Cost & Contract Management

OVERVIEW

Adecco's client is a trusted offshore structural steel procurement and supply partner, delivering certified steel solutions for commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects across Australasia. 

Working Time: Mon – Fri (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM) 

Working Location: Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Xuan Hoa Ward, Ho Chi Minh City 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, or a related field.  
• Experience in job costing, cost administration, or commercial/finance support (construction or manufacturing preferred but not mandatory).  
• Strong financial literacy and analytical skills, with a genuine interest in cost control and budget reporting.  
• Working knowledge of progress claims, certification, and retention administration under relevant state security-of-payment legislation.  
• Proficient in Workbench (or comparable job costing/ERP system), Powerfab, Payapps, and the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.  
• Highly organized, with the ability to track budgets, forecasts and claims across multiple concurrent projects and meet recurring reporting deadlines.  
• Detail-driven mindset, with the ability to identify discrepancies between budgets, forecasts, actuals and claims, and to escalate issues promptly.  
• Confident communicator, able to work closely with PMs, CAs, the Finance Team and the National Contracts Manager.  
• Ability to work independently, prioritize a high volume of recurring tasks, and maintain accuracy under deadline pressure.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Budget & Job Setup 

• Set up and maintain project budgets for new jobs, ensuring budget structures remain clean and consistent.  
• Keep budgets aligned with the variation register as project scope changes.  

Cost Forecasting & Financial Reporting 

• Prepare and update weekly labor and supplier cost forecasts, as well as monthly cash flow forecasts.  
• Monitor cost movements, issue purchase orders, and work with the Finance Team to resolve cost allocation errors.  
• Contribute to monthly financial reviews and reporting cycles.  

Progress Claims & Certification 

• Coordinate the lodgement of progress claims and ensure they are certified in line with contract terms and relevant legislation.  
• Reconcile progress claims against payment certificates and resolve discrepancies with Project Managers and Contract Administrators.  

Retention Management 

• Track and manage retention, including its release at practical completion and the end of the 
• defects liability period.  
• Escalate unresolved retention issues to the National Contracts Manager.  

Document Control 

• Maintain project and contract documents, including variations, claims, and correspondence, ensuring accurate records and version control.  
• Distribute key project documents to relevant stakeholders.  

Reporting & Job Closure 

• Prepare reports on project budgets, forecasts, and claims performance.  
• Identify cost allocation errors and support the job closure process.