Title Cost Controller - UIC Oil and Gas

UIC Oil and Gas Support (UICOGS) seeks a Cost Controller to support financial operations and assist project management teams in creating, managing, and distributing cost control information for construction projects. The role is responsible for inputting, tracking, and generating reports on project costs and actively collaborates with project teams to plan, manage, and execute cost control functions for both government and private sector projects.

Intended to supplement the general accounting functions provided by Accounting and Payroll Departments, the Cost Controller must provide detailed, accurate and timely project cost information to the Project Management Teams to provide the basis for sound financial management and prudent decision making based on up-to-date cost information. The Cost Controller will also provide UICCS management additional administrative functions relevant to business operations.

The Cost Controller will have access to sensitive and proprietary information that cannot be shared with employees or other UIC companies, therefore, the CC has to abide to UIC Construction confidentiality.

Essential functions will include:

Construction Operations:

• Participate in the initial creation of the Project Plan, providing administrative support and cost control input as required.
• Participate in the creation of the initial Project Budget, and roll budget over from the original Bid Day Estimate. Develop, with the Project Management Team, requisite detail for each phase code that can be used to accurately track field production and costs.
• Review Contract requirements for administrative responsibilities.
• Assist in the management and maintenance of all project management software “tools”, as required.
• Anticipate and become involved in analyzing assigned project problems or issues and provide the necessary support to resolve these matters.
• Help initiate and participate in the close out of projects in an efficient, thorough, and timely manner.
• Help ensure appropriate operational responses to all Contract Document requirements.
• Set up and maintain accurate hard copy and digital Project files.

Business Operations:

• Filling out accurate information required by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to maintain SBA status.
• Provide a variety of accurate financial reports as requested by management, such as, budgets, monthly and quarterly budget/variance reports, and all necessary documentation for government and private sector agencies or companies that UICCS solicits or performs work.
• Review Government bid forms for accuracy prior to submittal.
• Maintain up-to-date accurate data on websites where UICCS is registered as a provider, including government agencies.
• Set up and maintain accurate hard copy and digital Company files.
• Manage other office staff as required.

Contract Administration:

• Work with project management team to understand and note all reporting requirements for each specific project.
• Input job number, phase codes and budgets for new projects into the job cost accounting system. Work with project management team to identify the requisite level of detail for each phase code to allow for accurate field production and cost tracking.
• Review weekly time sheets for project coding, preparation and distribution.
• Ensure accuracy of weekly labor and equipment recaps.
• Input all prime contract change orders, modifications, and contract adjustments into the job cost system.
• Maintain job related data in the job cost master file.
• Review reconciliation of payroll reports to recap.
• Oversight review of journal entries for equipment rent and corrections to the job cost system.
• Oversight review of equipment time sheets to recaps and job cost system.
• Analyze cost data on projects when requested…