Cost Controller

Do you want to join a collaborative and passionate high performing team that strives for excellence?

Are you someone who has exceptional attention to detail with experience in reviewing and managing budgets including cash flow management?

Reporting to the Lead Cost Controller you will support the Project team in ensuring accurate and timely cost information is available as needed to facilitate effective and efficient decision making.

As construction progresses at Mardie, we are continuing to shape our team. We are looking for an individual who is ready to be a part of this exciting project, where you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact. 

The Company

BCI Minerals Limited (ASX:BCI) is an Australian owned mineral resources company with salt and potash as its initial focus. A future Tier One project, Mardie has been designed to produce 5.35Mtpa of high-purity salt and 140ktpa of Sulphate of Potash (SOP).

Using an inexhaustible seawater resource and 99% of the energy required produced by natural solar and wind energy, our Mardie project is a multi-generational sustainable opportunity that will supply the growing chemical, renewable energy, and agricultural industries with Salt and Sulphate of Potash for generations to come.

BCI Minerals are committed to establishing a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace. We believe that individual differences, perspectives, and experiences make us even better at the work we do and should be recognised, respected, and valued.

The Role

To support the Project team by ensuring that accurate and timely cost information is available as needed to facilitate effective and efficient decision making.  To proactively analyse cost performance and trends, raise concerns, identify risks and issues and ensure costs are managed.  To plan, monitor and report the status of man-hours, indirect costs, and capital costs by applying the Company?s cost management methodology, procedures, and systems. To assist in the day-to-day support of Project Management systems.

• Maintain, updating where necessary, the Project Management System applications including data entry, weekly reports, and general, transactional requirements. 
• Work within the work/cost breakdown structure for project.
• Enter and maintain budgets and forecasts for project.
• Work within the change control process for project.
• Prepare up to date cost report showing approved budget, commitments, expenditures, forecasts, paid to date and amount outstanding. 
• Assist in preparing monthly reports with various costs reports.
• Liaise with procurement and contracts team and provide budget allocations for packages of work.
• Liaise with the Project and Area Managers to assist them to interrogate Contractor Preliminary Pre Payment Certificate. 
• Action the project teams purchase requisitions and working closely with the Procurement and Accounts team resolving issues relating to the requisitions.
• Reconcile progress invoices, data entry, preparation of progress payment certificate and carry out changes to commitments as required.
• Assist with producing monthly Project reports.
• Work with the Finance Team to establish weekly evaluation of work completed, goods received, and services rendered for invoice preparation and verification.
• Preparation of project invoicing and data entry into Pronto accounting system.
• Managing the Contract Operating Register and to communicate status of the contracts against the updated schedule.
• Maintain comprehensive registers of financial approvals and variations.
• Obtain approval of invoices in accordance with Authority Matrix.
• Ensure costs are approved in accordance with the Authority Matrix.
• Prepare and issue ad hoc cost reports in a timely manner.
• Proactively review project cost performance, reporting issues, risks and trends and ensuring these are managed and resolved.
• Assist with implementation and / or development of value driving technological solutions.

About You:

As the Cost Controller you will have at least 3 years of experience in a similar role, preferably within the mining sector,  have demonstrated experience in cost control projects and working with project cost systems. You will have a strong focus on continuous improvement and sound computer and literacy skills combined with proficiency in Power BI. 

It is essential that you will have high levels of attention to detail and the ability to work in a complex team environment.

You must have current unrestricted working rights for Australia to be eligible for consideration.

Supporting a diverse workforce

At BCI we encourage inclusive behaviour, that contributes to an environment and culture of trust and psychological safety where each individual can thrive and a variety of perspectives is not only welcomed - but needed as they are essential to our success. We recognise that diversity strengthens us, and that true diversity values each person's uniqueness. We understand that no two careers or people are the same at BCI and we offer a great range of employee benefits to accommodate your preferred lifestyle.

BCI Minerals embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.

What We Offer You:

We offer a range of benefits to our employees, including:

• Maximum Term contract up to June 2026 in our West Perth Office
• Working from our easily accessible West Perth Office, walking distance to Hay St
• Attractive salary packages including annual and project incentives for all roles
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Shared parking on site - pending availability
• Personal Development and Learning Opportunities
• An engaged and supportive team that are passionate about encouraging each other to succeed.
• Wellness and Lifestyle benefits, how does it sound having a day off for your birthday, or time off to celebrate culturally important or religious days?
• Do you like to give back to the community? We also offer Community Service leave!
• Wellness reimbursements (including for Gym / Fitness activities)
• Novated leasing
• Company funded Life Insurance (including Death & TPD) plus Income Protection.

If you would like to be part of our team, and feel you have the relevant and required skills, we encourage you to apply now! We reserve the right to close this vacancy and commence recruitment prior to the advertising closing date. 

No agency referrals will be accepted at this time. 

The successful candidate will be required to provide a national police clearance that not older than 3 months.

BCI have signed the Veterans Employment Commitment declaring we value the skills and experience of ex-ADF members and will consider veterans for employment opportunities.

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