Senior Cost Controller

Our client a Global Oil and Gas Major Operator in Perth CBD are currently seeking Senior Cost Controller to join them for a 12-month contract.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Establish and manage a cost control system to support the PM decision-making process and allow him to complete the project within the approved budget.
• Ensure any deviation from budget is promptly spotted and analysed, final impact is estimated, and the effect of corrective actions taken and monitored.
• Create a cost awareness atmosphere among project team
• Satisfy the Operating Company and Corporate requirements for the cost control reporting, cooperating with the proper interfaces.
• Ensure the Cost Control System works effectively, and cost status is soundly assessed and reported
• Monitor activity progress and the relevant earned value, as well as the value of work done against the invoices received, determining the monthly accruals (to have accounts in line with works progress).
• Support the Project during the contract changes/claims process providing the cost impact analysis, and keep updated the cost/revenues forecast relevant to intercompany services.
• Analyse committed costs and activities to-date, review the estimate to complete, isolating any deviation from baselines or adverse trend and warn the PM on time to take corrective actions to prevent overruns.
• Assist the Project Control Manager in the Project Status Report preparation and Project reporting
• Support the Project Control Manager in the preparation of the Project close-out Report and the cost feed-back data to Project Control and Commercial Departments

Key Skills and Experience Required:

• 5 – 10 years experience.
• Degree in Business Economics school and Management Engineering, if not similar degrees or graduated to Accounting school
• Good knowledge of MS Office package & SAP
• Basic Knowledge of Project Planning.

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