Project Controller

Location: Guildford Area

How to apply

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is a subsidiary of Airbus. SSTL has a heritage that spans over 40 years, and prides itself in continual innovation and improvement of space technologies, products and services, as well as in delivering space missions for a broad array of applications. From the earliest study activities to the subsystem manufacturing, to the assembly and test, to in-orbit operations, the whole spacecraft lifecycle is managed from SSTL’s Guildford, Surrey headquarters.

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Financial Project Control Manager

Key Purpose of Role

To ensure the effective financial control of various designated projects & bids.

Key Tasks

Costing & Bidding

Operate as finance lead on bidding activities. This involves reviewing & validating the bid costings that have been prepared by Engineering. Ensure that associated financial criteria are correctly applied (e.g. foreign currency, customer approved rates, profit margins, taxation, provisions & contingencies).

Work with Bid manager to determine appropriate milestone payment plans to ensure most favourable cash position.

Assist bid managers with bid presentation pack preparation.

Work with Bid team to ensure compliance to the Bid Process

Project Control

• Working closely with project managers to ensure financial objectives are met and to play a key role within the project decision making process whilst striving to act as the “CFO” of the project.
• Regular review of project actual costs, commitments and forecasts with the Project team & project managers, in conjunction with the project schedule.
• Regular review of overall financial project health and steer of recovery actions (e.g. cash, debtors, in year financial trading position).
• Presentation of financial status in relevant management reviews.
• Regular review of the project risk register ensuring a strong risk management culture and financial link.
• Work across functions to resolve queries, mitigate issues and ensure project data is of the highest quality.
• Providing required management accounting project data according to the reporting schedule of the business. Includes sales, profit & cash flow monthly / quarterly forecasting.
• Management of all customer financial reporting requirements & interaction with customer’s financial / reporting tools for both bids and projects.
• Support to any required internal / external project related audits.
• Taking an active role in identifying and delivering improvements to processes within finance and the business (e.g. assisting with collection of cost of non-quality data)
• Ad-hoc requests from team leader.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ACCA / CIMA / ACA or related degree would be desirable.

Experience

• Proven and demonstrable experience in a relevant role.
• Experience within a project-related (IFRS 15) environment covering both costing, bidding and program delivery.
• Experience within a dynamic and fast paced organisation.
• Experience within a Engineering / Manufacturing industry.

Knowledge & Skills

• Positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Excellent organisational, analytical and team working skills.
• Flexible and able to multi-task; managing a number of different bids and projects simultaneously and being able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Solid understanding of finance & applicable project accounting standards.
• Excellent inter-personal & communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Able to develop good working relationships with key people in the business.
• Ability to use various Microsoft tools (e.g. Excel, Power point, Dynamics, Data Warehouse, Share point). A high level of Excel skill is required.
• High level of concentration and attention to detail with ability to sense check.
• Knowledge of S4 Hana (Public Cloud) would be advantageous but not essential.

Location

Guildford, Surrey

Other

The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a UK national security clearance

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company

SURREY SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Employment Type

Permanent

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Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Customer Account and Service Management

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