One of our major oil and gas clients is seeking a Cost Controller IV to work on a 12 - month assignment in their facilities in Anchorage, AK.
Job Responsibilities:
- Manage monthly Value of Work Done (VOWD) and perform scope specific forecasting.
- Manage cost tracking and identity cost variances on monthly basis.
- Interfacing and coordinating with the project teams and Contractor’s Cost Controllers (where necessary) to ensure that cost data is incorporated into the integrated project budget and forecast in a timely and accurate manner.
- Coordinating with relevant resource for Planning/Scheduling to ensure the project budget aligns with the project schedule and the execution plan timelines.
- Assisting in the development and standardization of all project cost reporting for all frequencies.
- Manage service confirmations and invoice reconciliations received and routed through the GEP and SAP payment processes, audit and verify invoices, including verifying invoice details, approval signatures, and appropriate cost codes.
- Assist invoice reviewers / approvers with details if needed.
- Effectively communicate with Business Partners, Supply Chain Professionals & Suppliers in the areas of POs, price books, invoice processing, master data, etc.
- Develop working knowledge of agreements and contracts.
- Coordinate the preparation and approval of Purchase Orders and Requisitions to authorize work.
- Ensure proper Contractor cost reporting are in accordance with contractual requirements.
- Complete invoice reconciliation audits with contractors as assigned.
Complete rejection and resubmission monitoring; provide guidance to contractors where required
If requested, train team and new employees on processes.- Complete daily monitoring of unapproved invoice due dates; follow up with reviewers and approvers to ensure on-time payments.
- Participate in team meetings.
- Oversight of the change management process of the contractors and stewarding the owner’s change management process.
- Registering and evaluating all change orders for cost impact.
- Address special projects as requested.
- Effectively communicate instructions to vendors on reporting and invoicing.
- Coordinate with SCM for the proper project close-out.
- Resolve GR/IR, PO’s, ERS and Invoicing Plan and Invoice payment status inquires.
Required Qualification:
- Bachelors’ Degree and/or equivalent experience.
- Proven management and staff leadership skills.
- 3+ years’ experience on major capital projects in Oil & Gas, Refinery or Petrochemical environments in assignments of increasing responsibility, complexity and scale.
- 3-5 years’ experience related to Accounts Payable, Contracts, Finance or related field.
- Excel spreadsheet intermediate to advanced.
- Excellent Customer Service Skills.
- Ability to work autonomously in a client focus, team environment.
- High attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong time management skills.
Preferred Qulification:
BS Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or other appropriate field or equivalent experience.
Knowledge of proprietary computer software systems used for project management, tracking, controlling and reporting (SAP, PIMS, Other).- Demonstrated ability for development of reports for and presentations to management.
- SAP experience preferred.
- PIMS experience preferred.