Project Control Manager

At OCI Global we’re revolutionizing the energy-intensive industries that shape, feed and fuel the world, improving the way we work and live by making our transport cleaner, products greener and our harvests better. We are powering a cleaner future sooner! OCI Global is a game-changing global producer and distributor of nitrogen, methanol, hydrogen products and solutions.

Are you passionate about improving the process for products that we work and live by every day and looking to be a part of making the future cleaner faster? If you are, we need you!

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• The Project Control Manager is responsible for project control activities and works with the project management team to ensure accurate and timely reporting of project results.
• Assure that Percent of Completion accounting is being executed and recorded per US GAAP and that processes are in place for the business to understand and follow the requirements.
• Coordinates with project manager and project team leaders on project related controls issues.
• Coordinates and provides Project Controls support to Project Managers and Directors to establish and maintain data coding structures and project control tools.
• Gathers and tracks quality data used for budgets, contracts, change orders, trends, and actual costs.
• Develops, implements, and maintains a management reporting database to produce program controls reports.
• Assume responsibility of tracking and reconciliation of change orders and project accountings.
• Create and maintain computerized project controls reports as dictated by the project and by the contractual obligations.
• Develops and maintains program controls procedures consistent with OCI’s business requirement to facilitate and ensure tracking of project controls.
• Support the business in achieving the financial targets per project, including leveraging, and managing risks and opportunities with the PM’s.
• Provides cost projection and forecasting to assist PM’s in managing the trend of the project spending versus schedule.
• Manage and Maintain project list and sub ledgers and monitor variances on jobs.
• Works with project managers and accounting to ensure costs are allocated to the jobs correctly.
• Monthly close processing including review and approval of journal entries, accruals, and analysis.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting package for review by Project Managers and Senior Management
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations review (billings in excess, job cost, etc.)
• Prepare monthly job close out analysis for project manager.
• Assures that all monthly closing activity (Schedule and cost) related to the Project are booked in a timely basis.
• Verify intercompany accounts balance, coordinating with intercompany partners if entries are needed.
• Annual labor absorption rate analysis
• Assist with monthly/quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting processes.
• Assists in the establishment of a master schedule to ensure that the project is completed within agreed upon time and cost.
• Keeps up to-date on corporate policy and any changes in current ERP system.
• Supports in monthly and year-end closing including year-end audits.
• Develop a close working relationship with Project Managers and the PMO to support performance metrics.
• Handle ad-hoc / special projects as requested by management.
• Help with preparation of the yearly audit.
• Help maintain the internal control environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
• Accounting, Finance or Business MBA is a plus.
• Construction management experience and contract management experience is a plus.
• A minimum of (15-20) years’ hands-on project controls experience.
• Must have strong Project analysis skills and project controls experience.
• Ideally comes from a project, Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) background.
• Demonstrates good interpersonal skills along with excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Knowledge of the principals of cost estimating, scheduling, and contract administration.
• Ability to accurately communicate complex concepts to non-Finance/Accounting coworkers and upper management.
• Experience in calculating and reporting on Earned Value Management
• Knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures of POC accounting
• Knowledge of general ledger account structure
• Ability to review, approve and reconcile assigned general ledger accounts.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Exhibit strong computer skills and knowledge of relevant technology, SAP knowledge.

Security Clearance Requirements

• Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)

Software

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel required.
• Experience with SAP.

DISCLAIMER

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skill, tasks, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, OCI reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as business needs arise. In compliance with EEOC regulations, if the employee cannot perform the essential functions of this position in a satisfactory manner, further accommodations shall be made if it does not constitute undue hardship upon this organization.

Company Profile

OCI Global is a leading global producer and distributor of nitrogen products and methanol providing sustainable solutions to agricultural and industrial customers around the world. Our production capacity spans four continents and comprises approximately 16.1 million metric tons per year of nitrogen fertilizers, methanol, diesel exhaust fluid, melamine, and other nitrogen products. We are headquartered in the Netherlands and listed on Euronext in Amsterdam. We are proud to have cultivated a strong community focused identity as a local employer with 3,600 employees around the world. Our employment strategy has resulted in a diverse global workforce encompassing 25 nationalities located in ten countries, with diverse ethnicities, religious beliefs, cultures, orientations, ages, and other traits working together respectfully and with a shared sense of purpose.

OCI is an equal opportunity employer that recruits, hires, trains, and promotes regardless of race, color, age, disability, sex, national origin, or religion. We value diversity in our workforce and in the communities we serve.

OCI offers a comprehensive, first-class benefits package. These benefit plans provide a wide range of benefits and protection for the employees and their families. Full-time employees are eligible for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance coverage upon hire. OCI also offers a 401(k) program with a company matching benefit. Full-time employees of OCI receive paid holidays and PTO.

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