Role description: Cost controller (APM)

What is the purpose of this role?

• To measure and value the works in line with the contractual entitlement.
• Contribute to the delivery of the Company's agreed financial expectation for the portfolio in terms of value, margin and cash.
• Implement commercial best practice to maximise value and minimise risk.

What will this role involve?

Role Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing assistance and relevant data to the Commercial and Project Management team in all commercial aspects.

• Deliver the necessary activities to accurately capture cost.
• To support the with the management of subcontractors by providing accurate cost to date and forecast.

• Produce monthly cost and value data to support forecasts to completion of the projects as directed.
• Assist in the preparation of any data required to populate commercial reports including Cost Value Reconciliations, erned value analysis and cash flows as directed.
• Be proactive in identifying, assessing, valueing, reporting and tracking change (variations) with the support from the project team.
• Be proactive in identifying, assessing, valueing, reporting and tracking early warnings, claims and extentions of time to the works in conjunction with the project management team.
• Timely submission of complete and accurate data in the prescribed format.
• Validate data and populate performance reporting systems at the prescribed frequency.
• Producing periodic reports showing performance against targets.
• Highlight any identified financial issues/risks to the project team.
• Work within strict deadlines required under the Contract and as required by the business.

Relationships

Internal

• The Commercial Team
• The Project Management Team
• The Design Delivery Management Team
• Internal customers

Reporting to: Principal Project Manager

Candidate Requirements

Skills

• Exceptional attention to detail and good organisational skills.
• Methodical style of working.
• Ability to time-manage, set priorities and work to strict deadlines.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

• Wiliness to take accountability for the delivery of tasks.

• Computer literate and conversant with the MS Office suite with excellent Excel skills.

• Team player