Project Controller

Description:

About the Company
This company is one of the world's leading suppliers of utility-scale wind turbine generators. They are known throughout the industry for the delivery, operation, and maintenance of high-quality, cost-effective wind farms to major power generators. They have offices on every continent and are currently experiencing a significant period of worldwide growth.

About the role
In this head office-based role, you are reporting to the Commercial Project Manager and wider Project Management teams. the Project Controller will assist in reporting, forecasting, budgeting, PO/invoicing & payments across the supply chain. The role will require coordination with international departments as well as day-to-day commercial support of project teams. Someone looking to gain experience in renewable energy and excellent financial management and people skills would fit the role perfectly.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with other Commercial Project Managers to assist with reporting, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Responsible for cost-controlling activities at the project and cost center level by working closely with site and project management teams.
• Ensure transparency in project-related non-conformance cost (NCC) reporting
• Actively communicate and follow up with customers to ensure invoices are paid on time.
• Prepare incentive and escalation calculations in line with contractual requirements where required
• Responsible for month-end close process, ad hoc analysis and profit & loss and balance sheet reporting.
• Ensure up-to-date project financial data, improve forecast quality and actively drive measures to achieve Financial Year target for responsible projects
• Together with the Project Manager, actively search for opportunities and measures which lead to project margin improvement in relevant projects
• Ensure performance follows contractual commitment with customers.
• Responsible for booking, managing and invoicing spare part orders and aftermarket sales.
• Responsible for invoicing against Service Contracts per contractual requirements & associated credit control.
• Assist with any audit requests for documentation.
• Ensure financial statements reflect true and fair view of the department’s activities
• Ensure compliance with our Financial Reporting Guidelines, Risk and Internal Control (RIC) process and local GAAP requirements