Senior Project Controls Lead – Hybrid

Energy Power Systems; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Volunteer leave

Recognition program

Novated leasing

Parental leave

Learning & development

Job summary

Energy Power Systems Australia (EPSA) is seeking a Senior Project Controller to strengthen financial and commercial controls across its project portfolio. Based in Mulgrave HQ with hybrid work, you’ll establish project structures, forecasts and provide teams with essential financial data for informed decisions.

This senior, hands‑on role focuses on project accounting, accruals, revenue recognition, progress claims and complex commercial analysis, acting as a technical resource for project

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in project controls, project finance, commercial administration or a closely related discipline.
• Strong understanding of project accounting, including budgets, forecasts, accruals, revenue recognition and cost performance.
• Experience supporting contract administration activities such as progress claims, invoices, payment schedules, variations or commercial records.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to reconcile information and work through complex financial or commercial issues.
• Experience using ERP, project cost‑control or financial management systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Office capability, particularly in working with project and financial information.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills, with the resilience and persistence to obtain accurate information from busy, geographically dispersed teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain project budgets, work breakdown structures, forecasts, accruals and cost‑control information.
• Prepare and maintain accurate project financial reporting, including budget tracking, revenue recognition and cost-performance analysis.
• Coordinate progress claims, payment schedules, invoicing, variations and supporting commercial documentation.
• Investigate complex project accounting issues, reconcile information across project and ERP systems, and support commercially sound outcomes.
• Administer project controls and governance requirements across project opening, delivery, end‑of‑month and close‑out activities.
• Prepare dashboards and reporting covering project financials, schedule, risk and performance.
• Support technical discount claims and associated compliance requirements to help protect project and business margins.
• Develop and improve consistent project control processes, procedures and ways of working across the PMO.
• Build productive relationships with project managers, branch managers, Finance, Commercial, Legal, Engineering and other operational stakeholders

Skills

Project controls

Project finance

Commercial administration

Budgeting

Forecasting

Accruals

Revenue recognition

Cost performance

ERP systems

Stakeholder communication

MS Office

Education

Finance / Commerce / Accounting / Project management degree

Tools

Procore

M3

Job description

Energy Power Systems Australia (EPSA) is seeking a Senior Project Controller to strengthen financial and commercial controls across its project portfolio. Based in Mulgrave HQ with hybrid work, you’ll establish project structures, forecasts and provide teams with essential financial data for informed decisions.

This senior, hands‑on role focuses on project accounting, accruals, revenue recognition, progress claims and complex commercial analysis, acting as a technical resource for project