Senior Project Controller

For Damen we are looking for a Senior Project Controller. Within the Mid-Sized Vessels division there is room for an experienced project control professional. In this role you will responsible for the bigger new buildings projects and optimalization of the control framework. Do you have a background in project controlling? Please continue to read!

Your potential employer

The MSV Division (Mid-Sized Vessels) represents one of the four ship-newbuild domains of Damen Shipyards, alongside Workboats, Yachting and Naval. MSV focuses on selling, designing, engineering, building and commissioning of mid-sized vessels. These vessels are characterized as technologically complex, ETO (engineered-to-order), built as one-off or in limited series. Mid-Sized Vessels (MSV) is looking for a Senior Project Controller within the Finance & Control (F&C) department.

Your department/team

The department F&C of MSV is responsible for the financial management of the division. The division consists of the organization in Gorinchem, engineering companies in Poland and Ukraine and two yards in Romania.

The financial management is organized in two, being Project Control and Business Control. The focus of Project Control is on project results whereas the focus of Business Control is on the entities within the division and the consolidated result of the division.

Your tasks and responsibilities

The Senior Project Controller is responsible project control of new building projects of MSV. Project control encompasses the end-to-end process from initial estimate to final outcome and involves every part of the division: the Design & Proposal department in Gorinchem, the engineering companies and the yards.

In this role you will support the Project Manager during every stage of the project. The senior project controller makes sure the Project Manager is timely informed on (financial) developments, risks and potential mitigating actions or opportunities to improve the project result. To do so the Senior Project Controllers knows the details of the project planning and contracts with the customer, subcontractors and suppliers, keeps track of purchase orders, invoices and estimates the final outcome of a project. The Senior Project Controller’s focus is on accuracy of costs and completeness of income.

The Senior Project Controller takes a pro-active role, makes sure she/he knows potential issues and timely suggests actions to improve project result. In the month end closing process, the Senior Project Controller manages revenue and costs recognition, forecasted result and cash flow of a project.

This position will require regular travel to the yards of the group to stay up to date on project progress and liaise with project management and local project administration.

• Analysis, evaluation and forecasting of project progress versus plan, with a focus on financials;
• Support to Project Management;
• Together with the Project Manager update estimates at completion;
• Together with the Project Manager keep track of risks and opportunities;
• Month end closing processes: revenue and costs recognition, update of estimates, cash flow, project reporting;
• Monthly reconciliation of project results with results of the division and intercompany charges;
• Improve the project controlling framework.

Your profile and knowledge

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Finance or Economics;
• Vast experience in a similar role in a project driven environment;
• Excellent communication skills;
• A good command of the English language.

Damen offers you

At Damen they realize that supporting and managing talented individuals is of great importance. They understand that the key to success is to find the right person for the right job. That is why they continuously invest in your development. Damen offers you (in case of full time employment):

• a dynamic international working environment focusing on technology and innovation;
• a competitive salary;
• at least 40 days of annual leave;
• profit sharing & pension allowance;
• continuous focus on professional and personal development through their Damen Academy;
• an active social environment such as events and sports.

Interested? Please apply!