Financial Project Control Expert

Job Description & Responsibilities:

• Monitor and control project budgets, commitments, forecasts, and expenditure to ensure alignment with approved financial plans.
• Verify budget availability and funding allocation prior to the issuance of Work Orders (WOs) and financial commitments.
• Track budget consumption, commitments, and actual expenditures while identifying potential risks and variances.
• Support budget forecasting, accrual management, and financial reconciliation activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage the end-to-end Work Order lifecycle, including issuance, amendments, extensions, cancellations, closure, and tracking.
• Review and validate scope, quantities, mapping sheets, CUL items, pricing, and supporting documentation before WO issuance.
• Ensure all WOs are issued in accordance with approved contracts, blanket agreements, procurement policies, and delegated authority requirements.
• Maintain accurate records and tracking mechanisms for all project commitments and obligations.
• Review, validate, and control contractor and vendor invoices against approved Work Orders, contracts, completion certificates, and project deliverables.
• Monitor invoice backlogs, pending approvals, aging reports, and payment status to ensure timely processing and settlement.
• Prevent duplicate commitments and payments by validating existing WOs, booked amounts, prior invoices, and financial records.
• Coordinate with Finance, Procurement, Contracts, and project teams to resolve invoice discrepancies and payment-related issues.
• Support efficient invoice approval workflows and adherence to payment service level agreements.
• Ensure financial transactions comply with contractual terms, approved pricing schedules, procurement requirements, and company financial policies.
• Support the creation, amendment, administration, and utilization of Blanket Agreements and other commercial arrangements.
• Validate financial and commercial documentation to ensure contractual accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and maintain financial reports covering budget utilization, commitments, accruals, invoice status, payment performance, and Work Order activities.
• Support month-end and year-end financial closing activities, including accrual preparation and reconciliation.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready records for all financial and operational transactions.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, governance requirements, audit standards, and project approval workflows.
• Identify financial risks, process inefficiencies, and control gaps, and recommend corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, PMO, PPC, Procurement, Contracts, Finance, and vendors to support project delivery and financial governance.
• Provide financial insights, recommendations, and support to management and project teams for informed decision-making.
• Lead financial control matters, commitments, Work Orders, payments, and budget management.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business , or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, CMA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent are considered an advantage.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Financial Control, Budget Management, Project Controls, Commercial Operations, Work Order Management, Invoice Processing, or Telecom Project Finance.
• Experience within telecom, infrastructure, construction, or project-based environments is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in managing budgets, commitments, contracts, Work Orders, accruals, and contractor payments