work autonomously
• Results focused with a strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated influencing and stakeholder management skills
This position requires the full right to work in Australia.
Please send through your CV by clicking APPLY! If you want to have a confidential discussion, contact Cameron Anderson at NES Fircroft via email at cameron.anderson@nesfircroft.com
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Cost Administrator to support Well Engineering activities across the full Requisition to Pay process. This role is critical in ensuring purchase orders, invoices, cost allocation and receipting are managed accurately and on time within a SAP environment, while maintaining strong control of commitments, spend and payment deadlines. This role will commence on a 6 month inital contract with view to extend, working Monday to Friday.
Key responsibilities
• Provide end to end support across the Requisition to Pay process for all Wells related activities
• Raise commitments against contracts through the SAP Purchase Requisition process
• Ensure requisitions align with vendor contract scope, terms and company policy
• Support Contract Holders and Contract Specialists with templates for uploading OA rate structures into SAP
• Review and verify vendor invoices against contracted rates and purchase orders, ensuring appropriate supporting documentation is provided such as completion certificates, operating reports and timesheets
• Accurately receipt services and goods and assign correct cost codes in SAP
• Manage and resolve invoice discrepancies through SAP workflow in collaboration with Accounts Payable
• Create payment claim and proforma invoice templates to support cost coding, tracking and reporting requirements
• Engage regularly with the contract management team to ensure alignment on contract variations and commitments
• Track spend and maintain data to support accurate monthly cost reconciliation
• Manage purchase order close out processes to release unused commitments back into budget
• Liaise with vendors to troubleshoot invoicing issues and provide ongoing support
• Identify and implement best practice and continuous improvement initiatives
• Act as a SAP Superuser and provide support to key stakeholders and contract support teams on RtP and SAP matters
About you
• Minimum 5 years experience working in a Requisition to Pay role using SAP
• Extensive SAP experience of 5 years or more is essential
• Strong experience in cost allocation and cost tracking
• Proven ability to manage payment requirements within allocated contracts
• Confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills, comfortable engaging at all levels
• Experience working with multi disciplinary teams
• Self motivated, resilient and able to work autonomously
• Results focused with a strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated influencing and stakeholder management skills
This position requires the full right to work in Australia.
Please send through your CV by clicking APPLY! If you want to have a confidential discussion, contact Cameron Anderson at NES Fircroft via email at cameron.anderson@nesfircroft.com
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.