Cost Controller

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Job Description

Kanadevia Inova is recruiting a Project Cost Controller to support our Protos Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) project team, where Kanadevia Inova is constructing a carbon capture plant, located near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, North West England. This position plays a key part in ensuring effective financial control and project performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor project costs, analyse deviations from plan, and provide accurate cost forecasts (cost to complete).
• Collaborate closely with the Lead Project Controller and key stakeholders across Head Office (Zurich) and site teams.
• Manage local project costs, including petty cash, credit cards, and project bank accounts, in coordination with regional and HQ accounting.
• Support revenue recognition and project margin control through accruals for Civil and Site Lots.
• Review and approve subcontractor invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with project budgets.
• This posting reflects the main responsibilities of the position. Additional responsibilities and expectations will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in cost control within construction, engineering, or project accounting environments.
• Strong knowledge of SAP (PS, SD, MM, FI modules).
• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Solid understanding of project controlling, financial management, and EPC contract structures.
• Experience with Percentage-of-Completion (PoC) accounting under IFRS is highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to work independently and establish effective processes in new environments.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Effective communicator, able to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Proactive, organised, and solution-oriented approach.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, project-driven environment.

Additional Information

Benefits

• Competitive package including annual salary review and discretionary, company-weighted bonus
• Generous pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
• 24 days annual leave, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• Comprehensive private medical and dental insurance, plus life (4× salary) and disability cover
• Wellbeing support, employee assistance resources, and Cycle to Work scheme
• Why Join Kanadevia Inova?
• Be part of a leading global clean energy and Energy-from-Waste (EfW) business delivering critical infrastructure
• Work on some of the largest and most complex EfW EPC projects worldwide
• Join a company with a strong safety-first, quality-driven, engineering-led culture
• Benefit from the stability and backing of a global engineering group
• Access long-term career development and international growth opportunities
• For HR agencies: Please note that we do not accept applications coming from agencies. Thank you.