Junior Project Controller

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

The Junior Project Controller will be responsible for the following activities related to Real Estate owned by Eurofins Legal Entities and/or leased from 3rd parties :

Objectives:

• Project Management (Support Operating entities in establishing their building projects)
  • Real Estate Projects follow-up
  • Advice and support on planning and approval process
  • Follow-up and report on building project progress
  • Frequent project meetings with local Managing Directors and Project Managers
  • Maintenance and analysis of the Real Estate Project List
  • Update of approved documentation in internal databases
  • Support and preparation for signature of official documents
• Group Sites databases maintenance, follow-up and communication with stakeholders
  • Real estate databases and reporting tools management, from development of new tools to regular maintenance;
  • Continuous management of the information: from the creation of new Sites to the update of existing Sites information (lease agreement contractual terms, financial information, administrative information);
  • Responsible for the accuracy of the data;
  • Holding of the Monthly GSC RE calls
  • Support on creation Group Documents describing the processes
  • Help populate a new database with existing & accurate data
  • Continuous process improvements
• Building costs analysis and controlling
  • Preparation, maintenance and analysis of the quarterly published real estate reports
  • Controlling of real estate expenses (mainly related to rental agreements and building costs)
  • Help preparing the IFRS 16 implementation (with support of Group Accounting Team)
  • Update the real estate assets follow-up schedule on a monthly basis;
  • Be involved in the budgeting/forecasting process of the companies of the Group;
  • Checking the correct applications of agreed terms and conditions (rental agreements and loans)

Qualifications

Personal skills:

• Advanced Excel;
• Knowledge of Access database, VBA or Business Intelligence tools is an asset;
• Very accurate, highly reliable and detail-oriented;
• Ability to work in an autonomous manner in a fast-changing organization;
• Pragmatic, proactive, flexible and adaptable;
• Process oriented;
• Developed interpersonal and communication skills;
• Team player enjoying working in a small team.

Education:

• Master’s degree in Civil or Architecture Engineering from Top University

Language skills:

• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Any additional European language is an asset

Previous experience:

• Experience in project management and/or real estate is a plus.

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Integration in a fast-growing international company with a dynamic working environment where personal development and growth are encouraged;