Vessel Controller

Roles & responsibilities:

1. Financial Reporting & Variance Analysis:

• Prepare and submit financial reporting for assigned fleet/customers, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Review actual vs. budget performance, identifying overspending and improvement areas.
• Make accruals for missing costs based on trend analysis, prepayments, and supporting systems (e.g., Eye-share).

2. Liaison & Coordination with Technical & Operations Teams:

• Provide relevant financial insights to the technical team and ensure financial report completion.
• Conduct monthly financial meetings with Technical and Operations teams to review vessel performance.
• Ensure that financial reports include proper comments before being shared with external customers.

3. Customer Interaction & Support:

• Follow up and respond to customer queries regarding financial reports and budget variances.
• Ensure that customer financial requirements (budgeting, forecasting, reporting) are met in a timely manner.

4. Fund Management & Working Capital Monitoring:

• Ensure sufficient funding is requested and follow up on collections.
• Send first reminders for outstanding funding payments.
• Monitor working capital levels, requesting additional funding when necessary.

5. Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Prepare and oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for assigned vessels/customers.

6. Team Training & Process Improvement:

• Provide training and feedback to vessel accountants, ensuring compliance with OSM Thome standards.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in vessel accounting.​

Qualifications & experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA, ACCA, or equivalent certification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in vessel accounting, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or financial control role.
• Strong understanding of ship management financial reporting, working capital management, and customer financial requirements.
• Strong ability to analyse financial data, identify variances, and make strategic recommendations.
• Ability to liaise effectively with customers, technical teams, and operations teams.
• Proactive approach to resolving financial issues and optimizing vessel performance.
• Ability to manage multiple reporting deadlines and priorities.
• Experience with financial software (SAP, Oracle, or maritime ERP systems), Excel, and financial modelling.
• Ability to train and guide vessel accountants to maintain high reporting standards.