Walid Aly

Commercial and Project Cost professional with 20+ years' experience across engineering, manufacturing, EPC and data-centre infrastructure, now transitioning into Quantity Surveying and construction cost management.

Experience includes capital-project cost control, EAC/cost-to-complete, tender and estimate review, procurement, supplier quotation analysis, electrical BOM costing, cash-flow forecasting, interim payment review, variations and project capitalisation. SCSI has confirmed that I meet the entry requirements for the Level 9 Advanced Quantity Surveyor Apprenticeship with TUS. Seeking a Quantity Surveying / Cost Management opportunity where I can combine capital-project, financial and commercial experience while developing further technical QS competencies toward SCSI chartership.

Project Cost Accountant - CEL Critical Power Limited - Ireland

(2026-01 - 2026-08)

• Supported cost and commercial control of data-centre electrical infrastructure projects, monitoring budgets, commitments, actual costs, EAC/cost-to-complete and project profitability.
• Reviewed pre-tender cost estimates with Estimating, validating labour hours, material unit rates, supplier quotations, overhead costs, total project costs and required margins before bid submission.
• Analysed complex electrical BOMs containing thousands of components and validated material costs, supplier quotations, procurement pricing and cost roll-ups.
• Worked closely with Estimating, Procurement, Engineering and Project Management on supplier quotations, purchase commitments, project forecasts and commercial cost information.
• Produced project cash-flow forecasts, cost reports and EVM analysis using Excel and Power BI, highlighting cost, schedule and forecast variances.

Senior Cost Accountant - LetsGetChecked - Ireland

(2022-10 - 2025-12)

• Performed cost variance analysis, standard costing and BOM validation to support operational cost control and forecasting.
• Reconciled aged Goods Received / Invoice Received (GR/IR) balances across Procurement, Accounts Payable and warehouse logistics.
• Created quarterly cost re-forecasting model for standard costing of BOMs and the annual raw material budget.

Cost Analyst - Ross Video - Canada

(2021-02 - 2022-09)

• Performed product costing and manufacturing cost analysis, monitoring material, labour and overhead costs, standard-to-actual variances and BOM accuracy.
• Partnered with Operations, Procurement and Engineering on material costs, production variances and cost-control analysis.

Senior Cost Accountant - Canopy Growth Corporation - Canada

(2016-12 - 2020-12)

• Managed product cost accounting across multiple manufacturing facilities, analyzing material, labour and overhead costs, standard versus actual costs, production variances and cost-of-sales performance.
• Partnered with Procurement, Operations and Finance to analyze material purchasing costs, inventory movements and cost variances, supporting budgeting, forecasting and cost-control decisions.

Project Operations Accountant - The Styrene & Polystyrene Petrochemical Co. - Egypt

(2007-01 - 2015-12)

US$500m Greenfield EPC Project

• Reviewed the EPC contractor's monthly Interim Payment Applications against independently verified physical progress, reconciling claimed quantities and values with PM-verified structural steel erection and piping installation progress.
• Reviewed EPC contractor variation requests, assessing and quantifying cost and schedule impacts to support management approval and project cost control.
• Performed commercial and financial evaluation of tenders and bids covering engineering services, major equipment, construction packages and subcontractors.
• Prepared and updated monthly cash-flow forecasts, aligning forecast EPC expenditure with project progress and supporting corporate treasury cash-management requirements.
• Produced executive project cost reports covering budget variances, contingency drawdowns, risk provisions and financial risk exposure.
• Calculated monthly accruals for unbilled works and materials delivered to site, ensuring accurate period-end project cost recognition.
• Supported capitalisation of major EPC expenditure at mechanical completion, analysing and classifying project, equipment, spare-parts and asset costs for appropriate capital / inventory treatment.

Certificate - Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control - Columbia University / Coursera (2026-09)

MSc - Level 9 Advanced Quantity Surveyor Apprenticeship - TUS / SCSI

MBA - Finance & Economics - Arab Academy for Science & Technology

BBA - Business Administration - University of Alexandria