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.
You will be responsible for maintaining cost visibility, validating operational expenses, supporting billing processes, and ensuring financial accuracy across project logistics activities including marine operations, heavy-lift transport, and port logistics. This role works closely with operations, procurement, finance teams, and vendors to ensure project profitability and compliance with financial and contractual requirements.
How you create impact
Cost Control & Financial Monitoring
- Track and validate operational costs related to project logistics activities including vessel chartering, port services, heavy-lift operations, and marine logistics.
- Monitor project costs against budgets, cost codes, and WBS structures.
- Support monthly financial closing, cost accruals, and margin tracking.
Billing & Revenue Support
- Support billing processes for logistics and marine services such as vessel charter milestones, port charges, and project logistics services.
- Ensure proper documentation (Statements of Facts, DPRs, operational reports) is available to support billing and revenue recognition.
- Assist in resolving billing discrepancies and customer queries.
Operational Cost Validation
- Review vendor invoices related to marine services, port operations, and project logistics activities.
- Validate charges such as demurrage, vessel day rates, bunker adjustments, and port tariffs.
Financial Reporting
- Prepare financial reports and cost analysis for project logistics operations.
- Highlight cost variances and support corrective actions with operations and procurement teams.
Compliance & Documentation
- Ensure financial documentation complies with internal policies, project contracts, and audit requirements.
- Support internal audits and customer financial reviews when required.
What we would like you to bring
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
Experience
- 4 to 6 years of experience in finance, cost control, or project logistics finance.
- Exposure to EPC logistics, project cargo, marine operations, or port logistics is an advantage.
Technical Skills
- Strong Excel and financial analysis skills.
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP or similar platforms.
- Understanding of project costing, billing processes, and financial reporting.
Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with operations, finance, and vendors.
- Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
What's in it for you
- Exposure to large-scale project logistics and marine operations in industries such as energy and infrastructure.
- Opportunity to develop expertise in project finance within complex logistics environments.
- Work with a global logistics organization such as Kuehne+Nagel, supporting high-value logistics projects.
- Career growth opportunities within project logistics and supply chain finance.
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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