Cost Controller

**About the Role**:
UGL is seeking an experienced **Cost Controller** to join our existing project team on site, based in Kwinana. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and tracking project costs, ensuring adherence to budgets, and supporting the Project Controls and Execution teams to deliver on project goals.
This role will commence in November 2024, and work a Monday - Friday Roster.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Cost Management**: Prepare comprehensive weekly and monthly cost reports, tracking project performance against budget and highlighting variances.
- **Change Management**: Process and manage variations and change requests, adhering to the approved change management framework.
- **Client Claims**: Develop detailed monthly cost impact claims and liaise with the client for approval.
- **Timekeeping Accuracy**: Review and reconcile weekly timesheets with gate data to ensure accurate labor cost tracking.
- **Procurement Support**: Raise Material Requisitions (MRs) in compliance with UGL's procurement policies and ensure accurate and timely goods receipting.
- **Vendor Management**: Oversee vendor invoicing, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
- **Month-End Reporting**: Assist with month-end tasks including hours accruals, cost accruals, journal entries, and forecasting.
- **Team Collaboration**: Provide cost control support to the Project Controls Coordinator and wider project team as needed.

**About You**:
To be successful in this role, you will need:

- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in cost control, project accounting, accounts payable, or payroll roles (preferred).
- Proficiency in SAP and advanced skills in the MS Office suite, particularly Excel and Word.
- Strong understanding of procurement and finance processes, including requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipting, and cost reporting.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to work collaboratively with both internal teams and external stakeholders.

**What we offer**
- Diverse opportunities to grow, back yourself and achieve
- The chance to join a 6,000+ strong organisation owned by the CIMIC Group, one of the world's leading international contractors
- Pathways for you to succeed and the space for you to carve your own journey
- A culture that values diversity and innovation, evolving with market changes and new technologies

**What makes you right for UGL**
- Genuine concern for safety
- Ability to provide a safe, supportive and positive workplace
- Capacity to flourish in a high-performance environment
- An innovative mindset and a willingness to challenge the norm
- A belief that success and value are driven by real teams where everyone has a role to play

**About Us**

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. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies.

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 will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen.

Reference - 261412

**Discipline**: Cost Controller

**Primary Location**: Australia-WA-Kwinana

**Other Locations**: Australia-WA-Perth CBD, Inner & Western Suburbs

**Work Type**: Full-time