Lead Cost Controller

Job description

Location: Lebanon, IN
Duration: 12+ months

The client is looking for a lead cost controller who would be able to manage and run the financial health of a large-scale pharmaceutical project.

This person must be cost focused, responsible for reporting on a timely basis, able to analyze and interpret data, and articulate the financial status of each portion of the large project.

The candidate must be self-sufficient and manage the project without much guidance or handholding.

The contractor will act as the lead for cost, schedule, and reporting for all three headblocks and will oversee the assistant cost controller and scheduling team.

We are looking for someone who is cost focused and able to present data to senior leadership professionally and concisely.

Skill and background

• 8-15 years within cost control environment
• Pharmaceutical industry experience
• Project spend, risk, and contract analysis
• Experience in large scale projects $100M+
• Ability to manage overall scope of the controls
• Ability to create, interpret, and present financial health to senior leadership
• Some scheduling understanding

Soft skills

• Organized
• Reliable
• Ability to lead and mentor
• Articulate
• Time management
• Not looking for an individual contributor

Degree

Not specified