Project Controller

At-a-Glance:
Join a multi-national MedTech organization to advance your career in a dynamic project-controlling role.

Position Type:
Contract
Onsite

Required:

• 3-5 years of experience in Project Controls, Cost Controls, Project Finance, Cost Engineering, or Project Accounting.
• Professional experience in project-oriented finance roles.
• Strong knowledge of cost planning, actuals and commitments, Estimate at Completion, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Strong working experience with SAP or a comparable ERP/project-controlling system; comfortable with WBS structures, cost data, and financial reconciliations.
• Proven experience with process optimization, standardization, or continuous improvement.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and drive issues to resolution.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively across project and functional teams.
• Experience with SAP Project System (SAP PS) or a similar project-based ERP environment.
• Continuous-improvement mindset to make controlling processes simpler, more standardized, and more effective.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.

Preferred:

• Experience in engineering, manufacturing, EPC, or another project-driven business.
• Digitalization or analytics skills in Power BI, SQL, Alteryx, Power Query, or similar tools are a plus, but not required.
• Nice-to-have: Power BI, SQL, Alteryx, Power Query, or other analytics/reporting tools.
• Demonstrated employment stability and a record of successfully completing prior assignments are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Support project execution through cost controlling, financial analysis, forecasting, and project-data management.
• Partner with Commercial Project Managers, Project Managers, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, Production, and Supply Chain, focusing on accurate project financials in SAP and related controlling systems.
• Support project cost setup and maintenance in SAP, including project structures, WBS alignment, cost plans, and project master data.
• Prepare and maintain Estimate at Completion calculations.
• Analyze actual costs, commitments, estimates to complete, budget variances, and forecast changes.
• Identify cost overruns, savings, incorrect postings, budget shifts, risks, and required financial adjustments.
• Maintain approved cost plans and Estimate at Completion changes in SAP and other systems and ensure consistency with reporting and controlling tools.
• Support monthly forecasting of project costs, revenue, gross profit, and cost-to-complete.
• Coordinate financial reviews and follow-up actions with Project Managers, Commercial Project Managers, and cross-functional project stakeholders.
• Support accruals/provisions, change documentation, ad-hoc reporting, and project-closing activities.
• Optimize and standardize project cost controlling processes to reduce manual effort and improve data quality.

If your background aligns with what we’re looking for, you may receive a call from Ava, our virtual recruiter, for a brief screening conversation. Ava will ask a few questions about your experience and interest in the opportunity.


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