Our client has an opportunity for a Telecoms Project Controller to join them on a 12 month contract. You will be actively managing the financial situation of production projects.

Role: Telecoms Project Controller
Location: Portsmouth – 3 days onsite
Hours: 37 per week
Clearance: BPSS required before a start date can be set
Hourly Rate: £30,00 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35

What you’ll be doing:

• To actively manage the financial situation of satellite production projects.
• To ensure all deliverables are met with regard to monthly reporting to Primes or to ensure accurate and timely reporting to the local Work Package Managers and Project Managers.
• To be the review point of all financially relevant contractual matters i.e. Supply Contracts, Works Orders or Change Notices.
• To manage the allocation of cost to work package and provide high quality variance analysis with inputs from Work Package Managers (WPMs) and Project Managers (PMs).

• Produce monthly financial reporting on project Key Performance Indicators comparing Actuals against Budget and Forecast.
• Hold regular cost reviews with Work Package Managers to capture Cost To Complete (CTC) encompassing labour costs, materials and equipment costs.
• Work alongside your projects to ensure on time financial milestone achievement & ensure the necessary process is followed.
• Analysis of project actual costs and correction of mis-bookings.
• Forecasting of project resourcing/manpower requirements by work package.
• Key subcontractor financial milestone reporting
• Tracking of major project non-quality events for communication to senior Management.
• Work closely with the other members of the Finance team to support the consolidation of the overall program financials.
• Respond to adhoc requests and contribute to future process innovations.

Requirements:

• Experience working in project control or project accounting
• Experience managing work packages and cost control
• Intermediate/Advanced MS Excel literacy.
• Knowledge of SAP
• Excellent team working skills.
• Good communication skills – an ability to make finance important to non-finance People.
• Project Based environment
• Highly numerate and computer literate.

Desirable Skills

• Experience from management accounting role within a project based environment.
• Another European Language (French / German) would be advantageous.
• Experience in a large, multi-national environment
• Experience of a working in multiple currencies

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply immediately!

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