Project Controller

What will you do as a Project Controller?

Vopak is seeking a new Project Controller to support the financials, accruals and cost controls for all capital projects (sustaining and growth). Critical responsibilities include tracking, monitoring, forecasting, and reporting on sustaining capex project costs for the regions.

What do we offer you?

• Competitive, market-based compensation package depending on your experience and knowledge.
• Career development and growth opportunities.
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account Options
• Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Basic and Supplemental Life/AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) Incentive Savings Plan
• Paid Holidays (Fixed and floating)
• Paid Time Off and Sick Days
• Additional Benefits:
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Accident Insurance
• Legal Plan
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Legal Plan
• ID Theft Insurance
• Universal Life

What do we expect from you as a Project Controller?

• Accredited Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or another closely related business field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in company accounting/controlling with experience in cost forecasting, cost accounting, and/or project accounting, budgeting/estimating
• Experience in assessing project status from a cost perspective and advising project management of cost status and areas of concern
• Experience in gathering cost information from various components of the project team, including contractors and suppliers
• Experience in reconciling cost tracking tools to enterprise accounting systems
• Experience in an accrual-based accounting environment
• Experience with petroleum, petrochemical, chemical and related industries preferred
• Excellent & proven knowledge of accounting and financial systems; proven analytical skills
• Proven ability to operate multi-task under stressful situations (i.e., multiple deadlines, multiple customers, and different conditions and formats of data)
• Customer service focus including the ability to speak diplomatically; problem solver
• Excellent computer skills, including ability to easily use MS Office suite; ability to create, read and manipulate Excel spreadsheets. Expert user of Excel.
• Excellent English communication skills, both oral and written

All Company Core Competencies as well as the following job specific competencies:

• Detail oriented
• Customer Focused
• Analytical Problem Solver
• Team Player
• Multi-tasking

What does your day look like?

Your core responsibilities are:

• Financial Reporting, Controlling, and Planning
• Risk Management
• Sustaining Capex Management

Work Environment

• Office AND Terminal Employee
• This position requires an employee to be in an office environment as well as exposed to outside elements. Most extreme elements are heat in the summer months of up to 104°F (40°C) and some exposure to cold of generally no less than 15°F (-10°C) in the winter months. There will be exposure to various chemicals and compounds, including fumes and smells, some of them hazardous. The employee may enter confined spaces and work in elevated environments. Employees must be able to wear PPE required by the location. General office noise may be experienced and louder sounds and vibrations when outside. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

• Office AND Terminal Employee
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, speak and hear. The employee is required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; the employee may be required, on occasion, to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee may be required to climb ladders/storage tanks up to 50’ in height. The employee may be required to enter confined spaces. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. The Company will not sponsor immigration or work visas.

Inclusion & Diversity:

• Vopak stores vital products with care. Our commitment to care extends to all our stakeholders, including our own employees, new talents and people in our local communities around the globe. We believe that each individual has the right to be treated with respect and dignity, and to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal opportunities and prohibits discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, political orientation or trade union membership, allowing everyone at Vopak to develop their full potential.
• It is Vopak’s policy to employ and administer employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam Era and in accordance with federal and state civil rights laws.

Accommodations

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact hr.usa@vopak.com.

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