Cost Controller

JobTitle:Cost Controller

Location: Flexible across the region (Hybrid working)

ContractType:12 Month FTC

Hours:37

Salary:From 42300 based on skills and experience

About the role:

The key purpose of the job is to provide the governance administrationmonitoringand reporting of Water Network expenditure including 15m of Leakage expenditure across all regions and varied departments of the company both internal and external.

To configure and produce reports for regular financial reviews and present progress reports at Governance Meetings for conveyance to Head of Function therebymaintainingthe Business confidence in the programmes progression to achieve OFWAT mandatory targets.

What you willbe responsible for:

• The post requires the ability to multi-track the varied expenditures occurring on a day-to-day basis coupled with a good engineering & project management and financial background to set these expenditures in context.

• The ability and confidence to interrogate varied financial packages both pro-actively and re-actively and to communicateappropriate actionsto all members of the Water Network team is key.

• Budget & Expenditure Track commitments payments expenditure against budgetidentifyvariances report & resolve collate data in an auditable format for any internal & external query

• CAPEX - Leakage Construction Authorising Ellipse Jobs in BAS WBS Approval Validating Ellipse jobs WBS Codes Estimated Price in Construction Database Authorising completed & Billed Ellipse Jobs Payment Approval in BAS CPA Manager Validating Ellipse jobs data accuracy & Completion Price in Construction Database Record Leakage

• OPEX - Leakage Detection & Resources Raise Purchase Orders against Leakage & Water projects & codes Match Invoices obtain POD from client and approve for Payment Track payments made & apply to planned budget report progress & predicted outturn Resolve Retrospective Orders Resolve Missing Invoices uplift POs CE1 Extensions Liaise with.

• Procurement resolving queries codes documentation late processing.

• Resolve outstanding issues created by Water Management.

• Receive Contract Payment Applicationvalidatepayment requested & identify recharges Prepare Contract Payment Certification (CPC).

• Procurement Card authoriser of plant and materials

• Leadership and Management Needs to be assertive and clear about decision-making as every spend item on the capital programme must be justified. Must have the ability to have difficult conversations with external Service Providers.Good timemanagement skills.

Whatyoullbring to the role:

Essential

• A full UKdriverslicence & access to a vehicle

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Self-motivated and good organisational skills

• Ability to work under pressure priotising workload

Desirable

• Suitable engineering qualification

Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britains water industry investing significantly to enhance resilience sustainability and service excellence. With 7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30 this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed.

You will be joining at a time ofsignificant change working alongside a highly skilled leadership team witha clear visionfor the future. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact influence major strategic decisions and drive long-term value creation

We understand that great talent comes in many forms. If this role excites you and you share our commitment to delivering sustainable solutions for our communities please applyeven if your experiencedoesntperfectly match every requirement. Well support your growth and development.