Senior Project Controller

NRL; Würzburg; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NRL seeks an experienced project controller based in Würzburg to own complex commercial and cost-control activities on major engineering programmes. On-site role focusing on precision in financial planning, cost management and stakeholder collaboration.

You will prepare project status reports, manage forecasts and budgets, maintain cost plans, and support year-end processes while driving continuous tooling enhancements and risk mitigation across multiple projects.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in project cost control or commercial management.
• Strong financial analysis and forecasting skills.
• Understanding of project contracts, risk and budget principles.
• Proficiency in ERP or financial planning systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination ability.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Aufgaben

• Prepare and deliver clear commercial project status reports.
• Manage forecasts, budgets and financial plans across multiple projects.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project cost plans.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and financial improvement.
• Oversee payment processes and financial documentation.
• Monitor and analyse project costs, revenues and cash flow.
• Review and approve invoices and procurement activities.
• Support contract negotiation through financial and commercial assessment.
• Evaluate and monitor financial and cost-related project risks.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders and prepare cost performance reports.
• Support year-end and accrual processes, improving systems and tools for continuous enhancement.

Kenntnisse

Project cost control

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Contract risk & budgeting

ERP/financial planning systems

Stakeholder coordination

English proficiency

Tools

SAP

Jobbeschreibung

This on-site role offers an opportunity for an experienced project controller to take ownership of complex commercial and cost control activities within major engineering projects. Based in Würzburg, this position is ideal for professionals who thrive on precision in financial planning, cost management and stakeholder collaboration, working on rewarding large-scale programmes.

Location and Working Pattern

On-site in Würzburg, Germany

Client Overview

Our client is a leading international engineering and consultancy organisation delivering multidisciplinary projects across sectors including energy, infrastructure and technology.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver clear commercial project status reports.


• Manage forecasts, budgets and financial plans across multiple projects.


• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project cost plans.


• Identify opportunities for cost savings and financial improvement.


• Oversee bank guarantees, securities and financial documentation.


• Monitor and analyse project costs, revenues and cash flow.


• Review and approve invoices and procurement activities.


• Support contract negotiation through financial and commercial assessment.


• Evaluate and monitor financial and cost-related project risks.


• Collaborate with project stakeholders and prepare cost performance reports.


• Support year-end and accrual processes, improving systems and tools for continuous enhancement.

Must-have Requirements

• Proven experience in project cost control or commercial management.


• Strong financial analysis and forecasting skills.


• Understanding of project contracts, risk and budget principles.


• Proficiency in ERP or financial planning systems.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination ability.


• Fluent written and spoken English.

Nice-to-have Skills

• Experience in consulting or engineering project environments.


• Familiarity with German financial regulations or industry standards.


• Knowledge of SAP or similar cost-control frameworks.

We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer.