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Senior Cost Analyst

Matrix Service Company
Remote, USA
Full-time
Entry · 2+ years experience
Remote
USD 76-81 hourly / hour
Discovered 1 months ago
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  • Track, analyze, and reports project costs against budgets, forecasts, and financial targets.
  • Develop and maintain cost models, cost estimates, and detailed cost breakdowns for ongoing and upcoming projects.
  • Monitor expenditures, labor hours, purchase orders, and contracts to ensure alignment with project plans.
  • Identifies cost variances, trends, and potential overruns, and provide recommendations for corrective actions.
  • Prepare regular cost reports, dashboards, and financial summaries for project managers and leadership.
  • Support project scheduling and planning teams by providing cost data and financial insights.
  • Reviews of contractor invoices and change orders to validate accuracy and compliance with contract terms.
  • Assists with developing annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial projections for capital or outage projects.
  • Work closely with the Finance team (currently one person), Project Managers, and Head of PMO.
  • Meet monthly with PMs; weekly with Head of PMO.
  • Provide input on evaluation and selection of a cost-control system.
  • Perform primarily office and non-manual work.
  • Perform work related to the management or general business operations of MATRIX or its customers/clients, while exercising discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance to MATRIX and its customers/clients.
  • Interface with managers or head of a unit/department requiring the integration of multiple functional organizations.
  • Use “lessons learned” to improve quality of MATRIX’s future projects; make recommendations to MATRIX as to the implementations of future policies and procedures.
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, engineering, or construction management. Equivalent work experience will be considered.
  • 2 to 5 years of experience in project cost analysis, financial analysis, or project controls
  • Strong skills in cost estimation, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
  • Ability to interpret engineering scopes, drawings, and contractor bids
  • Proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, modeling)
  • Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)
  • Familiarity with project management software (MS Project, Primavera P6)
  • Understanding of capital project lifecycles (design → procurement → construction → commissioning)
  • Knowledge of construction cost structures and contract types (T&M, lump sum, GMP)
  • The ability to communicate well both verbally and written as a business necessity to ensure the safe and efficient operations of business. Clear, concise, and effective fluency in the English language is essential.
  • Experience in hydropower, renewable energy, utilities, or heavy infrastructure
  • AACE certifications (CCP, CEP, CCT)
  • Familiarity with FERC or regulated utility accounting
  • Experience with turbine/generator upgrades or dam infrastructure projects
  • Skill with Power BI or Tableau
  • Experience integrating cost and schedule using Primavera P6
  • Knowledge of environmental permitting and compliance cost structures
  • Background in asset lifecycle or long-term CAPEX modeling

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