Cost Controller

COST CONTROLLER

•    Based at Alcoa Wagerup 
•    ASX 50 Global Energy Leader
•    12 month fixed term contract

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The Role:

We are currently looking for a Cost Controller on a part-time basis (3 days per week) to join the Wagerup team at Alcoa on a 12-month fixed term contract. Additional hours/days may be required depending on reporting requirements. Your main responsibilities will include;

•    Facilitate the creation of new projects and tasks in Worley system – Worley GBS and Ecosys.
•    Work with Alcoa Cost Control to ensure new project lines have been created within Alcoa project controls cost system (GCMS).
•    Raise purchase requestions in Alcoa system – iProc (iProcurement) for approved projects and work requests inline with project engineering estimates. 
•    Manage approved purchase orders and maintain master PO register.
•    Ensure control accounts, task budget, schedule and personnel are correctly setup in Worley GBS & EcoSys.
•    Advise the project team members of the Worley WBS to allow correct billing and time-sheeting.
•    Monitor and review Project Budget (PO value) and track against actual costs to date and estimate at completion.
•    Report and flag to project team leaders (PTL’s) any potential over-runs or issues.
•    Manage and update Worley Ecosys cost control system – import weekly actuals and update project progress.
•    Supply/run weekly EcoSys costs reports to PTL’s that provide project stats – actual Worley hours spent and cost against budget as well as progress and productivity.
•    Supply/run weekly cost & man-hour reports from Alcoa GCMS system (TOPS, Period Expenditure Reports).
•    Assist with the Alcoa project forecasting process (month/quarter/year).
•    Work with PTL’s to manage overall Wagerup Capital Expenditure to within 10% of the forecast.
•    Provide weekly updates of how the actuals are tracking against baseline forecast.
•    Assist with loading forecast in Alcoa Cost Control system (GCMS). 
•    Compare the forecast against previous/current burn rates, considering future resource availability, and competing priorities. 
•    Review forecast with PTL and challenge accordingly (review only).
•    Publish variation summary for comments and manage post forecast review process.
•    Support Alcoa monthly accrual process.
•    Support/provide Worley and Alcoa billing reports (invoices) to PTL’s for forecasting.
•    Support production of Worley monthly contract reports.
•    Support monthly internal Worley project review process.
•    Manage all time keeping changes where necessary
•    Close out complete job’s in Worley GBS Oracle and Ecosys.
•    Support/change spares from capital to expense
•    Support/control the submission of project completion documents i.e. Project Acceptance Certificate (PAC) and Project Closure Notice (PCN).