Cost Analyst

Description:

Position Summary Actalent connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more. The Engineering Project Cost Analyst provides project and portfolio cost support for the T&D Practices. Primary responsibilities of this position include close coordination with delivery leadership for review of the portfolio and appropriate internal notification of critical cost parameters. This coordination requires the analysis and reporting of detailed project cost parameters for the practices at all levels and coordination with the Backoffice with respect to financial processing and reporting. The EPCA is the primary liaison between the delivery teams and the Backoffice and performs detailed reviews charges against projects and provides direct support in executing adjustments while monitoring all invoices through the submittal and payment process. The EPCA requires a detailed knowledge of client contractual requirements. Primary Duties and Responsibilities • Conduct coordination meetings with delivery and help drive cost issue resolution • Prepare and submit client unvouchered liability submittals • Support client audits and provide summary and detailed data • Provide time and expense data analysis in support of accurate and timely invoicing • Identify and coordinate resolution of outstanding invoice issues with delivery teams, internal client contacts, and Backoffice • Analyze Statement of Account in support of timely and accurate invoicing • Audit manual invoicing and coordinate resolution of outstanding items • Monitor/identify over-budget projects and period of performance issues and coordinate with project managers for resolution. • Monitor and identify closed and closing client work orders and coordinate with project managers for resolution. • Develop and distribute reporting on an established cadence that provides metrics and analytics for project and portfolio financial data for each service line. • Process adjustments in support of each service line as needed to conduct accurate and timely invoicing

Skills:

Cost analysis, Cost accounting, Forecasting, Accounting, Reporting, Financial analysis

Top Skills Details:

Cost analysis,Cost accounting,Forecasting,Accounting

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Education and Experience Requirements • Bachelor’s Degree with three or more years of equivalent work experience, or associate degree with five or more years equivalent work experience. • Experience in various aspects of Engineering Project Coordination in the utility industry, or comparable field. • Experience in Accounting and Business Financial Management • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word

Experience Level:

Intermediate Level

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

Hiring diverse talent

Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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