Strategic Project Costing & Commercial Lead

CEL Critical Power Ltd.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CEL Critical Power Ltd. is seeking a Project Costing Commercial Lead to own costing, pricing and profitability measurement for products, services and long-term data centre projects.

Reporting to the CFO, you will set the costing framework and lead the Cost and Management Accountant team. You will act as the commercial finance partner to Operations, Sales and Project leadership, turning cost data into decisions on pricing, margins and delivery.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• 10+ years in cost, management or commercial/project finance, with several years in a lead or senior partnering role.
• Deep expertise in standard costing, absorption costing, BOM and job/project costing.
• Experience of project accounting for long-term contracts, including cost-to-complete, EAC and FRS 102.
• Track record of commercial partnering on pricing, bids or contract margin
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling; strong SAP experience

Responsibilities

• Own CEL's costing framework: standard costing, BOM costing, overhead allocation and absorption methodology across LV switchgear, critical power systems and services
• Approve standard cost updates and periodic cost reviews so costs reflect operational and market reality
• Set costing policy and controls, and make sure it aligns with inventory valuation and FRS 102 revenue recognition for long-term contracts
• Lead make vs. buy, outsourcing and capacity investment analysis, with clear recommendations to the CFO and leadership
• Act as finance lead on bids and tenders: review cost build-ups, pricing assumptions, contingency and target margins before submission
• Own project financial governance: cost-to-complete, estimate at completion (EAC), margin fade/gain and change-order tracking
• Lead project and contract review meetings, giving constructive challenge to Project, Operations and Commercial leaders
• Partner with Sales on pricing strategy, discount governance and contract terms that affect margin
• Own profitability reporting by product, service line, channel, region and project, and present insights to the CFO and leadership team
• Lead gross margin bridge analysis vs. prior period, budget and forecast, and turn the findings into corrective actions
• Identify, quantify and drive cost reduction and margin improvement programmes across manufacturing and project operations
• Define and report cost and project KPIs: margin by contract, cost-to-complete accuracy, forecast variance, budget adherence
• Lead the operational cost and project margin elements of the annual budget and rolling forecasts
• Build scenario models for volume changes, new contracts, material price movements and operational decisions
• Oversee inventory valuation, COGS reconciliation, WIP and stock count processes delivered by the Cost and Management Accountant
• Make sure balances between SAP and project trackers are reconciled, controlled and audit-ready
• Lead the roadmap for costing and project finance tools, including SAP discipline, standardised cost models and Power BI reporting
• Drive automation and digitisation of cost tracking across the product and project lifecycle
• Build financial capability in operational and project teams through training and clear processes
• Line-manage, coach and develop the team; set priorities, review outputs and build a scalable costing function as CEL grows
• Essential

Skills

Costing

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Excel advanced

SAP

Power BI

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

CEL Critical Power Ltd. is seeking a Project Costing Commercial Lead to own costing, pricing and profitability measurement for products, services and long-term data centre projects.

Reporting to the CFO, you will set the costing framework and lead the Cost and Management Accountant team. You will act as the commercial finance partner to Operations, Sales and Project leadership, turning cost data into decisions on pricing, margins and delivery.