Project Cost Manager

Körber Pharma Packaging AG; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology group is seeking a Project Cost Manager in Milton Keynes. This role entails managing project costs, providing financial forecasts, and supporting budget planning to enhance financial efficiency. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience with project cost management, ideally in SAP. Join a dynamic and collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonuses

Pension plan with company contribution

Opportunities for professional development

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in project cost management within a corporate setting.
• Strong analytical skills focused on financial forecasting and controlling.
• Ability to support budgeting and financial reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage project lifecycle activities in SAP.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and profitability calculations.
• Prepare financial forecasts and performance reports.

Skills

Cost management

Financial analysis

SAP

Budget planning

KPI monitoring

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

As a Project Cost Manager, you will be part of a small but dedicated team responsible for planning, controlling, and monitoring project costs across the UK. This role is central to ensuring financial efficiency, managing budgets, forecasting costs, and keeping projects aligned with overall financial and strategic objectives. You will play a key role in linking project-level financials with organisational goals, providing insights that support better decision-making and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain cost account systems (materials, labour, third-party services) for projects and internal orders.
• Manage project lifecycle activities in SAP, including setup, closure, billing, and cost centre creation.
• Maintain and update standard calculation schemes for materials, labour, and overhead, providing the basis for product and project pricing.
• Track and monitor actual vs. planned project costs, investigate variances and recommend corrective measures.
• Oversee day-to-day project controlling and financial analysis operations.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and profitability calculations when required.
• Support budget planning, monitoring, and review processes for projects.
• Consolidate and analyse budget data, ensuring accurate Actual vs. Plan reporting.
• Provide financial forecasts and scenario analyses to support decision-making.
• Monitor project and organizational financial performance, preparing KPI-based analyses (e.g., revenue growth, margins, cost efficiency).
• Prepare and comment on performance reports that connect operational data with strategic objectives.
• Provide insights and recommendations to management to enhance financial transparency and efficiency.
• Prepare regular business and financial reports for internal stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Assist in internal and external audits by providing required documentation and analysis.
• Ensure compliance with corporate controlling standards, policies, and procedures.
• Analyse, approve, and review cost centre expenditures, providing detailed reports.
• Support evaluations of assets and liabilities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Pension plan with company contribution.
• Simply Health benefit.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment.

Recruitment and Application

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We value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status.

We are Körber – an international technology group with around 13,000 employees at over 100 locations worldwide and a common goal: we turn entrepreneurial thinking into customer success and shape technological change. In our Business Areas Pharma, Supply Chain, and Technologies, we deliver products, solutions and services that inspire and create added value for customers. We build ecosystems that solve the challenges of today and tomorrow. Körber AG is the holding company of the Körber Group.