Responsibilities
- Act as the main financial planning contact for Purchasing, Technical, and Crewing functions.
- Collect, validate, and challenge financial/operational data from ship management providers.
- Integrate inputs from Controlling, Finance, and affiliates into ship management processes.
- Assist with the preparation of annual vessel budgets and rolling forecasts.
- Maintain and improve internal processes, data structures, and BI-ready systems.
- Ensure accurate cost accounting and overall data integrity across systems.
- Manage and maintain accurate vessel OPEX data across financial platforms.
- Perform reconciliations and ensure consistency across systems (e.g., Infor, Lucanet, CFM).
- Standardize OPEX data and support accurate cost allocation with stakeholders.
- Monitor vessel OPEX against budgets and conduct variance analysis.
- Identify cost trends, anomalies, and provide actionable insights to technical teams.
- Support CAPEX and dry dock financial tracking, including budgets vs actuals and forecasts.
- Ensure proper OPEX/CAPEX classification and review cost allocations and project coding.
- Prepare post-dry dock reports, cost analysis, and lessons learned summaries.
- Develop reports, dashboards (Power BI), KPIs, and support budgeting, forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives
Qualifications and Requirements
- Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, or professional qualification (e.g., ACCA or equivalent)
- 3-5 years of experience in data analysis, financial planning & analysis, or similar roles
- Experience in ship management, maritime, offshore, or logistics industries is an advantage
- Strong proficiency in Excel for financial analysis, modelling, and data validation
- Experience with Power BI (including Power Query) knowledge of DAX and SQL is an advantage
- Strong analytical, structured, and detail-oriented approach with ability to work independently
- Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and work across departments
