At the helm of the Energy Transition, TRACTEBEL provides a full range of services throughout the life cycle of its clients’ projects. As one of the world’s largest engineering consultancy companies and with more than 150 years of experience, we are able to offer our customers multidisciplinary solutions in energy, water and infrastructure. Our broad range of expertise extends across Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East and Latin America, allowing us to rise to our clients’ most demanding challenges with the same high-quality engineering and consulting services no matter where their projects are.

Project Controller, Tractebel Middle East

Roles and responsibilities

The Project Controller Middle East is based in Riyadh, KSA and reports to the regional Finance Controller.

The key roles and responsibilities are:

- Support the FC / CFO for the deployment and integration of the finance organization within Middle East (incl. implementation of group standards and systems, sharing the best practices, providing training, etc)

- Support and challenge the projects managers on their project’s performance

- Review project status with budget and available estimates

- Work and challenge the entities to produce monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements, KPIs, budgets

- Knowledge of financial reporting systems, project account codes, timesheets and understanding of CFO instructions, which impact Project Controls (including Project Financial Status Reports and Earned Revenue Determination Data)

- Be accountable for and set up procedures related to timely and qualitative statutory reporting processes and for reconciliation process between financial statements for local purpose and those report for consolidation under Engie Tractebel Group.

- Monitoring and follow up accounts receivable on timely basis. Ensuring client invoicing upon milestone completion or monthly billing along with projects team.

- Analyse SG&A, Working capital, CFFO, bonds, risk and opportunities, foreign exchange impacts.

- Contribute to the watch and assessment of new regulations, in particular with respect to finance, accounting and tax matters.

- Contribute to the compliance of all companies within the Middle East region with finance & accounting policies of the Engie Tractebel group.

- Contribute when needed to the definition of procedures and methods for Business Development in all aspects related to project accounting representation and integration within the Middle East scope.

Location and Reporting Line

Key Relationships

- Projects Managers, Operations team.

- Finance Controller, CFO and Finance community (accounting team, Corporate team for tax, insurance etc…)

Management: no staff management but strong interaction with Projects Managers and Accounting team

Qualifications

University degree or equivalent in accounting or finance.

Any additional training or degree is an asset (CPA, CFA, ACCA, MBA)

Experience and Skills

- Min. 4 years’ experience in Finance (Business Control/Accounting/Consolidation/Internal Audit..)

- Consulting experience is preferable

- Able to generate budgets and reports

- Familiar with complex organizations (multicultural, wide geographical scope)

- Strong analytical reasoning

- Strong soft skills (communication, negotiation, etc…)

- Very good knowledge of Excel, Word and Powerpoint required, SAP is definitely a plus

- Able to manage numerous and shifting priorities and to operate in an ambiguous, stressful environment with tight deadlines and high standards.

- Exceptionally well organized with an aptitude for data

- Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal

- Strong team player

- Solid networking and interpersonal skills

- Creative thinking skills and ability to solve problem

- Strong presentation skills, able to explain concepts concisely and accurately

- Able to develop strong, cooperative relationships with department heads

Business Understanding

Knowledge of Engineering consultancy activities (e.g. Power Generation, T&D, Energy Transition, Urban etc…).

Language

Strong and excellent communication skill in English. One of the following languages (Arabic/French/German) is a plus

Location/travel

Based in Riyadh, KSA; with travelling as need arises (in the Middle East region).