Project Controller

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, South America, Southern Africa, Ghana and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium Philippines is currently recruiting for a Project Controller to join our growing Project Services team in Manila. 

The tasks you'll perform

• Cost Management, Controls, Reporting & Analysis
• Assist the Project Controls Team Lead/Senior in supporting Project Managers and / or Study Managers in decision making by constantly monitoring budget and expenditure changes, as well as providing regular updates of project status.
• Support the Project Controls Team Lead/Senior in the preparation of cost baseline for approval.
• Monitor project expenditures and perform regular variance analysis between budget, actual and estimate at complete costs.
• Support the Project Controls Team Lead/Senior to develop accurate cost forecasts for labour, equipment, and materials
• Update and administer the project cashflow forecast
• Assist and provide input to weekly and monthly reports for projects
• Create and maintain project cost reports throughout the project lifecycle
• Liaise with and provide support to Engineering team in the preparation project deliverables, work packs, budget, WBS as required.
• Assistance in ATC (Authority to Commit) documentation for submission to the Client.
• Interface with project team for the compilation of project change notification.
• Maintenance of project Variation & Change register.
• Initiate corrective actions when cost overruns or inefficiencies are identified and recommend cost-saving measures where applicable
• Prepare detailed cost reports to senior management and project stakeholders.
• Development of Adhoc value-adding reports as required.
• Attendance of project meetings as required.
• Onboarding of project personnel in SAP
• Project Accounting - Vendor Accounts Management
• Assist and support Senior Project Accountant as and when required.
• Maintain and control a bank guarantee and/or retention registers for each Project.
• Review Vendor’s invoice and substantiating documents.
• Interface with Vendor or respond to queries as required on invoice status or payment due dates.
• Generate PPC and process invoice in CMS for Client approval.
• Prepare transmittal of cash calls and payments runs if required.
• Ensure a complete project vendor account close out is carried out and all reports, accounts and files are formally handed over to the Client within agreed timeframes.
• Prepare Vendor account reconciliations, as and when required.
• Creation of indirect or subconsultant P.O. in SAP
• Compliance & Audit Support
• Register and file all relevant project documentation in accordance with Company approved procedures.
• Adhering to Company standard project accounting and cost control processes, guidelines and procedures.
• Building relationships with Project Accounting and Control team to ensure understanding and adherence of effective costing methodology, invoicing, controls and processes.
• Proactively support other team members as required to ensure Project deliverables are met.
• General duties as required by Senior Accounting and Lead Cost Control.
• System & Data Management
• Assist and maintain project accounting and cost control systems and tools such as SAP and CMS.
• Assist with the entry and administration of data into the project controls software system.

The expertise you'll bring

• Tertiary Qualification in Engineering, Finance, Commerce, related discipline or suitable Project Controls qualification.
• 5+ years in cost control, project accounting, or financial management, ideally in EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) project environment for industries like construction, mining or oil & gas.
• High proficiency in MS Excel (pivot table, lookups, graphs etc.)
• Proficiency in Power BI dashboard
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP).
• Experienced user of cost management software such as CMS
• Strong knowledge of Cost Controls principles, budgeting, forecasting, invoicing and change management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate financial data clearly to stakeholders
• Build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including Clients, Vendors and co-workers.
• Display the core values and ethos of the business.
• Demonstrate a strict practice of confidentiality, personal responsibility and discretion.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we :

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.

We encourage and value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

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