Cost Control Manager (Industrial Catering)
Locations: Port Harcourt - Rivers and Owerri - Imo
Employment Type: Full-time
Job summary
- A Cost Control Manager oversees project or operational expenditures to ensure financial efficiency, budgetary compliance, and profitability.
- They are responsible for developing cost baselines, tracking actual costs against budgets, conducting variance analysis, and forecasting final costs.
- They frequently work in construction, manufacturing, or engineering, managing teams to implement cost-saving strategies and reporting financial performance to senior management.
Core Responsibilities
- Budget Development and Tracking: Develop comprehensive cost baselines, monitor daily/monthly project expenditures (labor, materials, equipment), and track commitment and accruals against budgets.
- Forecasting and Reporting: Prepare monthly cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and variance analysis (earned value management) to identify and explain discrepancies.
- Cost Optimization: Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives and evaluate financial risks and opportunities.
- Contract Administration: Review variation payments, verify contractor/consultant invoices, and manage commercial aspects of contracts.
- Team Leadership: Supervise and train cost control analysts and professionals.
- Process Improvement: Establish and improve cost management procedures and ensure compliance with internal controls.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: Minimum 4+ years of experience in cost control, budgeting, and forecasting, preferably in a supervisory role.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in financial management software, Excel, and project management tools.
- Skills: Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills.
Application Closing Date
14th May, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: vacancies@genesisgroupng.com using the job title as the subject of the email.