Cost Controller

Job Title: Cost ControllerLocation: Durrington, WorthingContract Type: Permanent Hours: 37Salary: From £45k depending on skills and experienceAbout the role:The Cost controller is responsible for the end-to-end financial control of the Smart Metering Programme, ensuring accurate forecasting, reporting and governance across Opex and Capex.What you will be responsible for:Maintain a single source of financial truth, reporting consistently and on time at all levelsCapture and manage all Opex and Capex spend at a detailed levelProvide end-to-end financial management, including tracking, reporting and analysis; purchase order and invoice processing; and finance system updatesCoach workstream leads on forecasting and profiling spendIdentify and report budget risks and opportunities, with clear actions and mitigationsMonth-end / period close alignment: ownership of timetable, cut-off, accruals/prepayments, and reconciliation steps (BEX Capex - FBPs post journals, this role often coordinates and validates)Capex governance and accounting compliance: making sure Capex vs Opex treatment is correct, evidence is retained, and approvals meet policy (useful if you''re updating BEX/SAP)Maintain an audit trail of budget approvals and subsequent changes.Change control impact on budget: formal linkage between scope change requests and budget movements (not just an audit trail of approvals).Vendor/contractor cost control: checking invoices against contract/SOW/milestones, rate cards, ..... full job details .....