Senior Project Controls & Finance Lead (Infrastructure)

Global Infrastructure Services Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Infrastructure Services Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Project Controller and Finance Lead in Sydney CBD NSW. The role requires extensive cost control leadership on large infrastructure projects and strong finance experience.

Desirable CPA and MBA qualifications accompany hands-on budgeting, forecasting, and governance responsibilities. Advanced Excel and Power BI skills are essential to translate complex financial data into clear management insights.

Qualifications

• Extensive major infrastructure experience, including senior project controls leadership on large projects.
• CPA and MBA qualifications are highly desirable.
• Hands-on ownership of budgets, accruals, expenditure reporting, forecasting and financial governance.
• Experience in contractor progress claims, invoice assessment, variations and contractor performance monitoring.
• Integrated project controls across cost, schedule, risk and change, including WBS/CBS structures, earned value and quantitative risk assessment.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI capability, with experience using major project financial and cost management systems.
• Ability to lead a function, work across disciplines and translate detailed financial information into clear management advice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project cost controls for major infrastructure initiatives.
• Develop and maintain budgets, accruals, and expenditure reporting with forecasting.
• Provide financial governance and executive dashboards for decision making.
• Assess contractor progress claims, variations, and performance.
• Integrate cost, schedule, risk and change controls with WBS/CBS structures and earned value management.

Skills

Project controls

Infrastructure projects

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost management

Contractor claims

Earned value

WBS/CBS

Financial governance

Leadership

Education

MBA

CPA

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Global Infrastructure Services Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Project Controller and Finance Lead in Sydney CBD NSW. The role requires extensive cost control leadership on large infrastructure projects and strong finance experience.

Desirable CPA and MBA qualifications accompany hands-on budgeting, forecasting, and governance responsibilities. Advanced Excel and Power BI skills are essential to translate complex financial data into clear management insights.