We are looking for a Cost Controller for one of our clients with the following details:

Start Date: Middle of August

Service Location: Muscat, Oman

Service Duration: 12 months (renewable)

Service Status: Resident (5 days per week)

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Professional Experience (years): +8
• Experience in similar position (years): +4 years' experience with Projects Cost Control Systems (preferably in Oil & Gas Industry), Experience operating in Fabrication/Construction yards
• Level / Diploma: Degree qualified in Accounting, Engineering or similar
• Technical competencies: High level of understanding of SAP systems and Project requirements in alignment with Project Execution and Handover requirements + Sound IT (EXCEL, PowerPoint, PDF, PowerBI) and systems management knowledge
• Languages: English mandatory

Activities:

The Service Holder shall work within Project Control team supporting the LNG Bunkering Project in Cost Control management during Execution phase.

The service holder:

• Undertakes the day-to-day Cost Control activities
• Is key in the invoicing process, comprising the invoicing from the different suppliers and between the different locations of each project
• Supports the Project Control and Project Team in all matters relating to Cost Control area
• Shall contribute to delivery of the project in time and in budget
• Shall observe & impose strict confidentiality all along the course of the Project
• The service holder is accountable for demonstrating an exemplary behaviour about HSE rules & requirements, with regards to the Company Ethics and "Code of Conduct" policy.
• The service holder is taking part of all the activities relative to services to the Project and is accountable for following tasks, including but not limited to:

Invoice Management Process:

• Ensure efficient and accurate invoice workflow process
• Monitor invoices receipt, registration, cost allocation, rates and contractual compliance analysis
• Invoice validation workflow management
• Invoicing and invoice rejected management
• Payment follow-up, in liaison with TEPOD and PROJECT LLC accounting departments to enable timely payments
• Advance payment deduction calculation, monthly values forecast, cash calls estimation
• Filing of all project cost documentation accordingly

Budget

• Participate to the Project Budget preparation
• Collect the necessary input (internal & external) for the budget preparation, revision and Final Cost Estimation
• Take part of the Budget variations analysis and presentation to budget owners
• Preparation and monitoring of AFE's
• Provide "ad-hoc" support as required

Cost Control day-to-day activities

• Participate to Project expenditures monitoring and follow-up
• Take part of the purchase process: Purchase Requisition and Purchase Order creation and follow-up
• Control the internal and external commitments and cost allocation, proceed with necessary reallocations
• Ensure RFS full process administration (open, register, analysis, control, report, closure)
• Assistance on Site man-hours follow-up, mobilisation plan cost estimation / forecasting
• Responsible for the team time writing ("CATS") complete and on time,
• Assist with establishment of comprehensive cost control procedures, maintaining appropriate costing philosophy and Cost Control methodology as per Company Standards and metier recommendations
• File all the cost control documents and follow up according to the document filing system
• Take part of the MM module implementation within our ERP (SAP)

Monthly Closure & Cost Reporting

• Collect all the necessary data to proceed with the monthly closure
• Review the Commitment Scheduler and prepare appropriate accruals
• Participate to the monthly Cost Control reports, analysis and presentation
• Provide input to the cash flow estimation and monthly cash calls

If interested, kindly apply!