Lead Specialist, Cost Control

KBR - Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd

Develops and controls baselines and budgets
Monitor schedule/milestones
Prepare and deliver customer report deliverables
This role is responsible for developing forecasts, monitoring project risks, maintaining cost controls, and preparing cashflow reports, while ensuring full compliance across an assigned portfolio of projects

Job Summary

  • This role is responsible for developing forecasts, monitoring project risks, maintaining cost controls, and preparing cashflow reports, while ensuring full compliance across an assigned portfolio of projects.
  • The Lead Project Control Specialist will also oversee the execution of functional objectives by providing leadership, guidance, and direction to team members, and will contribute to the development of broader functional strategies.
  • The position supports project-level accounting, financial management reporting, customer-related deliverables, and the administration of the change control process.

Matching Summary

This role is responsible for developing forecasts, monitoring project risks, maintaining cost controls, and preparing cashflow reports, while ensuring full compliance across an assigned portfolio of projects.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Develops and controls baselines and budgets
  • Monitor schedule/milestones
  • Prepare and deliver customer report deliverables
  • Analyze/modify cost estimates
  • Prepare forecasts using program resource estimates
  • Develop Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Nice-to-have

  • Leadership, guidance, and direction
  • Contribute to broader functional strategies
  • Independent problem resolution
  • Strong work ethics
  • Mathematical/analytical skills
  • Excellent communication skills

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years relevant work experience with CA/CWA/ACCA or CIMA
  • 15 years relevant work experience with Semi-qualified professionals / undergraduate / Post graduate degree
  • Mastery of complex program management concepts
  • Knowledge of financial accounting principles (U.S. GAAP)
  • Strong understanding of government contracting fundamentals
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Highly advanced Excel skills

Work Rights

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