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Cost Analyst

Waterford, CT 06385

Posted: 09/28/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Project Controls Job Number: 623919 Country: United States Is job remote?: No

Job Description


Pay: $38-43/hr 

Overview:

Serve as Cost Analyst to support Project Managers with multi-million dollar capital projects.

Responsibilities
  • Assist with Capital Projects annual budget, monthly forecasts, and rider filing data.
  • Gather and analyze financial data pertaining to labor support for large, long-term capital projects.
  • Investigate variances with actual costs.
  • Implements internal control policy and procedures.
  • Serves as a liaison between the project management team and various internal groups, such as station departments
  • Ability to develop Ad Hoc MS Excel models to summarize large data sets.
  • Ability to lead meetings at station location periodically.

Skills:
  • Proficient in Excel and financial systems
  • Requires knowledge of GAAP (General Accepted Accounting Principles) required for month-end liabilities and reporting.
  • Strong communication skills both verbal and written
  • Self-starter and makes decisions independently.
  • Strong attention to detail and high ethical standards.
  • Proactive in identifying and solving problems of high complexity.
  • Strong organizational skills and analytical / logical approach.
  • Ability to synthesize diverse information (technical, schedule, and cost) and exercise good judgment.

Nice to Have Skills:
  • SAP, Excel, Power Query

Preferred Years of Experience:
  • 2-5 years of directly related experience

Education:
  • Bachelors degree
  • Other education – Accounting, Business, Finance, Construction management.

Industry Experience
  • Nuclear, Construction, Manufacturing, Utility, Finance, Accounting, Cost controls,

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