Senior Specialist - Billing and Cost Control

<h2>Financial Planning, Budget Management, and Invoicing:</h2><ul>
<li>Lead the preparation and consolidation of annual budgets and forecasts, supporting scope owners in developing budget calculations, assumptions, forecasts, and supporting justifications.</li>
<li>Monitor budget performance, spending trends, and forecast accuracy.</li>
<li>Track commitments, accruals, and future financial obligations.</li>
<li>Maintain accurate budget trackers and prepare financial reports, spend analyses, and management dashboards</li>
<li>Review and validate vendor invoices, financial claims, and other contract-related payments prior to processing.</li>
</ul><h2>Procurement Planning &amp; Governance:</h2><ul>
<li>Coordinate procurement planning activities and ensure requirements align with</li>
<li>Develop and maintain a procurement plan aligned with business needs, budgets, and timelines.</li>
<li>Support category strategies and cost-efficiency opportunities to improve the value for money.</li>
<li>Support the development of strategic partnerships that strengthen creates long-term value and contributes to QIC objectives.</li>
<li>Support the establishment of a Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and performance framework</li>
<li>Develop high-quality Scopes of Work (SoW) that enables the business to succeed</li>
<li>Ensure compliance with procurement policies, DoA, approval matrices, and Local Content requirements.</li>
<li>Support technical and commercial evaluations of proposals and recommendations.</li>
<li>Manage system-based PR, SRO, SES, and related procurement workflows, ensuring accurate processing and complete documentation.</li>
<li>Monitor contracts utilization, commitments, and expenditure against approved values and budgets.</li>
<li>Support contract amendments, extensions, renewals, and close-out activities.</li>
</ul><h2>Requirements</h2><ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Finance or a related field.</li>
<li>3–4 years of relevant experience in Financial Planning &amp; Analysis (FP&amp;A), budgeting and control, procurement, and financial reporting.</li>
<li>Consulting background is preferred, particularly in procurement or finance</li>
</ul><h2>Technical Skills:</h2><ul>
<li>Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and PowerPoint.</li>
<li>Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling capabilities.</li>
<li>Understanding of procurement processes.</li>
<li>Ability to develop financial reports and interactive dashboards.</li>
<li>Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.</li>
</ul><h2>Core Competencies:</h2><ul>
<li>Financial analysis and business acumen.</li>
<li>Procurement and commercial awareness.</li>
<li>Problem-solving and analytical thinking.</li>
<li>Stakeholder management and communication.</li>
<li>Problem-solving and analytical thinking.</li>
<li>Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.</li>
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