Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
This position is Remote from home with 2 days onsite per week in Baxley GA
The cost analyst assists, develops, and coordinates the implementation of standard cost reporting and practices for collecting and reporting all project cost data. Establishes total project cost reporting to include commitments and projected cost data. This effort will establish the projects budget and forecasts. The individual Interfaces closely with financial operations to open projects and provide updates to cost variances.
Summary of Position Duties:
· Serves as the cost expert on the project teams for assigned portfolio.
· Ensure projections are updated as well as ensuring costs are charged correctly.
· Initiates work orders for maintaining forecasts and budgets for projects and provides unit cost estimates to financial for newly added projects.
· Develop variance analysis monthly comparing current month actuals to both previous month’s forecast and baseline budget.
· Prepare monthly reports for budget owners including baseline budget, actual costs, estimate at completion, forecast variance and analysis of abnormal/unexpected variances.
· Set up meetings and review monthly reports with budget owner (project manager).
· Maintain traceable records of baseline, budget, forecasts, and actual costs
· Perform independent detailed reviews of assigned projects ETC and EAC to ensure all inputs have been given and assess the overall financial health of the project.
· Prepare monthly accruals and correcting journal entries as necessary for assigned projects
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education
· Bachelor’s degree or higher in a business-related field is preferred.
· Accounting degree and/or 5-10 years of experience in job cost accounting in an operating power plant facility or construction company
Experience
· Above average MS Excel skills
· Experience with contractor load boards, detailed estimates
· Ability to be self-directed and hold others accountable to provided information and meeting deadlines
· Minimum 5-10 years previous cost analyst, job cost accountant, or relatable work experience required
· Excellent oral and written skills
· Cost control experience with a power utility firm, construction firm, or industrial plant required.
Behavioral Attributes
· Demonstrates high standards, meets deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and willing to coach others to improve project inputs.
· Holds themselves and others accountable for personnel safety and models safe behavior.
· Holds themselves accountable for superior performance, total commitment, and unquestionable trust.
· Convey a clear vision of the future and make principled, data-based practical decisions that take critical factors into account.
· Manage financial performance to contain cost.
· Work through conflicts to create win-win situations.
· Assume personal responsibility for individual and project/group success.
Company Description
We are an engineering consulting group
We are an engineering consulting group