Project Controller (f/m/d)

Job Description

Do you thrive on delivering strong and insightful analyses and ensuring the project team always has a clear view of the current financial status? Are you looking for a dynamic environment where you are given responsibility, influence and the opportunity to develop your skills in collaboration with skilled colleagues? Then you might be our new Project Controller (f/m/d) at Semco Maritime.

In your new position as Project Controller (f/m/d), you will be a valuable member of our dedicated Controlling Team, responsible for both project and financial controlling. Together, we foster collaboration, share knowledge, challenge each other professionally and support each other in a culture where there is room for both professionalism, ambition and humour. In this role, you will be a central sparring partner for both project managers and management. You will also be a key player in improving and standardizing controlling tools for both internal and external reporting of cost.

Your place of work will be in Hamburg or Emden. The position is full-time and you can expect to travel about 10 days per year in connection with project collaboration.

"As a project Controller, you will join a Team where professionalism, collaboration and curiosity go hand in hand. In this role, you will help set the direction for financial follow-up across exciting and diverse projects, ensuring that we deliver on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards. We offer a work environment with a high degree of flexibility, learning and responsibility. And you will become a part of something bigger, an organization in motion."

• Marija Janssen, Head of Controlling.

Your tasks & responsibilities

In the role of Project Controller (f/m/d), you tasks will include, but are not limited to:

• Reviewing contracts and PO from Clients and understanding conditions that affect the project's economics
• Bridging the hours booked to projects with the project calculation to ensure we are on plan for the projects
• Preparing and quality assuring financial reporting for both project managers and clients - from details to overall overviews and invoicing both internally and externally, including follow-up on overdue invoices
• Controlling project transactions and discrepancies including ensuring correct transactions
• Controlling of actuals, budgets, forecasts and variations
• Contributing to the improvement and standardization of controlling processes, so that we continuously optimize and create a better framework for financial management.
• Supporting project managers in financial issues and being the go-to person for finances in the projects

Your profile & qualifications

To succeed in this position, we imagine that you have:

• An economic education like a university degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or similar (University, FH, dual study program)
• 5+ years of experience with project controlling or controlling - preferably in a project-oriented company
• Strong Excel skills and curiosity towards new ways of working
• Systematic and analytical approach to work with an eye for both details and wholeness
• An independent style of working while being able to handle responsibility, several parallel tasks and sharp deadlines
• Strong communication skills, that foster collaboration, paired with a service-oriented approach
• Solid communication skills in both German and English at a high level, that you are looking to use in your day-to-day life