Senior Manager - Cost Control
Noida, UP, IN
Monthly Cost Report Preparation
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Prepare and support project-wise monthly cost reports.
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Collect and validate approved budget, actual cost, commitments, accruals, CTC, FAC / EAC, cost variance, billing / UBR inputs and inventory inputs.
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Maintain monthly cost reporting tracker.
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Ensure reports are prepared as per agreed monthly cadence and timelines.
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Highlight data gaps, missing inputs, and abnormal variances.
2. CTC / FAC Support
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Support preparation of CTC and FAC workings.
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Compare CTC with balance scope, physical progress, open commitments, procurement status, productivity trends and delay / risk inputs.
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Track FAC movement month-on-month.
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Identify margin erosion and potential savings opportunities.
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Support preparation of FAC vs budget tracker.
3. Cost Variance Analysis
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Analyze project cost variances by quantity, rate, productivity, delay, scope change, wrong booking, budget mismatch and commitment overrun.
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Prepare variance explanation and root-cause analysis.
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Support RAG classification of cost risks.
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Maintain cost action tracker with owner and target date.
4. SAP WBS-CBS Validation
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Review WBS-CBS mapping in PRs, POs, actual cost bookings and cost reports.
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Identify incorrect WBS / cost head usage.
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Support correction of wrong cost bookings in coordination with Finance and project teams.
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Maintain WBS-CBS mapping tracker.
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Support standardization of cost heads across projects.
5. Commitment and Open PO Tracking
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Track open PRs, open POs, and commitments project-wise.
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Monitor actual cost + commitment vs approved budget.
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Identify over-commitment, budget breach, duplicate PR/PO, old open POs, unconsumed commitments and commitments not linked to project schedule.
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Maintain open PO / commitment tracker.
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Support closure or reduction of old or unutilized commitments.
6. PR/PO Leakage Prevention Support
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Support review of high-value / risk-based PRs and POs.
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Validate PR/POs against schedule requirement, WBS-CBS mapping, budget availability, balance scope, existing inventory, open PO / duplicate commitment and potential FAC impact.
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Maintain PR/PO exception register.
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Prepare periodic PR/PO exception report for monthly cost review.
7. Inventory / UBR Linkage Support
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Coordinate with Stores / SCM for inventory, surplus, slow-moving material and scrap data.
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Support linkage of inventory exposure with monthly cost report.
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Coordinate with Finance / Billing teams for UBR aging inputs where required.
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Support project dashboard inputs on commitment and working capital exposure.
8. Coordination with Cross-Functional Teams
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Coordinate with Finance for actual cost, accruals and cost booking reports.
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Coordinate with SCM for PR/PO status and commitment data.
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Coordinate with Planning for progress and balance scope.
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Coordinate with Stores for inventory data.
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Coordinate with PMs / site teams for cost variance explanations and action closure.
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Support monthly integrated project review packs.