Contract: Cost Control & Reporting / France

A leading Oil and Gas major client are looking for a Cost Controller to join their team in Paris supporting a mega project.

Responsibilities:
Ensure cost estimates of work programs and investments are performed to build the budget & PdC’s. S
Support the budget and performance review sessions.
Participate from a cost control point of view in the preparation, consolidation and review of the various Project budgets and updates (internal & external / Annual & Multiyear) with inputs from the members of the Project team, and provide ‘ad hoc’ economics support as required
Implement appropriate strategies to ensure adequate budget and performance monitoring 
Prepare the Monthly Cost Report with comments
Propose and implement improvements of Project and Corporate procedures, means and tools in order to ensure the efficient organization and operation of the Project Cost Control activities
Provide input into the system, regarding payment schedules, invoicing and cost control issues as required
Support the monthly closure activities, including making adequate provisions for accruals and follow up of prepayments.
Alert the budget holders when expenditures reach a critical threshold 
Provide the necessary checks, approval functions for invoices submitted, in accordance with Contracts, Project and Company procedures, SOX requirements and DOA
Assist the cost assessment of any contract variations and identify any Project cost trend, drifts, variances data update and maintain the Project Final Cost Estimate
Manages the work commitment process, including validation to external parties/ HQ (releases PRs,PO and approves RFS in STAR for Head Office, review and validation of SES and TWA in the management information system (SAP) and timely processing of invoices

Qualifications/Experience Required:
10 years’ experience in Cost Control
5 years experience in Oil and Gas
Bachelor's degree in either accounting, finance or economics is required
Fluent in English
Knowledge of Portuguese would be advantageous

Please note only applicants eligble to work in the EU will be considered