Director, Cost Management

2 weeks ago


Mumbai, India NTT Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION

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The Director, Cost Management for India/ APAC is responsible for leading a team of commercial professionals that will manage the financial controls necessary and administer the complete construction cost control systems. This will include development of long term capital plans, funding requests, managing project budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts that will ultimately be used to demonstrate competitive project delivery and establish strong benchmarks. This position will support major data center construction projects across India and the Asia Pacific region.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities:

Manage the team of commercial professionals to ensure a consistent method of managing construction projects and achieve the company’s OKRs for the year. Includes people management skills and working with each individual to develop their skills that will ultimately grow the larger capabilities of the organization. Work collaboratively with cross functional organizations to improve company processes. Develop control systems that will drive consistent, reliable, and accurate assessment of the financial position for all construction projects. This may include, but not limited to, early phase project budgeting, development of project cost program, cost report functionality, detailed forecasting methods, evaluation of cost changes, procedures for reviewing application for payments, and overall compliance to company financial requirements.  Develop a competitive strategy for long term and actual capital planning of projects. This will include translating company roadmap into a meaningful long term capital forecast. The position will also develop detailed funding requests for individual projects and must use internal and external benchmarks to demonstrate the competitiveness of the project budget.  Produce Executive level/ Management level reports necessary to share accurate financial position.  Develop and manage the cost coding system within the construction team and integrate within financial systems to enable current project data collection as well as future project planning. Develop and implement key performance indicators to demonstrate current state project performance and detect potential issues.  Partner closely with NTT GDC design, engineering, and project management to plan the project and maintain control through the project life cycle.  Work closely with NTT GDC suppliers to meet financial reporting requirements (commits, spends, and forecasts).  Develop program of internal and external benchmarks to enable project decision making.  Proactively manage budgets and potential impact to budgets. Includes development of budgets pre-design and maintaining those budgets through the project life cycle.  Identify project risks and opportunities and the potential financial impact that should be forecasted.  Manage project cost reports according to company requirements and provide regular updates on financial positions.  Manage detailed forecasting process and analyze data to support cash flow forecasting.  Evaluate supplier invoices and ensure proper payment methods are carried out on the project.  Expert at managing complex and detailed spreadsheets to analyze data, identify trends, and enable decision making.  Ensure disciplined change management is implemented across the project. Will require cost analysis and potential auditing when variances arise. 


Knowledge and Attributes:

Must possess a clear understanding of the full construction life cycle with substantial project experience in India/ APAC. Proven capability to manage cost control systems on complex projects from pre-design through closeout.  Strong analytical, problem-solving skills beyond estimating practice. Capability to multi-task in a fast paced environment. Ability to clearly set and lead meetings to develop strong project control systems. Ability to be highly confidential. Proficient with computers to include the utilization of Microsoft Office programs with very strong capabilities in Excel. Ability to work in a team environment. Manages stress and/or fast pace effectively. Excellent analytical, creative thinking, written and verbal communication skills. Academic Qualifications and Certifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, or related field or equivalent education and/or relevant experience. MBA is a plus.  10-15 years’ experience with construction cost management responsibilities that may include preconstruction planning, cost management strategies, cost coding structures, commits/spends/forecast processes, reviewing contractor’s cost proposals for major engineering and construction projects. Experience with people management and leading a team of commercial construction professionals. Experience with Construction Cost Accounting Software.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Primarily sitting with some walking, standing, and bending. Able to hear and speak into a telephone. Close visual work on a computer terminal. Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate any required computer keyboard, mouse, and other technical instruments.

WORK CONDITIONS

Extensive daily usage of workstation or computer, thus must have high speed internet. This role is expected to be based out of India and work from an NTT GDC Office with hybrid remote working arrangement. Ability to travel up to 25%.

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Workplace type:

On-site Working

About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.

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