Cost Controller

Within the Utilities sector UGL deliver operations and maintenance services to power, water and gas asset owners. Our Services team thrive on solving our clients’ operational challenges and improving their service efficiency. If you are looking for a bright future and opportunity to grow your career, then join UGL - a great place to work

**The opportunity**
- As the Cost Controller for our Endeavour Energy Alliance team you will be responsible for providing overall cost management, reporting, and forecasting requirements.

Reporting to the Alliance Manager you will enjoy fostering strong internal relationships whilst taking a proactive approach in delivering accurate information.

**Key Responsibilities include**
- Use sound cost principles to develop and maintain all project cost reporting, forecasting and trending tools that align to the projects daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual milestones and client requirements
- Ensuring that the projects standards, procedures, and systems / tools for cost control are implemented activities undertaken
- Carry out end of month processes and accurate financial reporting within required deadlines
- Accurate cost accruals for end of month reporting
- Review project costs and perform cost analysis where required
- Adjust forecast rates for staff resources
- Processing/reviewing weekly payroll
- Creating and updating purchase orders, work orders, and WBS elements in
- Processing of invoices
- Ensure accurate Cost allocation

**Requirements to be successful**
- Knowledge of financial management systems - SAP essential
- Advanced in MS Excel
- Business related qualifications in accounting or economics is highly desirable
- Proactively seek to continuously improve performance, deliverables, and work efficiencies
- Capable of prioritising work and managing time

**What we offer**

When you join UGL, you’ll get to shape the nation alongside Australia’s best experts. You’ll be empowered to follow your curiosity and supported to carve out your dream career-life journey.

As a diversified services organisation, UGL appreciates the diversity and richness of its people, and seeks to create inclusive environments that promote your talent and skills.
- Discounted private Health insurance
- Salary Continuance Insurance
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- A Strong Health and Safety Culture
- Dedicated wellness program and discounts
- Paid Parental Leave
- Salary sacrifice
- Novated leasing
- Be supported to pursue educational and leadership development opportunities
- Access endless career options and pathways, because UGL backs our own with a preference to promote from within. We’re also a member of the CIMIC Group, one of the world’s leading international contractors
- UGL is well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction, and maintenance services within, rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water, and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises, and public institutions. _
- At UGL, we value diversity - in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply._
- Please note that relevant screening checks may be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These will include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen. _

Job Reference: 253386

**Discipline**: Engineer - Cost

**Primary Location**: Australia-NSW-Parramatta & Western Suburbs

**Work Type**: Full-time