Date Posted: 11/02/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 510207
Industry: Manufacturing
Job Title: Project Financial Controller - SAP
Job Location: Houston, TX, USA, 77095
Work Model: Onsite
Shift: First Shift
Employment Type: Temp to Hire
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 13
Min Hourly Rate($): 40.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 40.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Alteryx, ERP, Financial Analysis, PowerBI, SAP, SQL
Experience Desired:
Hands-on Project Controller with strong financial and operational understanding (5 yrs),
Deep SAP and project cost controlling experience (3 yrs),
Ability to independently analyze project financials and identify discrepancies (3 yrs),
Comfortable challenging inconsistencies and driving issue resolution (3 yrs),
Strong collaboration skills across project and functional teams (3 yrs),
Continuous improvement mindset focused on simplification, standardization, and efficiency (3 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Required Education:
• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
Required Qualifications/Skills/Experience:
• Prior experience in a project cost controlling/project controls environment is required.
• SAP experience is mandatory.
• Candidates must have experience with SAP Project Systems (PS). SAP FI/CO experience alone is not sufficient.
• Experience with:
o Forecasting
o Reconciliations
o Variance analysis
o Estimate at Completion (EAC)
o Estimate to Complete (ETC)
is required, as these will be core responsibilities of the role.
• Candidates should be able to analyze financial/project data, validate data, and draw meaningful conclusions from reporting.
• Manager is seeking someone who can contribute quickly with minimal ramp-up time.
• Professional experience in Project Controls, Cost Controls, Project Finance, Cost Engineering, or a comparable project-oriented finance role.
• Strong knowledge of cost planning, actuals and commitments, Estimate at Completion, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Strong working experience with SAP or a comparable ERP/project-controlling system; comfortable with WBS structures, cost data, and financial reconciliations.
• Proven experience with process optimization, standardization, or continuous improvement.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and drive issues to resolution.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively across project and functional teams.
• Experience with SAP Project System (SAP PS) or a similar project-based ERP environment.
• Reporting automation is important to the team; candidates should be comfortable supporting and enhancing automated reporting processes.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret project financial performance are essential.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Additional ERP experience beyond SAP is a plus.
• Oil & Gas or Energy industry experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience in engineering, manufacturing, EPC, or another project-driven business.
• Digitalization or analytics skills in Power BI, SQL, Alteryx, Power Query, or similar tools are a plus, but not required.
• SQL experience is preferred.
Responsibilities:
• Support project cost setup and maintenance in SAP, including project structures, WBS alignment, cost plans, and project master data.
• Prepare and maintain Estimate at Completion calculations; analyze actual costs, commitments, estimates to complete, budget variances, and forecast changes.
• Identify cost overruns, savings, incorrect postings, budget shifts, risks, and required financial adjustments.
• Maintain approved cost plans and Estimate at Completion changes in SAP and other systems and ensure consistency with reporting and controlling tools.
• Support monthly forecasting of project costs, revenue, gross profit, and cost-to-complete.
• Coordinate financial reviews and follow-up actions with Project Managers, Commercial Project Managers and cross-functional project stakeholders.
• Support accruals/provisions, change documentation, ad-hoc reporting, and project-closing activities.
• Optimize and standardize project cost controlling processes to reduce manual effort and improve data quality.
• Drive process optimization and standardization efforts to improve efficiency and data quality
Position Summary:
• We are seeking an experienced Project Controller to support project execution through cost controlling, financial analysis, forecasting, and project-data management.
• The Project Controller will partner with Commercial Project Managers, Project Managers, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, Production, and Supply Chain teams, with a strong focus on maintaining accurate project financials in SAP and related controlling systems.
• This role is well suited for an experienced contractor who can quickly contribute in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
• A hands-on Project Controller who understands both the numbers and the processes behind them. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in SAP, can independently analyze project financials, challenge inconsistencies, collaborate with project teams, and bring a continuous-improvement mindset to make controlling processes simpler, more standardized, and more effective. - **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
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