Project Controller

Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Project Controller on a 1 Year Contract. The role is fully remote.

Role Summary

As a Project Controller, you support the commercial execution of the Service Projects within the Renewable Energy business. This role combines commercial project management with project controlling activities, requiring strong operational discipline, SAP know-how, and the ability to manage multiple topics in parallel. You work closely with Commercial Project Managers and Operational Teams, ensuring accurate financial tracking, transparency, and compliance with the Clients guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of project lifecycle in SAP from order booking to order closure
• Forecasting, budgeting, monthly variance analysis of cost centres, feedback and advice to ops on cost and recovery topics
• Invoice preparation, customer billing, and active cash-in follow-up
• Monitoring accounts receivable, resolving billing or payment issues with stakeholders
• Supporting Commercial Project Managers with commercial reporting and analysis
• Handling commercial topics such as internal charging, or personnel hiring-out
• Ensuring that commercial processes and documentation comply with the Clients policies
• Supporting audits and internal controls with accurate documentation
• This is a hands-on execution role: accuracy, timing, reliability and ability to prioritize are essential

Requirements:

• Minimum part qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent professional qualification
• 2-5 years of experience in commercial controlling, or project finance, ideally in an industrial or energy environment
• Excellent presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across multiple organizational levels
• Working knowledge of IFRS basics, project/order accounting, and revenue recognition
• Strategic and results-driven mindset, capable of challenging the status quo, driving change, and delivering continuous performance improvements
• Self-motivated, proactive, collaborative, and eager to learn, with a passion for digitalization
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications (especially Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and SAP, with the ability to leverage digital tools effectively
• Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and willing to travel as required

Service Onshore UK & IE supports the entire UK and Ireland Onshore Wind Service business, providing comprehensive financial and project controlling oversight across the portfolio. The team works closely with operational, commercial, and management functions to ensure accurate project forecasting, cost control, revenue recognition, budget management, and financial performance reporting. By delivering financial transparency, identifying risks and opportunities, and driving process improvements, Project Controlling enables informed decision-making and supports the successful execution and profitability of service operations across all UK and Ireland onshore wind farms.

We are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Company

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