Project Cost Analyst

1 month ago

Columbus, United States Manifest Solutions Full time

Manifest Solutions is currently seeking a Project Cost Analyst for a hybrid position in Columbus, OH.

  • Coordinate project meetings and work with project team members on project activities.
  • Support the PM in the preparation and updating of project documentation and planning.
  • Assist with preparing forecasts of project spending and cash flows, budget variance monitoring, cost tracking/analysis.
  • Depending on business unit needs, provide analysis and verification for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) activities and assist with providing input to annual budget, capital forecasts, five-year plan and improvement requisitions.
  • Perform estimate vs. actuals analysis.
  • Collaborate with Project Management (PM) and other vested parties to perform variance reporting and/or establish original baseline budgets that are time-phased with dates from the system schedule.
  • Create project breakdown structures.
  • Perform some departmental organizational functions when necessary and as assigned to ensure the smooth operation of project functions. This might include tracking, analyzing, and verifying information for unvouchered liabilities (UVLs), keeping project system records current and complete, and coordinating the work order process related to a project from creation of the work order through in-servicing and closing.
  • Depending on the business unit assigned, assist in the contracting process. This might include bidding activities, analysis of cost, cost tracking, etc.
  • Communicate with project team, resources, and other internal and external stakeholders on various budgetary items.
  • Work with others in both supplying information and seeking assistance as necessary.
  • Perform varied assignments demonstrating technical knowledge and analytical techniques to solution of problems or analysis.
  • Apply problem solving skills to resolve technical problems and initiate solution techniques.
  • Develop and compile KPIs that are measurable outcomes.
  • Providing strong teamwork with colleagues, vendors and/or customers and responding to customer/vendor inquiries, resolving work order issues and/or implementing action plans in a fast-paced, results-oriented team.
  • Understand the project/work management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards.
  • Provide training and guidance to lower level employees as appropriate.
  • Recommend improvements that enhance the role, project performance, and company's performance in regard to service and product delivery as well as environmental and community stewardship.
  • Depending on the assigned business unit, coordinate work activities of others within work group, team or those external to the company including contractors, vendors as required to resolve routine technical tasks and field work activities.
  • Make decisions and contribute to team decision making and consensus building.
Qualifications:
  • With a qualified Bachelor's degree, one (1) year of qualified experience; with a qualified Associate's degree, three (3) years' qualified experience.
  • Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and could include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management.
  • Qualified experience includes utility specific operations knowledge/experience with a good working knowledge of work processes and procedures.
  • Experience should be in design, operations, planning, project management, cost tracking analysis, forecasting, project budgets, working with accounting principles, and/or construction or maintenance of systems and/or equipment.
  • Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively and efficiently and demonstrate organizational and planning skills, as well an aptitude for accuracy, attention to detail and ability to achieve goals.
  • Demonstrates a basic level of technical knowledge related to writing and verbal communication.
  • Proficient in use of computer and Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
  • Able to create pivot tables, VLOOKUP's, and manipulate and understand complex formulas in Excel.
  • Team player with ability to work and collaborate well with others.
  • Some travel may be required.
  • Exposure to corporate accounting and project cost management systems, construction environments, earned value management, and scheduling systems is preferred but not required.
  • Availability to work some overtime.
  • Demonstrate an attitude and desire to listen to and satisfy both internal and external customers who use and depend upon our work.
Desired Skills
  • Excellent communication, analytical, engaged, proactive, must have a willingness and a want to learn, independent thinker
  • Experience with Cognos is desired.

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