Cost Analyst - Augusta

Position overview

Cost analysis and project oversight

• Assess project financial risks and report mitigation plans.
• Compile and audit information for budget analysis reports, cost-audited reports, special studies, and interpretive analyses.
• Coordinate with project accounting on ledger postings, audit budget reports, identify findings, and ensure corrections are made.
• Analyze budget reports, holds, and unbought items; audit forecasts and reforecasts as project conditions change.
• Participate in Operations Review Meetings and maintain knowledge of contract documents, contractual rights, and the relationship between estimates and contracts.
• Train new Cost Analysts and project staff; visit jobsites, evaluate project progress and field conditions, and review findings with project management.
• Review trade conditions, subcontractor instructions, exposures, claims, and recoveries; act as a bridge between accounting and field staff.
• Monitor project cash position and participate in payment application preparation.
• Audit SAP forecasting workbenches and establish Work Breakdown Structure elements with Engineering and Finance.
• Prepare final cost-audited budget reports, reconcile final contract value and cost, and validate final revenue before final billing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, and 3 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Financial system applications proficiency and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, adaptability, independent judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Professional written and verbal communication, teamwork, leadership, and integrity.
• Physical ability to climb stairs and ladders, use construction personnel hoists, and navigate work areas under construction.