Specialist Cost Controller

Job Purpose

Monitor financial resources and expenditures, ensuring that costs are controlled and aligned with budgetary constraints. Analyzing financial data, identifying cost-saving opportunities, implementing cost-effective measures, and providing recommendations to optimize operational efficiency and profitability.

Key Accountability Areas

Budget Management:

• Develop, monitor, and manage budgets for various departments.
• Analyze costs and expenses, ensuring alignment with budgetary constraints.

Financial Reporting and Analysis:

• Prepare and present financial reports, highlighting key cost-related insights.
• Conduct variance analysis to identify discrepancies between planned and actual costs.

Cost Control Measures:

• Implement cost control measures to ensure adherence to budgets.
• Collaborate with procurement teams to optimize costs and terms with suppliers.

Compliance and Process Improvement:

• Ensure compliance with financial policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance cost efficiency.

Communication and Support:

• Effectively communicate financial information to stakeholders.
• Provide financial advice and insights to support decision-making.

Role Accountability

HR Proficiency:

• Training of sub-ordinates and forming a team to get the work effectively.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to subordinates in all aspects of their work.
• Delegate sub-ordinates in each respective assignment.
• Ensures fair distribution of tasks to maintain morale, motivation of subordinates.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Resolve any related problems arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seeking automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Safety:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic Qualification

Work Experience

Technical / Functional Competencies