Senior Cost Controller

Spirit Production (Services) Ltd; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Spirit Energy, Barrow-in-Furness, seeks a Senior Cost Controller to drive cost control across operations, maintenance and capital spend. You will partner with the Morecambe Hub Asset, Business Partnering Lead and suppliers to ensure proactive cost management and adherence to procure-to-pay processes.

The role requires strong Excel and SAP skills, budgeting, forecasting and experience in the oil and gas sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Finance, Cost Control or Commercial Administration.
• Experience in Operator and Contractor organisations in Oil and Gas preferred.
• Budgeting, Forecasting and Procure to Pay experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly accruals and OPEX forecasts with cost trackers for month-end close.
• Oversee SAP data analysis (VOWD), liaising with JREs and Finance.
• Oversee time-writing analysis across assets and follow up on missing timesheets.
• Review monthly contract cost reports vs Business Plan; highlight variances and waste.
• Identify cost trends, inefficiencies, and savings opportunities across contracts.
• Support P2P: ensure PO uplifts are approved before work starts.
• Review and close Purchase Orders, ensuring accuracy and timely closure.
• Verify new POs coding and adherence to Procure-to-Pay.
• Review rental usage to reduce spend.
• Support Single Source Justification with budget owners and supply chain.
• Attend internal/supplier meetings to support cost control.
• Additional duties as required.

Skills

Excel

SAP

Numerical skills

Presentation skills

Education

HNC in Business Management

Job description

HAVE YOU GOT SPIRIT? In operation since 1985, Barrow Gas Terminal is a key piece of the UK’s energy infrastructure and supports the Morecambe Bay gas fields. The terminal has played a long‑standing role in processing and delivering natural gas, supporting both local employment and national energy supply. With a focus on safety, environmental sustainability and community engagement, we believe in operational excellence at every stage of production. If you are ready to take the next step in your career with a dynamic and energetic team, then we are keen to hear from you.

THE OPPORTUNITY – SENIOR COST CONTROLLER

Responsible for providing granularity and control to budget holders of operations, maintenance, inspection, modifications and capital budgets; supporting cost control of key services contracts and assuring the procure to pay process is being followed and for supporting all elements of procurement, variation control, time‑writing and cost forecasting to ensure proactive cost management and alignment with workscope requirements.

Location: Barrow-in-FurnessDuration: 2-year contractContract Type: PAYEDay Rate: TBC

For your application to be progressed, please ensure you provide a PAYE day rate banding expectation. Please note that there is no travel and accommodation allowance provided. Please only apply if you have existing right‑to‑work in the UK. Please outline notice period/availability to start.

Spirit Energy currently have a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement for all office-based workers. 4days must be worked in the office with compulsory days being Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The fourth day worked in‑office (either Monday or Friday) is of the worker’s choosing but should be in keeping with what is most efficient and effective for their team. The office is open 5 days a week for fulltime, in‑office working if this is the contractor’s preference.

AND NOW FOR THE TECHNICAL BIT…

In role, you will be required to:

The Senior Cost Controller will work closely with the Morecambe Hub Asset, the Business Partnering Lead and 3rd party providers to deliver the following:

• Prepare monthly accruals and OPEX forecasts, maintaining cost trackers to support month‑end close
• Oversee the SAP data analysis, including Value of Work Done (VOWD), liaising with JREs (Job Responsible Engineers) and Finance teams
• Oversee the time‑writing analysis (delegated to the Cost controller/s) across operated assets, following up on late or missing timesheet entries
• Review monthly contract cost reports against Business Plan, analysing variances and highlighting waste, risks, and errors
• Identify trends, inefficiencies, and cost‑saving opportunities across key contracts
• Support the P2P process: Review Change Order requests to ensure Purchase Order (PO) uplifts are approved prior to work commencement
• Review and maintain Purchase Orders, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and timely closure of completed POs
• Provide assurance on newly raised POs, verifying correct coding and adherence to Procure-to-Pay processes
• Review rental hire usage to identify and reduce unnecessary spend
• Support Single Source Justification processes with budget owners and supply chain teams
• Participate in internal and supplier meetings to support cost control and financial governance
• Any other associated duties as reasonably required

ABOUT YOU

• Competent Microsoft Excel and SAP user.
• Good numerical and analytical skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Self‑motivated
• Pays close attention to detail
• HNC in Business Management or a developing professional
• Previous experience in Finance, Cost Control or Commercial Administration, with a preference for a candidate with experience both in Operator and Contractor organisations in the Oil and Gas sector.
• Previous experience in Budgeting, Forecasting, and Cost Control and Procure to Pay process.
• In addition to technical knowledge and credibility, we are looking for someone who lives our values - Agility, Collaboration, Courage, Care, and Delivery.
• A person who embraces and supports change, while ensuring the safe and efficient operation of a mature asset.

Weare a truly pioneering energy transition company with a portfolio and ambitions that span the breadth of the energy transition. We’re continuing to break new ground, collaborating and thinking differently. We’re proud of our heritage. With more than30years of production, we’re maximising thepotentialof our existing assets and substantial gas reserves in the UK and Netherlands. Above all, we live by our commitment to safety in everything we do. Our portfolio is predominantly gas (96%), providing vital, primary energy to fuel our homes and businesses in the UK and Europe.

Our strategy is focused on: - Safely delivering production from our existing assets; - Meeting and de‑risking our decommissioning obligations, and - Exploring strategic energy transition opportunities from our existing assets.