AECOM Looking for Specialist – Project Controls at Saudi Arabia Full Time

Job Summary
AECOM are currently seeking a Reporting Specialist, to be based on a large-scale historical program.
By connecting our expertise across services, markets, and geographies, we manage outcome-driven projects that deliver social, economic and environmental value. These include programs of critical national importance in defense, transport, water, clean energy, environmental clean-up, international development, and disaster recovery, as well as the shaping of many of the world’s major cities.
Duties:

• Works with the company financial and cornerstone systems and processes.
• Applies financial terminology, measures, financial data analysis concepts and principles in assignments.
• Recognizes processes/project actions that may lead to project financial impact.
• Develops and maintains WBS for small projects.
• Assists in the use of drawings and specifications in the establishment of project baseline data.
• Begins basic analysis of cost and schedule variances.
• Develops knowledge of accounting principles.
• Assists in assembling data for trending and forecasting.
• Understands progress/performance data and associated concepts and principles. Participates in the collection of progress data and review of performance trends.
• Familiar with earned value, scope control and change management concepts, principles and methodologies.
• Collects data and produces an initial analysis on manpower, labor hour, and labor cost requirements versus budget limitations.
• Collects and analyzes data for tracking actual cost to funding limitations.
• Provides support to tracking purchase order and subcontract commitments and expenditures.
• Familiar with the concepts and principles of project revenue and cost.
• Exposure to basic scheduling and cost baseline fundamentals, concepts and principles.
• Introduced to performance management and cost/schedule integration concepts and principles.
• Develops knowledge of scope control and change management.
• Supports project reporting process as required.
• May participate in project cost review meetings.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience of extracting large data sets from ERP systems and manipulating, using advanced excel tools, such as power query, or coding such as python could be beneficial
• High proficiency in Excel
• Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge & understanding of the various Finance functions, and the support & guidance they provide to a business
• Excellent oral written communications skills (in English
• Team player, with a proactive self-starter approach and proven organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret financial data, including financial statements and key financial ratios
• Ability to work in a high-paced environment with a sense of urgency
• Consultative, service-oriented mindset and collaborative problem-solving skills
• Proactive and goal-oriented, with the ability to work independently and manage change effectively

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree level qualification
• Minimum 10 years post graduate experience

What We Offer
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.
When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Virtual: No
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.