Project Controller Manager

Location London, United Kingdom

The Consultancy Group are working with a Global Consulting business on a Project Controlling Manager opening. The UK Project Controlling Manager is responsible for ensuring financial performance, governance, and data integrity across the UK group’s engineering and IT work packages and fixed-price projects. Operating within a dual-system environment — combining ERP financial data and operational project reporting tools — the role ensures reconciliation between systems, maintains data accuracy, and drives process automation. The position leads a small international team of Project Controllers and acts as a key business partner to Technical Leadership, Division Directors, and Finance. Main Duties & ResponsibilitiesPerformance Monitoring & Reporting

Monitor and analyse project KPIs including margin, revenue consumption, WIP, and backlog.
Deliver ad-hoc performance insights to Technical Leadership and UK Management.
Produce monthly project and portfolio performance reviews for UK Leadership and the Alten Group.
Ensure forecasts are aligned with realistic delivery plans, resource assumptions, and subcontractor utilisation.
Develop and automate reporting and forecasting tools using Power BI, Power Query, Python, SQL, or equivalent.
Own the semester target-setting process underpinning the performance management framework.
Enhance system interfaces and drive the digitisation of project controlling processes.
Support group-wide initiatives in data governance, process harmonisation, system upgrades, and automation.

Cost Control & Profitability Management

Monitor labour costs, resource deployment, subcontractor spend, and procurement against budget.
Analyse margin erosion drivers including scope variation, delivery inefficiencies, and rate card compliance.
Identify risks and recommend corrective actions in partnership with Project Managers.

Revenue Recognition, Compliance & Data Integrity

Apply IFRS 15 principles to long-term engineering and IT projects.
Validate WIP, accruals, deferrals, and revenue recognition entries within the ERP system.
Coordinate with Financial Controlling and support internal and external audits.
Ensure alignment and consistency between ERP data and operational project systems.
Oversee accurate project setup across financial and operational platforms.

Leadership & Team Development

Lead and develop a team of two UK-based Project Controllers and one Junior Controller in Porto.
Manage workload planning, priorities, and delivery timelines.
Strengthen team capabilities in financial analysis, data management, BI tools, and project governance.
Foster a culture of accuracy, ownership, and continuous improvement.