Controller - Human Resources

Clough Ltd.; Cooma; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional Development

Job summary

Future Generation Joint Venture is seeking a Human Resources Controller to provide financial oversight and cost control for the People & Culture function. The role focuses on accurate tracking, analysis and reporting of expenditures to inform decision making and support budgeting and forecasts across the project.

Working with operational leaders, Finance and Commercial teams, you will maintain the cost tracking tool, validate forecasts, monitor variances and help drive improvements in reporting

Qualifications

• Experience in cost tracking and financial oversight across large projects.
• Ability to deliver accurate actual vs forecast reporting and explain variances.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and cost management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ownership and governance of the People & Culture Cost Tracking Tool (CATS).
• Consolidate departmental cost information for reporting and forecasting.
• Track expenditure across labour, materials, contractors and providers.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and ad hoc analyses of actual vs forecast; explain variances.
• Validate expenditure, accruals and forecast assumptions with managers; support budgets/reforecasts.
• Develop and maintain a monthly rolling forecast for the function.
• Monitor commitments and forecast future expenditure to identify risks and opportunities.
• Support workforce planning through labour cost analysis and headcount reporting.
• Ensure data accuracy and alignment with reporting requirements.

Skills

Cost control

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Cost Tracking Tool (CATS)

Job description

The Future Generation Joint Venture brings together the combined engineering experience and expertise of WeBuild, Clough and Lane and has been selected to design construct Snowy 2.0. This project is based within the Snowy Mountains in NSW and will deliver one of the largest pumped hydro schemes in the world.

Snowy 2.0 is the next chapter in the Snowy Scheme's history. It is the largest committed renewable energy project in Australia and will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come. This Iconic Project has and will continue to create its own legacy in Australian history.

Purpose of the Role

The Human Resources Controller is responsible for providing financial oversight and cost control across the People & Culture function through accurate tracking, analysis and reporting of departmental expenditure. The role supports informed decision-making by delivering timely actual versus forecast reporting, identifying cost trends and variances, and maintaining the integrity of the People & Culture Cost Tracking Tool. Working closely with operational leaders, Finance and Commercial teams, the Human Resources Controller contributes to effective budgeting, forecasting and cost management across the Project.

Core Responsibilities

• Maintain ownership, governance and continuous improvement of the People & Culture Cost Tracking Tool (CATS) by monitoring, analysing and reporting actual versus forecast expenditure across the People & Culture function.
• Consolidate departmental cost information into a single source of truth for reporting and forecasting; provide insights and recommendations to support informed decision-making
• Track and control expenditure across labour, materials, contractors, consultants and external service providers.
• Prepare and maintain monthly, quarterly and ad hoc actual versus forecast analyses, identifying variances, trends and key cost drivers; investigate and explain cost variances, supporting managers to develop corrective actions where required.
• Work closely with Finance, Commercial, Cost Control and departmental managers to validate expenditure, accruals and forecast assumptions; support the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts and monthly cost reviews across the People & Culture function.
• Develop, maintain and continuously refine a monthly rolling forecast for the People & Culture function, incorporating actual expenditure, workforce movements, committed costs.
• Monitor commitments and forecast future expenditure to identify risks and opportunities impacting departmental budgets; identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, forecasting accuracy and overall financial performance across the People & Culture function.
• Support workforce planning activities through labour cost analysis, headcount reporting and organisational cost modelling.
• Ensure all cost data is accurate, complete and aligned with approved financial reporting requirements and project reporting timelines.

The above listed authorities and responsibilities are only a guide and may change as directed by your Manager/Supervisor or as per the requirements of FGJV Management.

As an employee you will be eligible to participate in a number of additional employee benefits. This includes:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional Development

The employment relationship will be governed by Australia or New Zealand Employment Law.

These positions are in remote challenging areas with extreme cold temperatures which need to be considered before applying for these roles.

Working with Clough provides you with access to challenging projects and career opportunities, along with access to professional development through our various internal and external training programs.