Marine Personnel Cost Control Lead
Role Overview
Provides advanced financial coordination and cost governance for vessel crewing and manning.
Facilitates accurate cost allocation, expenditure monitoring, and financial communication across Fleet, Marine Personnel, Procurement, and Finance.
Serves as a subject matter resource on crewing and manning OPEX, payroll-linked cost analysis, and vendor expenditure.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Provides advanced financial coordination and cost governance for vessel crewing and manning.
Facilitates accurate cost allocation, expenditure monitoring, and financial communication across Fleet, Marine Personnel, Procurement, and Finance.
Serves as a subject matter resource on crewing and manning OPEX, payroll-linked cost analysis, and vendor expenditure.
Accountabilities
- Oversee monthly seafarer wage execution, payment accuracy and timeliness, bank-detail verification, and payroll control compliance.
- Track and communicate crew and manning OPEX budgets, allocation, and variances to Fleet Management and Superintendents.
- Ensure crew costs are authorized, accurately recorded, and allocated to correct GL accounts.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and coordinate reviews, audits, and variance analysis.
- Liaise across Marine Personnel, Fleet, Finance, Procurement, and service providers on information flow and contract execution.
- Prepare financial inputs for crewing contracts and commercial assessments; coordinate supplier invoice and month-end allocation checks.
- Monitor expenditure, report deviations, and provide insights to Marine Personnel and technical leadership.
- Prepare analytical reports, dashboards, and cost summaries for operational and cost-performance review.
- Maintain traceable OPEX records and identify workflow, reporting, and data-quality improvements.
- Support payroll cost-allocation and reporting system improvements, and promote consistent documentation and monitoring practices.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business management/administration, or a related field.
- Either 5 years’ relevant experience with a reputable shipping company or 8 years ashore in a similar cost-control and finance role with a non-shipping company.
Job-specific skills
- Understanding of analytical and problem-solving tools and methodologies.
- Ability to develop and implement cost-saving initiatives.
- Experience working with ERP systems, including SAP, AMOS, or crewing systems.
- Computer literacy with Microsoft suite of products.
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