Cost Controller (Infrastructure Solutions)

Vertiv•Pelzer, SC

About The Position

The Cost Controller is responsible for ensuring rigorous financial governance across all phases of the project lifecycle. This role oversees supplier payment processes, purchase order and change control, budget management, forecasting, and cost‑to‑complete reporting. The Cost Controller partners closely with project leadership to maintain financial discipline, support informed decision‑making, and ensure compliance with Vertiv’s commercial and governance standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline
7+ years of experience in cost control, project controls, commercial management, or project finance, ideally within: Engineering, construction, infrastructure, or industrial projects
Proven experience managing: Project budgets, forecasts, and cost‑to‑complete evaluations
Proven experience managing: Supplier payment applications, invoices, PRs and POs
Proven experience managing: Change orders (customer and supplier) and commercial change registers
Experience supporting Project Directors / Project Managers with financial reporting and commercial decisions
Strong working knowledge of ERP systems (Oracle preferred) for: Purchase orders, receipts, invoicing, and accruals
Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, variance analysis, forecasting models)
Experience preparing: Monthly cost reports
Experience preparing: YTD budget vs. actual analysis
Experience preparing: Forecast and variance commentary
Familiarity with project governance, approval matrices, and financial controls
Strong understanding of: Contractual cost control principles
Strong understanding of: Change management and commercial risk
Strong understanding of: Revenue and cost forecasting
Ability to assess financial impacts of scope changes and omissions
High attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate financial registers
Valid Driver's License
Participation in international calls outside business hours
Up to 20% business trips
Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States.
This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided.
Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or professional qualifications (MBA, MSc, etc.) preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Manage end‑to‑end processing of supplier payment applications, including receipt, accrual tracking, certification, and invoice validation.
Issue acceptance certificates and coordinate purchase order receipt processing in Oracle.
Validate supplier invoices against acceptance certificates and contractual terms.
Maintain accurate registers for supplier applications, invoices, and accruals.
Identify invoices not supported by purchase orders, obtain required approvals, and enforce PO compliance standards.
Maintain and reconcile Requisitions and PO registers across the project lifecycle.
Vet supplier invoices for valid PO references and return non‑compliant invoices.
Monitor open commitments and ensure alignment with approved budgets and forecasts.
Establish and maintain project budgets within financial systems.
Perform ongoing budget updates reflecting approved changes and actual costs.
Produce monthly forecast variance analyses and Year‑To‑Date (YTD) budget comparisons.
Coordinate site and project team inputs for monthly cost‑to‑complete evaluations.
Prepare budget updates, forecasts, and financial insights for Project Director review.
Evaluate and forecast the probability of future customer change order intake.
Support preparation of COR cost estimates and pricing models.
Communicate revenue and cost impacts of CORs for Project Operating Reviews (POR).
Define and track sunk cost elements included in COR pricing.
Integrate approved and forecast CORs into future budget and forecast updates.
Coordinate with Quantity Surveyors and Estimators to forecast actual and anticipated supplier COR costs.
Identify change orders required to recover scope omissions or cost overruns.
Incorporate supplier CORs into cost‑to‑complete forecasts.
Maintain a comprehensive change register for all project commercial changes.
Coordinate evaluation, pricing, and financial impact assessments of change events.
Ensure change approvals comply with Vertiv governance requirements.
Update budgets, forecasts, and cost‑to‑complete metrics based on approved changes.
Support the Project Director in commercial negotiations related to change events.