Project Controller

Sentior, Ltd.; Nederland; Hybrid; EUR 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Leiden is seeking a Project Controller to drive financial governance across a broad engineering portfolio. You will consolidate budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts, delivering clear project controls for management reviews.

The role interfaces with EPCM partners, Project Managers, Finance, and Portfolio Management to deliver reliable reporting and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience with budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, forecasts, and changes.
• Experience with project budgets and governance reporting.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to trends and explanations.

Responsibilities

• Collect and consolidate approved budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, forecasts, changes, and financial risks.
• Manage budgets and forecasting, create summary reports, handle PO creation and submissions, and track invoices and billing using SAP, Ariba, and SharePoint tools.
• Produce consistent project and portfolio controls reports for management and governance reviews.
• Consolidate forecasts from stakeholders without independently altering those forecasts.
• Analyze consolidated information to identify variances, trends, and financial exposure.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Project controls

Excel mastery

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering/Finance/Business/PM/Project Controls

Tools

SAP

Ariba

SharePoint

Power BI

Excel

Job description

# Project ControllerJohnson & Johnson Leiden 3 maandenGepubliceerd 6 uur geleden · Opportunity ID: 1064038Tarief indicatie —Uren 40 u/wStart 30 Nov 2026Duur 3 maandenInteresse in deze opdracht?## De opdrachtProject ControllerLocation: Leiden (1 week per month on-site)Duration: 12 months (targeting a January start)Hours: 40 hours per weekImagine your next project driving financial governance across an expansive engineering portfolio, gaining exposure to site leadership, building an extensive network, and unlocking potential contract extension opportunities.This project-focused role is centred on budget management and controls within the EVM – Engineering, Validation & Maintenance / Project Delivery & Engineering business area, supporting the Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Leiden engineering portfolio. The Project Controller supports EVM project and portfolio governance by consolidating financial and project controls information into a clear, consistent, and reliable management view. Managing a portfolio spanning roughly 50 projects, the role turns inputs from EPCM partners, Project Managers, Portfolio Management, Finance, and other relevant stakeholders into one reliable project and portfolio controls view. The position collects and reconciles data across diverse sources, tracks variances, and highlights emerging financial exposure. The Project Controller owns the integrity and presentation of the consolidated controls picture, while respective source owners remain accountable for the forecasts, assumptions, and information they provide.roles and responsibilities- Collect and consolidate approved budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, forecasts, changes, and financial risks.- Manage budgets and forecasting, create summary reports, handle PO creation and submissions, and track invoices and billing using SAP, Ariba, and SharePoint tools.- Reconcile information from different sources and follow up on missing, inconsistent, or delayed inputs.- Produce consistent project and portfolio controls reports for management and governance reviews.- Consolidate forecasts received from accountable stakeholders without creating or independently amending those forecasts.- Compare forecast movements against budgets, actuals, commitments, approved changes, and previous reporting periods.- Analyse consolidated information to identify significant variances, trends, and emerging financial exposure.- Maintain visibility of approved, pending, and potential changes and their financial impact.- Ensure significant movements, assumptions, and explanations are documented and traceable.- Promote consistent reporting definitions, structures, and cut-off dates across EVM projects.- Support Project Managers and Portfolio Management with clear, fact-based information for decisions and escalation.- Contribute to continuous improvement and standardisation of EVM project-controls reporting.- Apply analytical thinking to connect information from multiple sources and identify what has changed and why.- Maintain accuracy by ensuring reliable, complete, and traceable information.- Exercise constructive challenge by questioning inconsistencies while preserving effective working relationships.- Demonstrate ownership by following information gaps through to resolution.- Utilise communication skills to turn complex controls information into clear management reporting.- Foster collaboration to work effectively across internal teams and EPCM partners.- Drive continuous improvement to improve reporting quality, consistency, and efficiency.how to succeed- Must have SAP experience (or experience with a comparable ERP/financial system).- Project management experience or relevant experience in project controls, cost control, project finance, or project-management support.- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Finance, Business, Project Management, Project Controls, or a related discipline.- Experience with project budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, forecasts, and change information.- Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to identify trends and inconsistencies.- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with structured datasets and reporting.- Strong attention to detail, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.- Ability to work across multiple projects, contributors, and reporting deadlines.- Pharmaceutical or life-sciences industry experience preferred (or experience in engineering, capital projects, construction, or another regulated environment).- Experience working with EPCM or engineering service providers preferred.- Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools preferred.- Understanding of project lifecycle, cost control, change control, and governance principles preferred.benefitsThis role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 12 monthsyou are welcome hereJohnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are.about Johnson & Johnson Innovative MedicinePatients inform and inspire our science-based innovations, which continue to change and save lives. Applying rigorous science and compassion, we confidently address some of the most complex diseases of our time and unlock the potential medicines of tomorrow. Our diverse portfolio spans multiple therapeutic areas — Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Retina. We are continuously working to develop treatments, aspiring to find cures, pioneering the path from lab to life, and championing patients every step of the way.application processWe are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days. We do not accept applications via email or LinkedIn InMail - you must apply direct to this advert.Diversity, Equity & InclusionFor more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo. We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”.