Cost Controller

Our client an oil and gas Operator is seeking a Cost Controller to join their Finance team for a 2- year contract position based in Barrow-in-Furness location. Hybrid working is in place for this role.

Responsible for supporting the Cost Control Lead in providing control to budget holders; supporting cost control of key services contracts and assuring the procure to pay process is being followed and for supporting all elements of procurement, variation control, time-writing and cost forecasting to ensure proactive cost management and alignment with workscopes requirements as well as provide SAP administration support.

Working closely with the Cost Control Lead, the Cost Controller will be responsible to

• Deliver cost reporting and cost control on nominated categories of spend and create baselines.
• Support the preparation of monthly accruals and OPEX forecasts, maintaining cost trackers to support month-end close
• Extract and analyse SAP data, including Value of Work Done (VOWD), liaising with JREs (Job Responsible Engineers) and Finance teams
• With support provide variance analysis to baselines, control estimates, business plan and monthly forecasts.
• Support the cost control lead in the review of monthly contract cost reports against Business Plan, analysing variances and highlighting waste, risks, and errors
• Conduct time writing analysis across operated assets, following up on late or missing timesheet entries
• Support the P2P process
• Review and raise and manage Purchase Requestions;
• Review and maintain Purchase Orders, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and timely closure of completed POs
• Provide assurance on newly raised POs, verifying correct coding and adherence to Procure-to-Pay processes
• Raise and process service entries for invoices and proformas in SAP
• Review Change Order requests to ensure Purchase Order (PO) uplifts are approved prior to work commencement
• Support the review of the rental hire usage to identify and reduce unnecessary spend
• Participate in internal and supplier meetings to support cost control and financial governance
• Any other associated duties as reasonably required

• Knowledge of production/maintenance operations gained through experience of working in the oil and gas industry
• You should have team leader skills, underpinned by supervisory experience.

• Previous experience in SAP
• Competent in Microsoft excel
• Good numerical and analytical skills

• HNC in Business Management or a developing professional
• Some experience in Finance, Cost Control or Commercial Administration, with a preference for a candidate with experience ideally in Operator and Contractor organizations in the Oil and Gas sector desirable
• Previous experience in the Budgeting, Forecasting, and Cost Control and Procure to Pay process desirable