Project Cost Controller

VIVA USA Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc. seeks an experienced Project Controller to drive project cost control, financial analysis, forecasting, and data management. You will work with SAP PS and other controlling tools, ensuring accuracy of project financials across multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes independent work, process optimization, and collaboration with project and functional teams to deliver standardized, transparent project cost reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in Project Controls or cost-focused project finance.
• Strong knowledge of cost planning, actuals, commitments and EAC.
• Experience with SAP or other ERP/project-controlling systems.
• Proven ability to optimize processes and standardize controls.
• Excellent Excel and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and communicate across teams.
• Experience with SAP PS or similar ERP environment.

Responsibilities

• Support project cost setup and maintenance in SAP, including structures and master data.
• Prepare and maintain Estimate at Completion; analyze costs and forecasts.
• Identify overruns, savings, incorrect postings, budget shifts and adjustments.
• Maintain cost plans and EAC changes in SAP and reporting tools.
• Support monthly forecasting of costs, revenue, gross profit, and COC.
• Coordinate financial reviews with Project Managers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support accruals, change docs, ad-hoc reporting, and project close activities.
• Optimize and standardize project cost-controlling processes to improve data quality.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Independent work

Team communication

Tools

SAP

Job description

Position overview

We are seeking an experienced Project Controller to support project execution through cost controlling, financial analysis, forecasting, and project-data management. The ProCo partners with Commercial Project Managers, Project Managers, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, Production, and Supply Chain, with a strong focus on accurate project financials in SAP and related controlling systems. The role is well suited for an experienced contractor who can quickly contribute in a project-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support project cost setup and maintenance in SAP, including project structures, WBS alignment, cost plans, and project master data.
• Prepare and maintain Estimate at Completion calculations; analyze actual costs, commitments, estimates to complete, budget variances, and forecast changes.
• Identify cost overruns, savings, incorrect postings, budget shifts, risks, and required financial adjustments.
• Maintain approved cost plans and Estimate at Completion changes in SAP and other systems and ensure consistency with reporting and controlling tools.
• Support monthly forecasting of project costs, revenue, gross profit, and cost-to-complete.
• Coordinate financial reviews and follow-up actions with Project Managers, Commercial Project Managers and cross-functional project stakeholders.
• Support accruals/provisions, change documentation, ad-hoc reporting, and project-closing activities.
• Optimize and standardize project cost controlling processes to reduce manual effort and improve data quality.

Required Qualifications

• Professional experience in Project Controls, Cost Controls, Project Finance, Cost Engineering, or a comparable project-oriented finance role.
• Strong knowledge of cost planning, actuals and commitments, Estimate at Completion, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Strong working experience with SAP or a comparable ERP/project-controlling system; comfortable with WBS structures, cost data, and financial reconciliations.
• Proven experience with process optimization, standardization, or continuous improvement.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and drive issues to resolution.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively across project and functional teams.
• Experience with SAP Project System (SAP PS) or a similar project-based ERP environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in engineering, manufacturing, EPC, or another project-driven business.
• Digitalization or analytics skills in Power BI, SQL, Alteryx, Power Query, or similar tools are a plus, but not required.

Ideal Candidate

A hands-on Project Controller who understands both the numbers and the processes behind them. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in SAP, can independently analyze project financials, challenge inconsistencies, collaborate with project teams, and bring a continuous-improvement mindset to make controlling processes simpler, more standardized, and more effective.

Notes:

Onsite

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status