Senior Cost Controller

Socket.dev; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte US, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cost Controller to manage project cost controls and management reporting for a high-value project. You will be accountable for project setup, cost reporting, forecasting, budgets, cash flow visibility, and earned value analysis across assigned projects.

You will support PMs and commercial teams with reliable cost information, monitor variances, and contribute to risk reviews and MMS input, working with Finance and Procurement to ensure accurate cost recording.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying, business administration, engineering, construction management, finance, or related discipline.
• 5+ years in commercial project management, cost control, or project controls.
• Strong cost forecasting, budget control, earned value analysis, cash flow forecasting, and reporting.
• Experience in complex environments (engineering/construction) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set up WBS, budgets, and work packages with procurement and project teams.
• Prepare revenue, budgets, commitments, forecasts, and cash flows in line with reporting requirements.
• Monitor actual/committed costs, analyze trends, and verify cost allocations by Work Package.
• Produce monthly cost reports, client reports, and cash flow statements.
• Maintain change orders, budget transfers, and trends register; support CO submissions.
• Assist PMs with estimates and documentation for COs; prepare billing memos.
• Liaise with Finance/Procurement/Operations to ensure accurate cost recording and reporting.
• Assist in audits and risk reviews; coordinate input to MMS with project disciplines.

Skills

Cost control

Forecasting

Budget management

Earned value analysis

Management reporting

Project controls

MS Excel

Education

Degree in quantity surveying or related discipline

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Discover your exciting role

The Senior Cost Controller maintains Project Cost Controls System and Management Reporting for a high value project. The role:

• is accountable for project set-up, cost reporting, forecasting, budget management, cash flow visibility, and earned value analysis across the assigned projects.
• ensures that project cost performance is accurately measured, risks and opportunities are clearly reported, and commercial project management teams receive reliable information to support timely business decisions.
• supports Department Head to compile historical cost data, benchmark information, and lessons learned.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

Project Setup

• Liaise with Procurement & Subcontracts Leads, Commercial Leads and Project Managers to review and set up Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Work Package / project budgets.

Cost Reporting & Controls

• Prepare reports on revenue (as sold), internal budgets, commitments, budget transfers, change and variation orders; forecasts and cash-flows in-line with internal management reporting requirements
• Monitors and updates the actual and committed cost periodically and analyses these costs and trends
• Verify cost allocations according to Work Package
• Prepare monthly Cost Report (Ms Excel) and GPR, and Client’s Reports as required
• Prepare monthly Cash Flow and weekly Cash Flow
• Monitor and identify variance from project current budget and previous EAC and report accordingly
• Maintain Change Order, Budget Transfers, Trends Register and prepare supporting documents
• Assist PMs and Project Commercial Managers with estimates and supporting documentation for CO to be submitted to Clients
• Prepare billing memo with supporting documents for Finance to prepare invoices and entries into SAP
• Internal liaison with Finance/Procurement/Operations to maintain efficient & accurate recording of cost expenditure and manage discrepancies for preparation of accurate and complete cost reports
• Troubleshoot cost abnormalities in reporting data and liaise with relevant parties as necessary
• Provide the support to Finance for External Audit and Tax Audit
• Support Project Manager in risk review process and maintain an updated risk register
• Support Project Manager to coordinate with all disciplines and providing input to the Manpower Management System (MMS)

Preferred experience

• Experience managing cost control & reporting in large or complex projects.
• Experience in international EPC project delivery environments.
• Experience liaising with Internal and Client Project Management Team

Show your expertise

Requirements:

• Degree in quantity surveying, business administration, engineering, construction management, finance, or a related discipline.
• More than 5 years of relevant experience in commercial project management, cost control, project controls, quantity surveying, or financial project management.
• Strong experience in project cost forecasting, budget control, earned value analysis, cash flow forecasting, and management reporting.
• Experience in engineering, construction, advanced technology facilities, data centres, semicon, pharmaceutical, or other complex project environments would be an advantage.

Contact:

Please do not hesitate to contact Tina Denny.

Exyte US, Inc. is proud to be a Equal Employment Opportunity employer that is committed to supporting an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex (e.g., pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression), national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable federal, state, or local laws.