Project Controller

Company DescriptionBEUMER Group is an international leader in intralogistics, specializing in conveying, loading, palletising, packaging, sortation, and distribution technology across a wide range of industries, including airports, e-commerce, warehousing & distribution, and bulk material handling. We offer the right solution for nearly every logistics challenge.
As a family-owned company, BEUMER combines tradition with innovation. We are proud of what our employees create each day. Integrity, Inspiration, Quality and Teamwork!

Job Description The Project Controller position requires excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills. The Controller is the main point of contact for Project Managers regarding commercial and financial aspects and plays an integral role, supporting the Project Management team. This position will be based out of our corporate office in Somerset, NJ. There will be some travel required to project sites.

This role works closely with Project Management, Finance, and also interfaces with Sales, Engineering, Site Integration, and Procurement. Responsibilities:

Execute project performance controlling measures such as costs, revenue, cash flow, margin controlling, re-calculate forecasts, analyze variances, utilization, calculate change orders etc.

Support Finance to ensure accurate booking of the project financials including month closing, accruals etc.

Support Finance as they carry out daily operations including invoicing, monitoring receivables, and following up on supplier invoices

Prepare monthly financial reports and forecast for projects and prepares data for use by Project Management and Senior Management.

Support Sales / Tendering during offer preparation and sales phase regarding risk identification / mitigation as well as contract negotiations

Support the projects regarding taxes, insurance, contract compliance issues, contractor licenses, certified payroll, bonds and hedging

Support project management during project execution regarding risk identification, mitigation and claim management and invoicing

Be able to challenge the numbers and be pragmatic

Assist Finance in year-end financial audits, as well as client audits

Working through BEUMER Project Management software and the various departments responsible for overseeing, monitoring, and maintaining the business partner data entry and order management process from proposal number generation through completion.

Enters initial and updated project milestones, and budgets

Reviews capacities and critical dates with project managers to coordinate with the various departments and avoid conflicts.

Monitors deadlines and the coordination of dates between the various departments

If it becomes necessary to determine project priorities, then work with project manager to resolve conflicts or if necessary, escalate to determine priorities

Responsible for assignment and maintenance of Business Partners and Proposal and Project numbers within the BEUMER systems.

Responsible for the preparation of routine project costing reports by working closely with members of the project team, Finance and Customer Service.

Prepares tracking tools and tracks project metrics.

Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate project information is available to the project team.

To use reporting and information systems to maximize availability and effectiveness of information

May be assigned to special projects or required to perform other duties not listed above, which may vary from time to time as determined by management, to meet company needs.

Annual compensation range: $ - $
The posted salary range reflects the compensation the company reasonably expects to offer for this position. Actual compensation will not be less than the posted…