Senior Project Controller

Company Description:

Naseej is a leading technology company committed to harnessing the power of digital transformation in learning & knowledge management by enabling our customers to provide rich experiences for their users and adapt to a dynamic technology landscape while reducing their technical burden enabling them to focus on achieving their strategic objectives. And for almost 36 years, Naseej with its branches all over the MENA region had made many contributions to be one of the market leaders in the fields of E-Learning, Edu-Tech & Digital transformation. Naseej website: https://www.naseej.com/

Job Summary:

The Senior Project Controller is responsible for ensuring effective financial and operational control of IT projects throughout their lifecycle. The role monitors project revenue, costs, budgets, invoicing, revenue recognition, forecasts, and overall project financial performance, ensuring alignment with PMO governance and company financial policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor project budgets, costs, revenue, margins, and overall financial performance.
• Manage project revenue recognition, invoicing, billing milestones, and financial forecasts in coordination with Finance and Project Managers.
• Track actual costs and revenue against budget and forecast, identify variances, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure timely project creation, financial updates, invoicing, and month-end/year-end project closure.
• Monitor project profitability, resource utilization, change requests, and their financial impact.
• Maintain accurate project financial data in ERP and project management systems.
• Prepare project financial reports, dashboards, and management insights for PMO and senior management.
• Support Project Managers with financial planning, forecasting, cost optimization, and commercial decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with PMO governance, project control procedures, contracts, and financial policies.
• Identify revenue leakage, delayed billing, cost overruns, and other project financial risks and coordinate appropriate actions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project control, project finance, PMO, or project accounting, preferably within IT, technology, software, digital transformation, or system integration companies.
• Strong experience in project revenue, revenue recognition, invoicing, forecasting, budgeting, cost control, and profitability analysis.
• Experience with ERP and project financial systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.
• Good understanding of IT project delivery models, contracts, milestones, change requests, and project financial structures.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical and reporting capabilities; Power BI experience is preferred.
• Strong communication and coordination skills with Project Management, Finance, Sales, Delivery, and Commercial teams.