Sulzer

Project Controller

Madrid

FULL TIME

October 29, 2024

GF_Finance & Controlling, Accounting-E484
Project Controller - Full Time - Madrid, Spain

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

The Project Controller is responsible for overseeing financial aspects of project management, including cost controlling, data aggregation, cost allocation, product costing, inventory valuation, project portfolio management, and revenue recognition.

Your main tasks and responsibilities:

  • Execute, control, handover, and close project portfolios, ensuring comprehensive management of project lifecycles.
  • Ensure projects are managed effectively from inception to completion, including monitoring and controlling project costs, timelines, and deliverables to achieve the project goals.
  • Review the scope of work and cost calculations are in line with the commercial and financial terms at the tendering phase, contract signature and handover phase.
  • Set-up the project structure, including the work breakdown and establishing the project baseline.
  • Ensure that changes to the project scope are timely reflected in the systems and communicated to project stakeholders.
  • Lead project governance together with the Project Manager. ie consolidated project review process to report and track project KPI`s and identify and document actual and potential deviations.
  • Support the PM team with the risk mitigation process, identifying any critical action to prevent delays and cost overruns; proactively identify emerging headwinds, quantify costs, and schedule implications.
  • Manage revenue recognition processes, including quote, order, and fulfilment management.
  • Ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition in compliance with accounting standards.
  • Run predictive analytics related to projects, including revenue forecasting (OT IFRS 15) and project cost forecasting.
  • ONCF management on project level, support billing process from inception to execution, securing timely submission of milestones and controlling the NWC.
  • Initiate, monitor, update and resolve provisions and contingencies with the Project Team.
  • Identify, document, and communicate together with the Project Team lessons learned at the project close out.
  • Ensure all financial reporting and processes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  • Ensure internal controls are in place for the processes performed by this role.


To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in commercial finance, controlling, or related roles.
  • Experience within the manufacturing or industrial sectors is a plus Critical success factors.
  • Demonstrated expertise in cost controlling, project portfolio management, and revenue recognition.
  • Expertise in revenue forecasting and recognition and in scenario analysis and financial forecasting.
  • Strong financial acumen.
  • Excellent communication skills to report project financials and risks to leadership.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to work with project managers and finance teams Technical & language skills.
  • Experience with Tagetik and Qlik Sense is a plus.
  • Advance user of integrated ERP systems is a plus.
  • Strong MS Office (Excel, Power Point) skills.


What we offer you:

  • A competitive salary as well as participation in the variable remuneration system based on personal and financial objectives.
  • Restaurant tickets.
  • Permanent contract.
  • Accident insurance.


No visa or work permit support can be provided for this role


Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.
We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2024 in Brazil, China, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.


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