Financial Project Controller

Robert Half Talent Solutions is currently looking for a Financial Project Controller (m/f/x) for a permanent position based in Sint-Genesius-Rode .

Our client is a fast growing company active in the research sector .

As Financial Project Controller (m/f/x) you will be responsible for:

Budget control and follow-up

• Assists the project managers with the creation of detailed project budgets ;
• Monitors budget progress on a bi-monthly basis ;
• Challenges project managers on reported progress and remaining expenditures ;
• Works closely with the accounting department on revenue recognition (calculation of Work in Progress per project, handling of project advances, invoices and income) ;
• Works closely with the CPMO on budget control and follow-up ;
• Maintains contacts with external project managers and organizations ;
• Prime contact for all external audits by the financing authorities on financial project reporting ;

Reporting

• Creates financial reports and invoices towards project customers; post these invoices and financial reportings on the client platforms ;
• Creates income and invoicing forecasts ;
• Analyses and reports root causes for project delays ;

Reporting tools and procedures

• Will have to understand thoroughly and take over the tools developed by the Interim Financial Project Controller (Power BI mainly, as well as hourly rates calculation and other related tools) ;
• Will have to adapt the current Power BI reporting tool (reporting to PMO) according to new ERP system once fully implemented ;

Other

• Compliance: Assists in creating the contracts and/or assuring contracts are compliant with the legal framework ;
• Helps to implement the new ERP tool, with support of external consultants ;
• Helps to ensure that the new ERP tool is providing the right financial information; fine tunes its settings (together with Accounting and /or external consultants).

The required profile for the Financial Project Controller (m/f/x) position:

• Level of knowledge: Master in Commercial Engineering, in Economy or equivalent through experience ;
• Minimum 10 years experience in financial controlling of projects (ideally Research Projects eg. funded by the European Commission, the European Space Agency and other) ;
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills ;
• Advanced MS Excel knowledge and Power BI knowledge; good knowledge of Access ;
• Fluency in at least 2 of these languages: Dutch, French, English (written and spoken); Good knowledge of the 3rd language ;
• Profound understanding of project management and project management tools ;
• Good knowledge of Belgian GAAP accounting principles and general ledger ;
• Be an organizer and planner, independent ;
• Experience with Odoo (time management) and Bob Sage (accounting software) are a plus ;
• Experience on research projects is a plus.

Interested in this position of Financial Project Controller (m/f/x) at a young and dynamic company? Apply today.

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