Cost Controller

Turner & Townsend
Chicago
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 120,000 - 140,000 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 3-5 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Decision-making","Data reconciliation","Stakeholder collaboration","Accuracy"]

Implement and maintain cost control systems to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts. Prepare and review cost estimates, evaluate fee proposals, and provide cash flow and cost reporting (including earned value). Support project scheduling inputs, build reporting tools and spreadsheets, reconcile data for audit trails, and manage cost reports for multiple projects. Operate project controls software using WBS and SAP data updates.

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Cost Controller

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Job Summary

Implement and maintain cost control systems to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts. Prepare and review cost estimates, evaluate fee proposals, and provide cash flow and cost reporting (including earned value). Support project scheduling inputs, build reporting tools and spreadsheets, reconcile data for audit trails, and manage cost reports for multiple projects. Operate project controls software using WBS and SAP data updates.
Location: Chicago
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Implement, administer, and maintain cost control systems and procedures to track budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts.
  • •Assist in preparation and review of cost estimates, and provide cost information to support decision-making and alternative selection.
  • •Produce forecasts, cash flow analysis, and maintain cost reports with regular updates on project financial position.
  • •Develop reporting tools (including spreadsheets) to generate cost reports, extract and transform data from multiple sources, and reconcile data for an audit trail.
  • •Operate project controls software by developing WBS, uploading financial data from SAP, updating forecasts, and producing monthly cost report packages; manage change logs and review invoices and progress submissions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 140,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
  • •3–5 years of relevant experience in a cost management role in the construction industry.
  • •Experience supporting cost management on medium or large construction projects.
  • •Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes and value management/engineering.
  • •Strong communication skills. Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
Experience:3-5 yearsConstructionConstruction consultancyProject controlsReal estate
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationDecision-makingData reconciliationStakeholder collaborationAccuracy
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SAPWork Breakdown Structure (WBS)Contruent/PrismEcosysPMISSpreadsheetsEarned valueSOX

Company Brief

Turner & Townsend
Global professional services firm providing program, project and cost management, advisory and consulting services across property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors to public and private clients worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded: 1946
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