Project Controller in Guildford

Key Purpose of Role

To ensure the effective financial control of various designated projects & bids.

Reports To

Financial Project Control Manager

Key Tasks

Costing & Bidding

• Operate as finance lead on bidding activities. This involves reviewing & validating the bid costings that have been prepared by Engineering. Ensure that associated financial criteria are correctly applied (e.g. foreign currency, customer approved rates, profit margins, taxation, provisions & contingencies).
• Work with Bid manager to determine appropriate milestone payment plans to ensure most favourable cash position.
• Assist bid managers with bid presentation pack preparation.
• Work with Bid team to ensure compliance to the Bid Process.

Project Control

• Working closely with project managers to ensure financial objectives are met and to play a key role within the project decision making process whilst striving to act as the “CFO” of the project.
• Regular review of project actual costs, commitments and forecasts with the Project team & project managers, in conjunction with the project schedule.
• Regular review of overall financial project health and steer of recovery actions (e.g. cash, debtors, in year financial trading position).
• Presentation of financial status in relevant management reviews.
• Regular review of the project risk register ensuring a strong risk management culture and financial link.
• Work across functions to resolve queries, mitigate issues and ensure project data is of the highest quality.
• Providing required management accounting project data according to the reporting schedule of the business. Includes sales, profit & cash flow monthly / quarterly forecasting.
• Management of all customer financial reporting requirements & interaction with customer’s financial / reporting tools for both bids and projects.
• Support to any required internal / external project related audits.
• Taking an active role in identifying and delivering improvements to processes within finance and the business (e.g. assisting with collection of cost of non-quality data)
• Ad-hoc requests from team leader.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications

ACCA / CIMA / ACA or related degree would be desirable.

Experience

Proven and demonstrable experience in a relevant role.

Experience within a project-related (IFRS 15) environment covering both costing, bidding and program delivery.

Experience within a dynamic and fast paced organisation.

Experience within an Engineering / Manufacturing industry.

Knowledge & Skills

• Positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Excellent organisational, analytical and team working skills.
• Flexible and able to multi-task; managing a number of different bids and projects simultaneously and being able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Solid understanding of finance & applicable project accounting standards.
• Excellent inter‑personal & communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Able to develop good working relationships with key people in the business.
• Ability to use various Microsoft tools (e.g. Excel, Power point, Dynamics, Data Warehouse, Share point). A high level of Excel skill is required.
• High level of concentration and attention to detail with ability to sense check.
• Knowledge of S4 Hana (Public Cloud) would be advantageous but not essential.

Location

• Guildford, Surrey

Other

• The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a UK national security clearance