Cost Controller/scheduler - Brisbane, Australia - Eden Richie Recruitment
Description
Eden Ritchie is seeking a
Cost Controller/Scheduler to assist in the disbursement and management of funds associated with several limited life funding programs.
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14 month contract with possible 2 x 12 month extension:
Brisbane CBD location
As the Cost Controller/Scheduler, your key responsibilities will include:
- Design, produce and manage custom monthly financial dashboards for reporting to the Board and Minerals Geoscience Team Management.
- Produce and manage the monthly Tailored Resources Project Status Report (financial section only) for the monthly Board meeting.
- Prepare and submit the annual program budgets and any subsequent revisions in coordination with the Minerals GeoscienceTeam Management and Chief Government Geologist.
- In conjunction with the Executive Officer, maintain Folder Security Access to ensure that authorised personnel only have access to files relevant to their duties.
- Record and be familiar with all contracts and POs relating to projects.
- Review new contract cashflows against budget to ensure that all expenditure has adequate approved funding.
- Ensure that each program has adequate contingencies to cover cost increases, scope changes and time delay.
- Design and maintain a logical WBS project code structure that will integrate with the wider DoR coding structure and provide an adequate reporting base.
- Have the skills necessary to accurately extract financial data from the SAP database.
- Liaise with and answer queries from Corporate Finance staff to ensure that good communications and relationships are maintained and that a common view of complex programs is achieved.
- Provide high level commentary on the financial status of each active project/program, proactively highlighting any financial anomalies for escalation to the Chief Government Geologist.
- Design, develop and maintain Cost Plans related to grants programs and other limited life funding programs showing past, present and forecast cost outcomes and budgets.
- Design, develop and maintain Cost Plan extracts and transactional analysis for Project Leads so that there is a common view of the projects being managed.
- Design, develop and maintain program and project Risk Registers that comply with DoR policies and procedures.
- Design and maintain a Grants Register linked to SAP that will provide the Minerals Geoscience Team Management and Chief Government Geologist with a realtime view of grants made, withdrawn, adjusted and paid.
- Set up Project Management Plan templates relevant to project size and importance.
- Ensure that Project Leads are adequately trained and able to understand and update the project Risk Registers on a regular basis and interpret the Cost Plan extracts and transactional analysis provided to them.
- Design and maintain the Project Schedule Summary and liaise with Minerals Geoscience Team Management to ensure that it is updated monthly.
- Liaise with the Chief Government Geologist and the Minerals Geoscience Team to produce deferral documentation for submission to QT.
- In conjunction with the Minerals Geoscience Team Management, prepare monthly accrual documentation with supporting information.
- Prepare various returns required by DoR, QT and other government agencies including:
- Services to Industry
- Mining return
- Grants History
- LGA Return
- QG Grants Expenditure
- QEC Chart Data
- ABS R&D Return
- QOCS R&D Return
- State Budget Return
- Forward Estimates Return
- QRIDP Progress Report
- Software Stocktake
- Undertake any adhoc reporting or tasks, as directed by the Chief Government Geologist
This position requires:
- Experience in project management, project planning and project control processes
- Assist the Project Team(s) to:
- Define, evaluate and prioritise project tasks
- Identifying risks and recommend mitigation solutions
- Develop and monitor task and project cost estimates
- Establish appropriate reporting and communication mechanisms with management and contract personnel
- Excellent computer skills with in depth knowledge of planning and scheduling software
- Provide interface and quality assurance to project managers and others as required regarding the tracking and reporting of schedule performance
- Develop good working relationships with project team.
Other Evaluation Criteria:
- Significant experience and/or qualifications in project accounting
- Significant experience and understanding of project management
- Competence in identifying, assessing and communicating project risk
- Significant experience in project cost estimation, monitoring, controlling and reporting
- Significant experience in project performance reporting
- Experience in the mining or resource exploration i
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