COST CONTROLLER-FM
Role Overview
• KEY RESPONSIBILITY
• Assist in the timely preparation and submission of Requests for Invoicing (RFI) and coordinate with the Finance team for invoice processing.
• Prepare and monitor customer billing based on contracts, purchase orders, completed work, and agreed commercial terms.
• Track submitted RFIs and reconcile them against invoices raised to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Monitor unbilled revenue and coordinate with Operations and Commercial teams to ensure timely invoicing.
• Follow up with customers regarding LPO and GRN closures to facilitate timely invoice submission through customer portals.
• Prepare monthly revenue and cost accruals for services rendered and expenses incurred but not yet invoiced.
• Act as a liaison between Operations teams and coordinators to ensure timely processing of purchase orders and cost recognition.
• Record, monitor, and analyze operating costs related to FM contracts, projects, and operational sites.
• Monitor open and partially utilized purchase orders and ensure costs are recorded in the appropriate accounting period.
• Prepare petty cash requests for business units and coordinate with Finance for disbursement and reconciliation.
• Review supplier invoices for accuracy, approvals, PO/GRN matching, and compliance with accounting policies.
• Process and monitor accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions.
• Monitor customer receivables and support collection activities by providing accurate customer account information.
• Prepare and submit client invoices and follow up on outstanding payments.
• Maintain accurate accounting records and financial transactions in accordance with company policies and accounting standards.
• Perform reconciliations of bank accounts, supplier accounts, customer accounts, and general ledger balances.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
• Monitor project and operational costs against approved budgets and identify variances.
• Prepare journal entries, provisions, and other month-end accounting adjustments.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules.
• Generate periodic financial, operational, and management reports to support decision-making.
• Coordinate with operations teams to track FM-related revenues, expenditures, and project performance.
• Support internal and external audits by providing accurate financial records and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with company financial procedures, accounting standards, VAT regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Utilize ERP, CAFM, and accounting systems for financial reporting, cost tracking, and data analysis.
Key Skills for This Role
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Billing and revenue
- Prepare and submit requests for invoicing and coordinate invoice processing with Finance.
- Prepare and monitor customer billing against contracts, purchase orders, completed work, and agreed commercial terms.
- Track requests for invoicing against invoices and monitor unbilled revenue.
- Coordinate timely invoicing with Operations and Commercial teams; follow up on customer LPO and GRN closures through customer portals.
- Prepare monthly revenue and cost accruals and coordinate purchase-order processing and cost recognition.
Cost control and accounting operations
- Record, monitor, and analyze costs for facilities management contracts, projects, and operating sites.
- Monitor open or partly used purchase orders and ensure costs are recorded in the appropriate accounting period.
- Prepare petty cash requests and coordinate disbursement and reconciliation with Finance.
- Review supplier invoices for accuracy, approvals, PO/GRN matching, and policy compliance.
- Process accounts payable and receivable, support collection activities, submit client invoices, and follow up on outstanding payments.
Financial reporting and compliance
- Maintain accounting records and perform bank, supplier, customer, and general ledger reconciliations.
- Assist with budgets, forecasts, and financial plans; monitor costs against approved budgets and identify variances.
- Prepare journal entries, provisions, and month-end adjustments; maintain fixed-asset registers and depreciation schedules.
- Produce periodic financial, operational, and management reports and coordinate with Operations on FM revenue, expenditure, and performance.
- Support audits with accurate records and documentation and comply with company procedures, accounting standards, VAT rules, and statutory requirements.
- Use ERP, CAFM, and accounting systems for reporting, cost tracking, and analysis; maintain confidentiality and internal controls.
Technical competencies
- Financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
- Accounts payable and receivable, general ledger maintenance, account reconciliations, revenue recognition, and accrual accounting.
- Project and contract accounting, VAT compliance, financial planning, performance monitoring, audit support, cost tracking, and variance analysis.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills.
Qualifications and experience
- Essential: bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
- Three to five years of accounting experience, preferably in facility management, property management, construction, or infrastructure.
- Experience in project accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
- Desirable: CPA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent certification; ERP experience such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
- Desirable: familiarity with CAFM and facilities management contract accounting, UAE VAT and compliance knowledge, advanced Excel and financial reporting, and cost-control or budget-management experience.
About DP World
DP World describes its work as connecting global trade through ports, terminals, marine services, logistics, and technology.
The company says it operates across 78 countries and has more than 115,000 employees.
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