Project Costing Commercial Manager

The Panel; Dublin; On-site; EUR 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

The Panel is seeking a Project Costing Commercial Manager in West Dublin to own costing, pricing and profitability across products, services and long‑term projects. You will report to the CFO and lead the costing team, partnering with Operations, Sales and Project leadership to drive commercial outcomes.

You will oversee standard costing, BOM costing, overhead allocation, pricing policy, bid reviews and margin governance, delivering insights and cost controls in a manufacturing/engineering

Qualifications

• ACCA/ACCA/CIMA qualified finance professional.
• 10+ years in cost, management or commercial/project finance.
• Strong costing knowledge: standard, BOM and long-term contracts.

Responsibilities

• Own costing framework across products, services and projects.
• Lead bids, pricing assumptions and margin reviews.
• Govern cost-to-complete, EAC and change orders.
• Drive profitability reporting by product, service line and region.
• Manage cost and project margin budgeting and forecasts.

Skills

Costing & budgeting

Commercial partnering

Excel modelling

SAP experience

Power BI

ERP transformation

People management

Stakeholder influence

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

SAP

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

Project Costing Commercial Manager, West Dublin

Our client is a fast-growing Irish engineering and manufacturing group. They are currently hiring a Project Costing Commercial Manager to own costing, pricing and profitability across products, services and long-term projects.

Reporting to the CFO, you will lead the costing team and act as the commercial finance partner to Operations, Sales and Project leadership.

Main duties:

• Own the costing framework: standard costing, BOM costing, overhead allocation and absorption across products and services
• Set costing policy and controls, aligned with inventory valuation and FRS 102 revenue recognition on long-term contracts
• Act as finance lead on bids and tenders, reviewing cost build-ups, pricing assumptions, contingency and target margins
• Own project financial governance: cost-to-complete, EAC, margin fade/gain and change-order tracking
• Lead project and contract reviews and challenge Project, Operations and Commercial leaders constructively
• Partner with Sales on pricing strategy, discount governance and contract terms
• Deliver profitability reporting by product, service line, channel, region and project, including gross margin bridges vs. budget and forecast
• Identify and drive cost reduction and margin improvement programmes
• Lead the operational cost and project margin elements of the budget and rolling forecasts, with scenario modelling
• Oversee inventory valuation, COGS, WIP and stock counts, keeping ERP and project trackers reconciled and audit-ready
• Lead the costing systems roadmap (SAP, standardised cost models, Power BI) and drive automation
• Manage and develop the Cost and Management Accountant team and build a costing function that can scale

The person:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• 10+ years in cost, management or commercial/project finance, including several years in a lead or senior partnering role
• Deep knowledge of standard, absorption, BOM and job/project costing
• Experience in long-term contract accounting (cost-to-complete, EAC, FRS 102)
• Proven commercial partnering on pricing, bids or contract margin
• Advanced Excel and modelling skills; strong SAP experience
• Background in manufacturing, engineering, construction, energy or data centres
• Confident influencing and challenging senior non-finance stakeholders
• People management, Power BI, ERP/finance transformation or scaling/PE-backed experience would be a plus

Salary:

€130k - €150k plus benefits