Cost Controller (m/f/d)

Vulcan Energie Ressourcen; Karlsruhe; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Vulcan Energie Ressourcen is seeking a full-time Cost Controller in Karlsruhe to support project management services. The role involves compiling cost reports, forecasting expenditures, and ensuring compliance with cost processes. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Finance or Business Administration and 5+ years of experience in construction projects, particularly within the chemical, oil & gas sectors. The company offers flexible working hours, 30 days of vacation, and opportunities for professional development.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

30 days’ vacation

Onboarding program 'Vulcan Starter Days'

Sports and leisure activities - EGYM Wellpass

Bike leasing offers

Company pension scheme

Corporate benefits platform

Opportunities for professional and personal development

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of relevant experience in construction projects.
• Experience in the chemical, oil & gas or related industry.
• Fluent negotiation skills in English.

Aufgaben

• Compile various project cost reports including actuals, forecasts, and accruals.
• Monitor and analyze variances to control project cost outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with procurement and cost processes.

Kenntnisse

Cost allocation

Forecasting expenditures

Budget planning

Variance analysis

Negotiation skills

Ausbildung

Degree in Finance/Business Administration/Construction

Tools

SAP PS

SAP CO

SAP FI

SAP MM

MS Excel

Power BI

Jobbeschreibung

We want you for...

To support our project management services team in Karlsruhe, we are looking for you in full time (40h) and unlimited as a Cost Controller (m/f/d).

Your mission

• As a Cost Controller, you compile various project cost reports: actuals, VoWD, forecasts, accruals (including actual vs budget analysis, EAC, trend analysis).
• You are responsible for forecasting expenditures, planning budgets, classifying costs by type, tracking man-hours allocated to a project, verifying supplier invoices, and managing change events that impact the budget.
• You verify cost allocation against work orders, correct coding of requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, invoices, estimates, changes, and variations.
• You monitor and analyze variances to control project cost outcomes and recommend appropriate interventions.
• You ensure that project work in terms of cost control complies with procurement and cost processes/procedures, applying best practices and ensuring high-quality information for auditing.
• You work closely with accounts payable to ensure invoices are correctly coded to jobs for easy expense tracking.

Your profile

• You hold a degree (Diplom/Master/Bachelor) in Finance/Business Administration/Construction.
• You have experience in the chemical, oil & gas or related industry.
• You possess at least 5 years of relevant experience in construction projects.
• You are knowledgeable in SAP PS, CO, FI, MM.
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel & Power BI.
• Fluent negotiation skills in English complete your profile.

We offer

• Flexible working hours and the possibility for mobile working. (Mobile working available daily by arrangement).
• 30 days’ vacation (based on a 5-day week).
• Onboarding program 'Vulcan Starter Days' including a visit to the power plant and a tour of our laboratory.
• Sports and leisure activities - EGYM Wellpass with a €15.00 contribution per month, regular company events, after-work sports groups.
• Bike leasing offers.
• Company pension scheme.
• Corporate benefits platform with many attractive discounts.
• Responsibility in shaping a CO2-neutral future in Europe.
• Exciting, responsible, and varied activities with room for your ideas.
• Opportunities for professional and personal development with individual training options.

We look forward to meeting you!

Interested? Send us your CV via the application form and tell us why you want to join Vulcan. For questions, contact Slavko Rančić (Team Lead Recruiting) at 0175 2729337 or via [e-mail].
*** Please complete your application via the online form; we do not accept email applications. ***

About us

At Vulcan, we aim for a more sustainable and independent energy and raw materials supply for Europe. We are pioneers in CO2-neutral lithium extraction using innovative direct extraction technology. Our team, comprising talents from over 40 nations, passionately designs and builds geothermal and lithium extraction plants to accelerate climate-neutral mobility and energy industries. We partner with companies like Stellantis and Renault to lead the market.

Join us at the forefront of this exciting journey!