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Title: Project Cost Controller - Eden
Location: Eden, NC or Batavia, Ohio or Fort dodge, Iowa
Duration: 36 Months

Job Description:

• As a project manager over cost controls, you will work closely with a Project Manager to ensure the proper budget controls are in place on a multi-million-dollar capital investment project at one of Client’s petfood manufacturing factories. This includes full life cycle support from project set up to project close out. The project cost controller is responsible for tracking budget line items at the detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) level, monitoring actuals costs against the budget line items, and assisting with estimates to complete at the WBS level. This extends into forecasting cash flow by month based on the detail buildup of purchase order delivery schedules, labor resource plans, internal cross charges, etc. Additionally, you will work with the field team to validate construction percent completes through a physical review of the construction site. You will also work closely with scheduling, to connect cost and schedule. Additional support includes Earned Value Management (EVM), detailed invoice reviews (audits), and purchase order maintenance. The project cost controller will also be responsible for ensuring that the project team is following Change Management procedures, and that the proper documentation is completed related to contract change orders. This role is essentially the liaison between Engineering and Finance to develop and enforce project controls.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Project set up in IMT (Client Investment Management Tool)
• Review/audit projects prior to submittal
• Drive to a standard WBS framework
• Manage and maintain Excel based cost report tool (supplemental to IMT)
• Detailed review of actuals, commitments, and to-go costs
• Monthly cash flow forecast
• Accruals and journal entries
• Budget Adjustment Log compliance
• Confirm that budget changes reconcile to SAP, IMT, and cost reports
• Compliance with general Project Management (PM) processes and procedures
• Ensure teams are checking for “Budget Assurance” before submitting requisitions
• Audit/oversight of all other Client workflows and processes related to the project
• Customer Application for Payment (CAP) sheet compliance
• Project Auditing
• Review accounting classifications including capital, special charges, factory expense
• Audit Projects for compliance with NPE and Client process/procedures/Ways of Working
• Integrated Project Scheduling
• Serve as the link between departments to ensure project tracking is setup correctly between project scheduling teams, cost pillars for EVM/QIS/burn rates
• IMT and Departmental Dashboards/ Reporting support

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of experience in the corresponding technical field, or 2 years of experience with graduate degree in an engineering, project management, economics, or finance field
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Attention to detail and the ability to handle large volume of data
• Ability to summarize financials for leadership
• SAP knowledge preferred

Skills:

• Strong analytical experience
• Ability balance competing priorities
• Strong communication skills
• Experience collaborating and working successfully with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrate agility and adapt to changes quickly

Education:

• BS degree in an engineering, project management, economics, or finance field preferred

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Eden, NC 27288: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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91 9494824218