Senior Project Controller

• Lead contract assessment activities, ensuring alignment with internal accounting directives (AD09) and revenue recognition requirements (IFRS15)
• Analyze complex customer contracts and provide accounting guidance prior to execution, identifying risks and ensuring proper financial treatment
• Act as the financial focal point for Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes within projects, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and transparency
• Partner closely with Project Managers, Sales, and Operations to challenge assumptions and support sound decision-making
• Ensure accurate revenue and cost recognition, aligned with project milestones and accounting standards
• Drive data integrity in SAP (S/4HANA) including the proper structuring of projects in the system and ensure consistency between operational and financial data
• Identify and mitigate financial risks, including compliance, revenue leakage, and contract misinterpretation
• Support and respond to internal and external audits, ensuring proper documentation and justification of accounting treatments
• Contribute to process improvements and digitalization initiatives, leveraging automation and new technologies to enhance efficiency
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across different countries, acting as a bridge between finance and business
• Provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, and support decision making

• Solid experience in project finance, project controlling, or contract accounting, preferably in telecom or large-scale project environments
• Strong knowledge of revenue recognition (IFRS15) and contract evaluation
• Hands-on experience with SAP (preferably S/4HANA) in project or finance environments
• Ability to analyze customer contracts and understand their accounting implications, with exposure to revenue recognition principles (IFRS15)
• Experience working with Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge, influence, and build trust with senior stakeholders, supported by assertive communication
• Ability to operate in ambiguous and fast-paced environments, taking ownership and driving outcomes
• Strong analytical mindset combined with business acumen
• Experience with compliance frameworks such as SOX and internal controls (ABC) is a plus
• Advanced English skills

Experience with compliance frameworks such as SOX and internal controls (ABC) is a plus