Cost Analyst

Assists management in tracking costs on multiple projects, providing cost control in support of assigned daily projects, while understanding the functionality and use of the CosTracker software system.

Daily Duties:

• Format and import client contractor timesheets into the system.
• Audit the time reported against the gate punches.
• Audit the client contractor labor, equipment, material and other submitted costs against the contract
• Produce daily or weekly detail costs reports for approval and signature
• Provide invoicing packet or reports to satisfy client company requirements to get client contractors paid
• Differentiate between Labor, Equipment, Materials, Sub-contractor, Consumable, Third Party Rentals and other types of charges
• Understand the relationships between the tables and be able to enter all the information necessary into all tables to make the cross-relational functions within the database
• Be able to read and understand contract language and apply the terms to the information provided by the contractor clients
• Be able to print fully audited Labor, Equipment, Material and Other Reports to the client contractors for their review and approval.
• Be able to provide fully audited, approved and signed Labor Reports to the client company for their approval and signature.
• Be able to communicate clearly, professionally and knowledgeably with our contractor clients and company clients daily via personal contact, by phone and through e-mail.

HSE Roles and Responsibilities:

• • Take reasonable care to protect own health and safety, as well as of other workers present while working; Set a good example
  • Carry out work in a manner that will not create a hazard to himself/herself and other workers
  • Properly use all the safety equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), and other devices and procedures provided or directed by the Company and necessary for their protection.
  • Co-operate with supervisors and managers for the purposes of protecting the health and safety of all employees
  • Immediately report all incidents to the supervisor or the Joint HSE Committee Representative, including but not limited to, near misses, property damage and injuries.
  • Assist the Joint HSE Committee by being a representative if required and/or provide information when asked
  • Actively participate in the workplace inspection program to help create a safer and healthier work environment.
  • Acknowledge that they have the DUTY and OBLIGATION to refuse “Unsafe Work.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Often our Cost Analysts will be called upon to provide basic reports for our company clients. They could include, but are not limited to, company reports, work order reports, purchase order reports, project reports and manpower/FTE/force reports. Each of these reports is the logical extraction of the daily contractor data entered into the system.
• Know who to contact, or the process employed, at the client facility when items are submitted for reimbursement by the client contractors that are not a part of the contract.
• Learn how to work within the guidelines of each client company facility to meet and their expectations in all work performed and presented.
• Learn the differences between the various types of contracts employed by the client company facility, including time & material, lump sum, fixed fee, sub-contract payments on approval, milestone, etc.
• A fine understanding should be developed of the differences between open shop and union contracts and the employment strategies employed by each.
• Able to function within a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Customer service focused while possessing superb customer service skills
• Ability to analyze and decipher technical content quickly
• Skilled in planning, organizing, tracking, and adjusting projects with multiple phases in coordination with all departments
• Safety conscious.

Experience and Education:

• 5-10 years of related experience or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• High-School Diploma - Bachelor’s in related field (preferred but not essential)

Computer Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with an MRP system (preferable)
• Experience with a project tracking system and collaboration software, preferably MS Project

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.