About the job
TEMES Group stands as a premier investor, developer, and operator of luxurious tourism and real estate destinations across Greece. Our flagship property, Costa Navarino, represents one of the largest tourism investments in the Mediterranean, sprawling over 1,000 hectares and featuring five unique resort areas. These include exquisite 5-star hotels, opulent private residences, world-class golf courses, and a myriad of year-round facilities and activities.
Furthermore, TEMES Group is revitalizing the historic former Hilton Athens through our subsidiary, Ionian Hotel Enterprises S.A., transforming it into a vibrant city destination. We are also collaborating on two state-of-the-art hotels and branded residences within The Ellinikon project to promote the ‘Athens Riviera’ as a premier global tourism hub.
We invite applications for the role of Construction Cost Controller to join our dynamic Finance & Accounting team, where you will work closely with our Residential Business Unit.
The primary goal of this position is to establish financial oversight, monitoring, and reporting for construction projects from inception to completion. The Construction Cost Controller will be responsible for accurately tracking actual costs against budgets and forecasts, validating vendor commitments, overseeing cash flow and payment schedules, and providing essential support to project managers and finance leadership for informed decision-making.
This role reports directly to the Group Controller and is located at our headquarters in Athens.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Budgeting & Forecasting
- Collaborate with the Project Manager, Procurement, and Finance to develop and maintain comprehensive project budgets.
- Document approved budget revisions and ensure synchronization between SAP PS (Project System), WBS structures, and forecast models.
- Continuously monitor and track actual costs vs budget vs forecast across cost elements, vendors, and WBS levels.
2. Cost Control & Commitments
- Keep a vigilant eye on open POs, vendor commitments, and pending invoices to ensure completeness and accuracy in cost accruals.
- Conduct thorough analysis of cost overruns or savings and communicate variances to project management and the CFO.
- Work in partnership with procurement to confirm PO status and approval flow (OPEX / CAPEX).
- Ensure that all commitments are reconciled with contracts, BOQs, and progress certificates.
3. Progress & Performance Reporting
- Integrate physical progress data from site engineers with corresponding financial progress (including earned value analysis and percentage completion).
- Assist in the creation of monthly project dashboards that illustrate progress against timelines, costs, and cash flow trends.
- Maintain control files and supporting documentation to uphold project integrity.

