Leadership & Team Management

Lead, motivate, and develop operational and project controlling teams based overseas (Asia and Mauritius).
Promote and enforce group standards for rigorous monitoring of vessel operating costs.
Ensure strong coordination between the controlling of vessels under ship management and vessel-related projects.
Foster a culture of accountability, performance, and continuous improvement within the controlling teams.

Cost Monitoring & Reporting

Establish, implement, and maintain standards for daily cost monitoring per vessel within the assigned perimeter.
Ensure consistency, reliability, and comparability of full cost calculations at vessel level.
Produce clear, relevant, and granular analyses, as well as consolidated summaries, explaining variances between actuals, standards, and budgets.
Ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial data and reporting.

Manage budget and forecast processes for the assigned perimeter:

Actively participate in budget reviews with operational managers.
Prepare comprehensive budgets by vessel or operational scope, including operating costs (crew, fuel, maintenance, food, logistics, etc.) and vessel projects.
Monitor and follow local onshore costs and cost drivers.
Work closely with operations, procurement, and technical teams to incorporate operational assumptions and anticipate sensitive or high-risk cost items.
Perform financial reporting using group-standard tools and systems.

Develop alternative budget and forecast scenarios (e.g., inflation, activity fluctuations, fleet plan changes).
Provide relevant benchmarks to support cost performance analysis.
Model the financial impacts of performance improvement initiatives.
Support the tendering department with accurate, relevant, and competitive cost models.