Analyst - Project Costing

Al Ghurair; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Ghurair seeks a finance professional to provide end-to-end financial oversight for the project development lifecycle, focusing on budgeting, cost control, risk mitigation, and governance. This role aims to maximize profitability and support informed management decisions.

The candidate should have 4–7 years of total experience, with expertise in IFRS, financial reporting, and cross-functional collaboration across the Middle East region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field is required.
• Professional qualifications (CPA/ACCA/CIMA/CFA) are preferred.
• Experience with IFRS and financial governance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Monthly evaluations: monitor WIP, billing, revenue, costs and profitability vs budget.
• Ensure project governance aligns with Group DOA and BU policies.
• Develop, implement and monitor cost-control procedures.
• Assist with cost controlling and financial close activities for projects.
• Disseminate cost accounting information to management; participate in complex cost projects.
• Analyze real product costs and margins for BU cost system.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Financial controls

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree (relevant field)

Professional qualification in business/finance

CPA/ACCA/CA/CIMA/CFA

Job description

Job Description

To provide end-to-end financial oversight of the project development lifecycle, ensuring effective budgeting, cost control, risk mitigation, and alignment with group financial governance. This role plays a critical part in maximizing project profitability and supporting informed management decisions.

Job Description

To provide end-to-end financial oversight of the project development lifecycle, ensuring effective budgeting, cost control, risk mitigation, and alignment with group financial governance. This role plays a critical part in maximizing project profitability and supporting informed management decisions.

Strategic

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monthly evaluations indicate deviations and monitor/report on WIP, billing, revenue, costs, and project profitability in comparison to budget versus actual performance.
• Ensure proper project control governance is adhered to on projects and compliance of processes are align with Group DOA & BU policies & Procedures. " Maintaining the Risk Register for identifying Financial & Non-Financial Risk related to Business by comparative analysis of Risk Register vs Contractual obligation.

Operational

• Ensure proper project control governance is adhered to on projects.
• Manage the preparation of cost accounting records design and implement cost control procedures.
• Assists with project cost controlling and reporting. " Supports financial close activities related to Project development lifecycle and financial reporting in Construction BU and collaborating with Finance SSC in due course.
• Develop, install, and monitor the cost control systems. " Interpret and disseminate the cost accounting information to management may participate in the most complex cost accounting projects.
• Manage the activities related to development and organisation of the BU costs system involving analysis of the real cost of the products and their respective contribution margins.

People Management

N/A

Product/Process Improvement

N/A

Qualifications

Education & Certifications

• MINIMUM " Relevant Bachelor's degree.
• Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting or similar. " Relevant professional qualification.
• Chartered Accountant (CPA, ACCA, CA India, CA Pakistan and similar), CIMA/CMA, CFA.

Knowledge & Skill

• Financial reporting and accounting standards (IFRS) " Financial controls and governance.
• Critical thinking and strategy development skills " Strong sense of ownership and seeing task completion through the end.
• Strong communication and presentation skills " Ability to work cross functionally and establish good working relationships with relevant stakeholders (.
• Commercial / Development team etc.).

Experience

• MINIMUM 4-7 years of total work experience in the Middle East.