Project Cost Controller / Secteur automobile

ALTEN Morocco, a subsidiary of the world leader in engineering and technology consulting, was established in 2008 and is now present in Fès, Rabat, Tétouan, and Casablanca. Today, the company has more than 2,200 employees and aims to become a center of excellence with 3,300 ALTENians by the end of 2027. It has positioned itself as a strategic player in supporting the professional development of engineers.

Our mission: To meet the technological ambitions of our clients — major international companies — in the automotive, railway, R&D and IT, telecommunications, and media sectors.

Joining ALTEN Morocco means becoming part of an ecosystem of excellence and benefiting from:

• A personalized and evolving career path
• An ambitious skills development policy
• A stimulating, collaborative, and meaningful work environment

Job description:

The Project Economics Controller (PEC) under the operational authority of Project Economics Manager (PEM) is accountable for managing and consolidating R&D and CAPEX expenses of the project and participates to achieve assigned targets by conducting all relevant action plans

Main activities:

Establishes the project expenses status

• Monitors operationally expenses under his/her responsibility (make/buy investments, launching costs, supplier ED&D and PSO – Purchase Services Others)
• Synthesizes the global expenses of the project by adding FTE and validation means (lead by Planning Manager)
• Retrieves Buy costbook from CTPC/PCP costbook coordinator
• Establishes multi-year expenses view as well as needed splits (annual, by project, region)
• Guarantees the source, the quality and the consistency of data used in expenses synthesis
• Builds and updates the Risks and Opportunities portfolio for expenses with PEM

Leads action plans to converge to assigned targets

• Contributes, during the project’s convergence phase, to definition of robust expenses targets (with Product Planning)
• Proposes expenses targets to the different stakeholders and actors involved in the project (Engineering, GPSC for sourcing..)
• Proposes action plans for expenses under his/her responsibility if target is not met

Manages the project annual budget

• Monitors project expenses (including comparison between actual expenditure and budget) and establish annual & monthly forecasts including annual indirect costs budget
• Manages action plans with all stakeholders (Purchasing, Engineering) to meet annual/monthly forecast
• Controls and validates expenses workflows (R&D + investments)

Prepares the project entry into mass production

• Compiles closed list of remaining expenses to be done at end of project and share with serial life team
• Transfers to serial life team budget to cover remaining expenses

Performs lesson learned

• Delivers at end of project final status of expenses and lesson learned
• Participates to formalize rules for expenses management within VEMO/RD3C

Profile:

• Finance, Economics, or Engineering degree.
• 3 to 5 years of experience

Technical & Functional Skills:

• Good background in finance
• Strong mastery of financial consolidation, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Strong synthesis capability for reporting.
• Leadership & Behavioral Competencies
• Ability to communicate and explain complex finance issues, Proactive risk identification and escalation mindset.
• High level of rigor, financial discipline, autonomy, able to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
• Ability to challenge assumptions constructively.
• Strong communication skills,  Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Strong background in finance and controlling,
• Proven experience in Project development management, consolidation, tracking, and financial validations.
• Experience interfacing with technical organizations (R&D, Engineering & Finance) & Programs Project Teams.

You are rigorous, creative, and curious, and you enjoy working as part of a team while developing your skills in a dynamic environment. You are passionate about service-oriented professions and wish to grow within a friendly and supportive work environment — join us!