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Project Controller Location: Leiden (1 week per month on-site) Duration: 12 months (targeting a January start) Hours: 40 hours per week Imagine your next project driving financial governance across an expansive engineering portfolio, gaining exposure to site leadership, building an extensive network, and unlocking potential contract extension opportunities. This project-focused role is centred on budget management and controls within the EVM – Engineering, Validation & Maintenance / Project Delivery & Engineering business area, supporting the Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Leiden engineering portfolio. The Project Controller supports EVM project and portfolio governance by consolidating financial and project controls information into a clear, consistent, and reliable management view. Managing a portfolio spanning roughly 50 projects, the role turns inputs from EPCM partners, Project Managers, Portfolio Management, Finance, and other relevant stakeholders into one reliable project and portfolio controls view. The position collects and reconciles data across diverse sources, tracks variances, and highlights emerging financial exposure. The Project Controller owns the integrity and presentation of the consolidated controls picture, while respective source owners remain accountable for the forecasts, assumptions, and information they provide. roles and responsibilities Collect and consolidate approved budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, forecasts, changes, and financial risks. Manage budgets and forecasting, create summary reports, handle PO creation and submissions, and track invoices and billing using SAP, Ariba, and SharePoint tools. Reconcile information from different sources and follow up on missing, inconsistent, or delayed inputs. Produce consistent project and portfolio controls reports for management and governance reviews. Consolidate forecasts received from accountable stakeholders without creating or independently amending those forecasts. Compare forecast movements against budgets, actuals, commitments, approved changes, and previous reporting periods. Analyse consolidated information to identify significant variances, trends, and emerging financial exposure. Maintain visibility of approved, pending, and potential changes and their financial impact. Ensure significant movements, assumptions, and explanations are documented and traceable. Promote consistent reporting definitions, structures, and cut-off dates across EVM projects. Support Project Managers and Portfolio Management with clear, fact-based information for decisions and escalation. Contribute to continuous improvement and standardisation of EVM project-controls reporting. Apply analytical thinking to connect information from multiple sources and identify what has changed and why. Maintain accuracy by ensuring reliable, complete, and traceable information. Exercise constructive challenge by questioning inconsistencies while preserving effective working relationships. Demonstrate ownership by following information gaps through to resolution. Utilise communication skills to turn complex controls information into clear management reporting. Foster collaboration to work effectively across internal teams and EPCM partners. Drive continuous improvement to improve reporting quality, consistency, and efficiency. how to succeed Must have SAP experience (or experience with a comparable ERP/financial system). Project management experience or relevant experience in project controls, cost control, project finance, or project-management support. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Finance, Business, Project Management, Project Controls, or a related discipline. Experience with project budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, forecasts, and change information. Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to identify trends and inconsistencies. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with structured datasets and reporting. Strong attention to detail, communication, and stakeholder-management skills. Ability to work across multiple projects, contributors, and reporting deadlines. Pharmaceutical or life-sciences industry experience preferred (or experience in engineering, capital projects, construction, or another regulated environment). Experience working with EPCM or engineering service providers preferred. Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools preferred. Understanding of project lifecycle, cost control, change control, and governance principles preferred. benefits This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 12 months you are welcome here Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. about Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Patients inform and inspire our science-based innovations, which continue to change and save lives. Applying rigorous science and compassion, we confidently address some of the most complex diseases of our time and unlock the potential medicines of tomorrow. Our diverse portfolio spans multiple therapeutic areas — Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Retina. We are continuously working to develop treatments, aspiring to find cures, pioneering the path from lab to life, and championing patients every step of the way. application process We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days. We do not accept applications via email or LinkedIn InMail - you must apply direct to this advert. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo. We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”.

Core Responsibilities

Consolidate and reconcile project and portfolio budgets, commitments, actuals, forecasts, changes, and risks across approximately 50 engineering projects. Produce reliable governance reports, identify variances and emerging financial exposure, and support management decisions while maintaining traceable information and consistent reporting practices.

Requirements

Requires SAP or comparable ERP experience, relevant project controls, cost control, project finance, or project-management support experience, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related discipline. Candidates should have strong analytical and numerical skills, advanced Excel capability, and experience with project financial data; pharmaceutical, EPCM, Power BI, and regulated-environment experience are preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive Hourly Rate