Project Cost Controller in Doha: Profession with future

Qatar, Doha, P.O:21264

Fulltime: 54 hrs a week

Experience: 5 years

Closing: November 12, 2024

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Introduction

Should be responsible for the running cost model's update and ongoing improvement.
To prepare/revise and distribute the cost centre’s comprehensive budgets.
In-charge of the project's non-technical cost reporting, monitoring of allotted expenses, time tracking, and monitoring of the activities involved in processing invoices and their associated KPI reports.
Review, control and update the MP SAP user’s memo and coordinate with MP admin /SAP team for any update.
Major Projects involve the development of new offshore platforms, installation of subsea pipelines and debottlenecking of the produced water treatment, all these activities could be executed across several international sites.
Interfaces with other entities of COMPANY especially with Finance for all commercial matters.

What are you going to do

To promote & comply with applicable safety instruction and other Company HSE procedures in all activities.
To carry out work in compliance with Company values and policies, relevant laws, and regulations, agreed Company priorities and objectives, Company standards and procedures and good industry practices.
To treat all information obtained during course of the work with confidentiality.
The Job holder must be willing to participate in crisis response training and to assist during emergency response situations if required.
To prepare for review dedicated yearly and LOP forecasts data for the package.
To prepare for review the detailed annual budget and updates in liaison with various internal entities and disciplines leads.
To participate in the presentation and to defend the budget performance as required.
To control budget availability for each commitment.
To ensure budget control, highlighting current trends and to justify variances between Forecast and Budget.
To establish register, to update, monitor and control the commitments, expenditure incurred and forecast for all contracts and purchase orders managed by Major Projects.
To perform specific Cost Analysis.
To provide input to the PALM (SAP) system, with regard to commitments, payment schedules, invoicing, time sheets and cost control issues, as required.
Liaise with the COMPANY Finance entity to ensure that G&A and other common costs are charged fairly to the Major Project budgets.
To prepare the monthly closure and make sure accruals done in PALM system are in accordance with current project(s) progress.
To prepare all necessary documents as necessary for compliance regarding accruals.
To issue a detailed internal and external monthly cost report (Trends, Areas of Concern, Budget Variance analysis, Commitment/Expenditure figures, forecast at completion etc.) with comments and advise Project/Package Management on cost over-runs in a timely manner.
To ensure correct and auditable records of all matters with Project expenditures, contracts, budgets, cash flows, forecasts, etc.
To supervise the contractors and suppliers cost control activities.
To deliver monthly cash forecasts for the perimeter.
To implement an efficient invoicing process and comprehensive control of the services to company.
To check and monitor invoices, in liaison with COMPANY accounting department to enable timely payment of invoices.
To develop, communicate and implement procedures to ensure the efficient organization and operation of the Project budget and cost control activities.
To advise, during project setup post award, contractors on key commercial requirements (invoicing format and submission, cost reporting etc.).
To anticipate additional requirement for cost control support during execution of the project(s).
To promote cost consciousness within the entity.
To ensure confidentially is being kept as per sensitive data.
To liaise with internal and external auditors for cost justification.
To prepare the required cost recovery related documentation.
To liaise actively with COMPANY Finance entity for all matters related to cost and accounting as required (Commitments, invoice processing and payment, accruals, payment claims and disputes.).
To carry out any other duties or tasks that may be assigned by hierarchical superiors.

Essential skills and knowledge

Degree in Economics are equivalent.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in similar activities for oil & gas projects.
Advanced knowledge & experience in use of relevant computer systems (SAP, BW, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Power Query, Power BI).
Fluency in English.

What we offer

Salary:

Day Rate in USD Plus Allowance

Work Schedule:

9 Hours / 6 Days

Duration:
- 31-Oct-2026 with possible extension
Location:
- Qatar

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