It's more than a job
As a finance professional at Kuehne+Nagel, your work includes managing budgets, strategic planning, and overseeing financial operations. You also help make ordinary and special moments possible for people around the world. Because your financial diligence allows your colleagues across the company to stay focused on the core of their work, whether it's getting vital healthcare products to those who need them or fresh fruit to children playing in the park. Finance work at Kuehne+Nagel, means more than we imagine.
Oversees the financial, administrative, and commercial governance of Project Logistics operations. The role ensures cost accuracy, financial transparency, efficient billing, and compliance across complex logistics operations such as EPC logistics, heavy-lift transport, marine operations, and project cargo movements. This position manages a team responsible for Cost Control, Billing, and Assets & Consumables, supporting logistics operations involving vessels, barges, tugs, port handling, and chartering activities.
How you create impact
Financial Governance
- Ensure financial accuracy across project logistics and marine operations, including chartering, port services, and heavy-lift activities.
- Review cost reports (vessel day rates, demurrage, deviations) and lead monthly financial closing.
Cost Control
- Lead cost control for EPC logistics and marine projects.
- Monitor cost variances and drive corrective actions with operations, chartering, and procurement.
Billing & Revenue Assurance
- Oversee billing for logistics and marine services (vessel charter, bunker adjustments, port charges, heavy-lift activities).
- Ensure proper documentation and monitor billing backlog, disputes, and revenue collection.
Asset & Equipment Management
- Oversee project logistics and marine equipment, ensuring proper cost allocation, maintenance compliance, and safety certification.
Compliance & Audit
- Ensure compliance with contracts, charter party terms, and port regulations.
- Prepare financial documentation for internal, ISO, and client audits.
Commercial Risk Management
- Identify and mitigate financial risks such as laytime overruns, charter deviations, vendor disputes, and cost leakage.
Leadership
- Lead and develop the finance/admin team, set KPIs, and strengthen collaboration with operations, finance, and other stakeholders.
What we would like you to bring
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Supply Chain, Maritime Studies, or related field.
- Professional certifications (CPA, CMA) are an advantage.
Experience
- 7–12 years of experience in finance, cost control, marine administration, or project logistics.
- Exposure to marine chartering, heavy-lift/project cargo, EPC logistics, or port/offshore operations is preferred.
- Prior leadership or supervisory experience.
Technical Skills
- Strong English communication skills.
- Proficiency in SAP or similar logistics systems and advanced Excel.
- Understanding of charter party terms, laytime calculations, port tariffs, marine costs, and project accounting.
Competencies
- Strong leadership, analytical thinking, and communication skills.
- Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proactive and solutions-oriented.
What's in it for you
- Play a key role in governing the financial performance of complex EPC and project logistics operations, supporting large-scale energy, mining, and infrastructure projects.
- Gain exposure to high-value logistics operations including marine chartering, heavy-lift transport, and multimodal project cargo across Indonesia.
- Lead and develop a specialized team covering cost control, billing, and asset governance while working closely with operations and commercial stakeholders.
- Work in a fast-paced project logistics environment where financial expertise directly impacts project success and operational performance.
Who we are
Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.
As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.
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