Project Controller

The Project Controller provides independent financial management of projects from bid to close. Sitting within Finance and working closely with Operations, the role works alongside Project Managers & Contract Managers to ensure the projects compliance with group standards regarding financial performance, accurate & timely reporting, forecasting and risk management across the full project lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bid

• Help

• the Bid Manager build the cost model and assess financial viability

• Review

• risks and opportunities; support the Go / No Go decision

• What you'll Need

• Project finance experience

• Engineering, consulting or professional services background preferred

• Contract literacy

• Comfortable with billing structures, revenue recognition terms and risk allocation

• Project Set-Up

• Attend

• the handover from bid to execution team; review the contract's financial terms

• Confirm

• the appropriate revenue recognition method for the contract type

• Set

• up the project, billing plan, and revenue schedule in the ERP system

• Issue

• advance payment invoices; arrange performance and advance payment bonds

• Input

• and validate the initial financial forecast; present to management

• Delivery : Ongoing

• Lead

• the financial review at project progress meetings (at least quarterly)

• Analyse

• actuals against forecast; explain variances; update cost-to-complete

• Review

• risks and opportunities with the PM; adjust contingencies as the project

• matures

• Optimise

• billing milestones to improve cash timing

• Prepare

• and issue customer invoices; chase overdue payments; agree recovery actions

• with

• Run

• month-end close: time bookings, intercompany transactions, cost accruals,

• revenue reconciliations

• Monitor

• bonds and guarantees; request releases as milestones are metSupport

• tax queries and respond to audit requests

• Close-Out

• Verify

• the project closing checklist; confirm final financial settlement with the

• customer

• Close

• purchase orders, booking codes, and remaining bonds; confirm insurance

• cancellation

• Ensure

• all revenue is invoiced and collected with no residual balances

• Participate

• in the lessons-learned review

Benefits

• A competitive salary commensurate with experience and expertise.

• Exposure to iconic urban and architectural projects across the continent.

• Career development opportunities in a progressive, design-led environment.

• A studio culture grounded in innovation, excellence, and collaboration.

• About dhk Architects

• dhk Architects is one of the largest and leading design-led architectural studios in Africa. Our strength comes from a unique blend of creative design thinking, technical capability, implementation expertise and strategic vision.

• Our reputation is built not only on landmark architecture but also on our longstanding commitment to designing integrated environments. We believe architecture should enhance and shape its context, a philosophy rooted in urban design. At dhk, we foster a culture of progressive design, high-performance, and collaboration, where urban thinking drives innovation in built form.

• We support personal and professional growth through mentorship, development initiatives, and a studio environment that encourages experimentation, leadership, and ambition.