Cost Controller

**Req Id**:13426**Job Family**:Finance - Cost Control & Cost Engineering**Location**:Porto, PT, 4100-136**Our Vision.**
- SBM Offshore believes the oceans will provide the world with safe, sustainable and affordable energy for generations to come. We share our experience to make it happen.**Our Profile.**
- We design, build, install and operate offshore floating facilities for the offshore energy industry. As a leading technology provider, we put our marine expertise at the service of a responsible energy transition by reducing emissions from fossil fuel production, while developing cleaner solutions for renewable energy sources. More than 7,000 SBMers worldwide are committed to sharing their experience to deliver safe, sustainable and affordable energy from the oceans for generations to come. Together, we are driving progress forward in a TRUE. BLUE. TRANSITION.**#OGJS**

**RESPONSIBILITIES & MAIN TASKS**
- Ensure that budget / forecast are linked with the current Scope of Work and planning, make key stakeholders aware at any time of their budget position (under/overruns); Anticipate change in budget facing risk of longer duration or change in scope.
- Work closely with Unit Manager & General Manager, to ensure that budget & corresponding scope are properly track and billed as planned and executed in accordance standards and procedures.
- Work with the business area to ensure that agreed timings, durations and budgets are developed for all planned shutdown activities.
- Provide, evaluate, and establish cost control measures and cost reduction opportunities
- Identify areas in which there are costs of non-quality and implement a plan to reduce
- Monitor and evaluate the cost effectiveness and provide alternative methods in obtaining monitoring information
- Contribute to optimization, standardization, and efficiency of Finance Policies, Processes Reporting and Applications in the frame of coming implementations in IFS.
- Contribute to improvement of Finance Reporting by enhancing Finance Data Quality and Data Flow rationalization.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES**
- Responsible over budgeting and forecasting within attributed perimeter
- Lead Cost Control team and provide guidance on Cost Management practices and tools and support cost control career plan
- Provide technical support to cost controllers on issues and topics within the attributed zone.
- Coordination with Cost Controllers to harmonize templates & working best practices within attributed area
- Support to the Cost Department Supervisor and/or Manager & local F&A Manager on finance activities as required
- Business partnerships through support to the Shore base F&A Mgr and Operations for any finance matters
- Travel to Shorebase to support local Cost Control team & Finance department when required
- Monitor and manage the cash flows and predict future trends
- Analyze, monitor and/or report on factors influencing business performance for decision making or planning for future events

**OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES (=) MAIN TASKS (+) on Cost Control activities outside of Integra scope**

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**
- Cost Control - Administration & monitoring of all financial, invoicing and reporting aspects of SBM units (FSO, FPSO, MOPU) which are under a charter and/or an operation contract(s)
- Team Lead - Coordinate with Cost Controllers of the zone and review of outputs/analysis prior to delivery to Finance Manager / Cost Department Manager / Client / Partners
- Harmonization of tools & working practices & procedures within attributed zone

**GENERAL**:

- Responsible over budgeting and forecasting within attributed project Shut Down or Vessel(s);
- Follow Cost Control guidance provided by Finance management on Cost Management practices and tools.
- Respect Timetable and group deadline to report accurate financial data;
- Comply with ICOFR best practice in place;
- Business partnerships through support to the S/D Project Manager and Unit Manager(s) for any finance matters

**BUDGET & FORECAST**
- Budgeting process: Roll out budget timeline aligned with SBMO schedule and Partners/Clients requirements
- Planning allowing timely review with adequate level of management at all the levels within the Area/Region (Ops Manager, Planner, Project Manager)
- Review consistency of the budget vs. inputs provided by the stakeholders and aligned with planned activities
- Strive for proposing/gathering recommendations for optimizations
- Prepare forecasts upside / downsides, and consolidate for the Area
- Prepare for Area monthly Finance updates (MUR/MRR )
- Provide Operations Management with recommendations
- Review Client reporting (Forecasts, commitments, budgets )
- Business partnering with Operational (early warning on budget variances )

**Specific skills / expertise / product**:

- Knowledge / Experience of Industrial or HQ cost control & budgeting
- Education: Business School or financial & accounting related degree.- Experience: 1-5 years in Cost Cont