Project & Services Cost Controller at Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric – As the Global Specialist in Energy Management™ and market leader in industrial automation and software. Schneider Electric enables people to experience and transform efficiency where they live and work; from home to enterprise, across the grid and the city. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group brings a world where innovative individuals use collaborative solutions to make the most of their energy, while using less of the common planet.

Project & Services Cost Controller

Duration: Fixed term

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and conduct cost review meetings with project leadership.


• Drive the budget and forecast process, reporting to the project manager & team.


• Conduct variance analysis against budget and forecast, present results to project management team.


• Support project leader and team members in project justification, implementation and spending control.


• Direct and oversee the accounting, budgeting and other financial operations of the solutions and project activities of the company.


• Provide administrative and technical supervision to staff e.g. training and supervision on Time Sheet module.


• Prepare financial reports, budgets, cost reports, cash flow and financial forecasts on a regular basis.


• Monitor the financial operations of the projects to ensure compliance with budgets (quotation) and analyze variances with feedback to relevant departments and management.


• Implement a consistent project controlling approach across all businesses and ensure full compliance with the group guidelines and process.


• Work closely with the legal department to analyze the legal risk of a project (Solutions risk management)


• Animation of the monthly project review (Project controller & Project team)


• Analyze the monthly orders, sales, margins and support functions costs against the budget and provide feedback to the management with recommendations.


• Manage the weekly/quarterly forecast of the business (Orders/Sales and P&L) and ensure the accuracy and consistency of the forecast.


• Strongly challenge and support the Project Execution Leader to achieve its business targets.

Candidates Requirements

• Graduate with a Degree in Accounting / Finance / Business Administration


• Minimum of 4 years work experience


• ERP experience is an added advantage


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Strong IT skills (MS Office, Email)


• Capacity to adapt rapidly to changing environments and audiences

Salary

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: afr-recruitment-nigeria@afr.schneider-electric.com using  “Project & Services Cost Controller” as the subject of the mail.

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