Project Controller

MAG (Airports Group); Bentfield; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 64 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible pension up to 8%

Free parking

Subsidised public transport

Huge range of company discounts

2 volunteering days per year

Free VirtualGP service

Care Concierge service

Résumé du poste

MAG (Airports Group) is seeking a Project Controller to support project managers with cost control, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting at London Stansted Airport. The role requires maintaining SAP budgets, costs, commitments, purchase orders and invoices, and producing reliable cost reports and cash-flow forecasts.

You will help manage NEC compensation events and ensure alignment of forecasts with project schedules. Strong Excel, SAP and Primavera P6 skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in project controls, cost control, project accounting, or commercial management.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, accruals and variance analysis.
• Experience supporting project managers with cost forecasts.
• Experience managing purchase orders, invoices and commitments.
• SAP or comparable enterprise financial system experience.
• Understanding NEC contracts, compensation events and related financial impact.
• Experience producing cost reports and cash-flow forecasts with variance commentary.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills; identify cost pressures and financial risks.
• Able to work with project managers, finance, procurement and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of project governance, financial controls and audit trails.
• Experience on capital investment, infrastructure, or engineering projects desirable.
• Knowledge of Primavera P6 to align forecasts with delivery.

Responsabilités

• Support Project Managers with cost control, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Maintain accurate project data in SAP including budgets, costs, commitments, POs, invoices and forecast expenditure.
• Produce project cost reports and cash-flow forecasts; analyze financial performance for governance.
• Ensure NEC compensation events reflected in budgets and forecasts.

Connaissances

Excel

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Problem solving

Cost control

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Attention to detail

Outils

SAP

Primavera P6

Description du poste

Please submit a covering letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the role requirements.

About Us?

Every year, London Stansted Airport connects 30 million passengers with more than 190 destinations across the globe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, London Stansted Airport supports 12,000 jobs on site and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region.

Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do.We'recommitted to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities.Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities.

At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive.You’llalso have access to some great benefits including:

• Flexible and generous company pension plan with various company contribution options (up to8%) that you can change to suit your personal needs
• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Huge rangeof company discounts
• 2 volunteering days per year
• FreeVirtualGP service,available24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Care Concierge service

The role

As a Project Controller, you will support Project Managers with project cost control, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting. You will maintain accurate project data within SAP, including budgets, actual costs, commitments, purchase orders, invoices and forecast expenditure.

You will contribute to projects across MAG’s Investment Plan by producing reliable cost reports and cash-flow forecasts, analysing financial performance and supporting effective project governance. You will also help ensure that contractual changes, including NEC compensation events, are accurately reflected within project budgets and forecasts.

What will make you successful in this role?

• A minimum of three years’ experience in project controls, cost control, project accounting, commercial management or a similar project environment.
• Strong knowledge of project budgeting, forecasting, actual costs, commitments, accruals and variance analysis.
• Experience supporting Project Managers with the preparation and review of project cost forecasts.
• Experience managing or reviewing purchase orders, invoices and project commitments.
• Knowledge and practical experience of SAP or a comparable enterprise financial system.
• Understanding of NEC contracts, including compensation events, early warnings, payment applications and the financial impact of contractual changes.
• Experience producing project cost reports, cash-flow forecasts and clear variance commentary.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to identify cost pressures, financial risks and data inconsistencies.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Project Managers, finance, procurement, commercial teams and other project stakeholders.
• Knowledge of project governance, financial controls and maintaining appropriate supporting information and audit trails.
• Experience working on capital investment, infrastructure, construction or engineering projects is desirable.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6, including the ability to interpret project schedules and align cost forecasts with planned delivery, would be an advantage.