Project Controller
Andritz · Chennai
Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.
Project Controller (PC)
STANDARD P&P project Role Descriptions
Job Location - The position is global and the location can be any of our main Pulp & Paper location within the PCF Wood Processing product group worldwide for example, India, China, Finland, etc
1 Purpose and Target
- Financial controlling of delivery projects with due and proper diligence and thoroughness
- To achieve commercial project targets
Target is
- Safety: Zero Accidents or lost time injuries
- Costs: Project completed within the budget
- Schedule: Contractual Milestones are met
- Quality: Contractual requirements punctually met and documented.
2 Organizational Reporting
- To the Division Controller (DC) in the Line Organization
- To the Project Manager (PM) in the Project Organization
3 Authorization
- Participating in project review meetings
- Empowerment to require alignment with Andritz reporting standards and rules in project controlling and cost forecasting
- Empowerment and responsibility to escalate financial controlling related topics, especially major risks and non-compliance with Andritz reporting standards to management and other stakeholders
4 Responsibilities
- Financial controlling of delivery projects including proactive approach and detecting early signals of potential risks
- Supporting PM with cost forecasting, financial project analysis and reporting. This includes, for example financial part of APIS (Payment and securities, Financial summary, Cash flow as well as upload of attachments), reporting and controlling of accounts receivable
5 Tasks
- Creating new projects with relevant WBS structure in SAP
- Coordinating and instructing harmonized WBS structure over legal entities for multi-company projects
- Ensuring that intercompany Sales and Purchase orders are aligned and properly done between Group companies for multi-company projects
- Having a global responsibility of single-line project controlling and reporting
- Uploading project budgets to SAP
- Participating in monthly review meetings. This includes also preparative tasks like initiation of detailed cost summary report
- Consolidating detailed cost summary report for the projects where more than one legal entity involved
- Managing and updating +/- lists between legal entities
- Updating baseline calculation (BC) for change orders, take-outs, escalation, reclassification between cost items etc.
- Studying deviations, drilling down to cost details and preparing ad hoc reports for project managers and other stakeholders
- Acting as key user for APIS (Andritz Project Information System) and APCO (Andritz Project Controlling) systems. This includes training and support of standard users as well as being a contract person towards Group functions in development and problem solving
- Supporting Project Manager in customer invoicing as well as in monitoring and collecting receivables
- Being the main contact with Project Finance in terms of changes in credit risk insurance and guarantees
- Being the main contact with Treasury in terms of changes in currency hedging
- Being the main contact with Group Insurance in terms of project insurances
- Clearing and closing of projects in SAP
- Support sales project activities like evaluating financing costs and cash flow
6 Professional Experience / Education
- Master (or Bachelor) of Sc. degree in economics, business administration, technology or similar
- Skills in International Accounting Rules (IFRS) and controlling large projects
- Knowledge of SAP ERP system
- Good English skills. Mastering other languages is an advantage
7 Competences
Leadership Competences
- Goal-oriented (goal setting and review)
- Decision-making ability
- Accomodating with multi-cultural teams
- Customer focus
Professional Competences:
- Project process expertise
- Order execution and closing
- Understanding business and organization
- Financial controlling
- Contract and risk management
- SAP ERP system
Interaction Skills:
- Collaboration skills
- Influence and communication
- Good negotiating skills
- Capability to manage and resolve conflicts well
- Gives and receives feedback
Personal Characteristics:
- Resilient
- Flexible
- Motivated
- Adaptable and experienced in meeting deadlines
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.