Cost Analyst
Listed on 2026-01-23
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Finance & Banking
Financial Analyst, Risk Manager/Analyst -
Business
Financial Analyst, Risk Manager/Analyst
Our client, a leader in the utilities industry, is looking to hire a Project Cost Analyst. This role will be onsite 3x per week in Valparaiso, IN.
* This job is a 1-year contract role with benefits!*
An analyst will leverage their financial analysis skillset to best predict project cost performance and enable timely corrective, preventive, and predictive action for capital projects.
What You’ll Be Doing:- Evaluate manpower, labor hours, and cost requirements against budget limitations to make corrective & preventive recommendations
- Develop qualitative integrated project baselines that are used to effectively measure project performance, applying the cost of quality to cost management
- Analyze schedules to optimize schedule and project cost performance
- Assist the project management team, Major Project managers, Director, and other relevant stakeholders in retrieving cost management information and reporting
- Orchestrate contract commercial management
, facilitate contract payments, and conduct contract performance analysis, analysis, and forecasting
- Bachelor's degree & 3+ years of experience in Cost Management or Financial Analysis
- High School Diploma & 8+ years of experience in Cost Management or Financial Analysis
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, manipulating extensive datasets & developing reports
- Knowledge of MS Project or similar project management tools
- Must have valid Driver's License
- Bachelor’s degree & 8+ years of experience in Cost Management or Financial Analysis
- Ability to develop/ review project estimates, build project budgets, as well as read and analyze project schedules
- Experience in cost management for large industrial Capital Project environments
- Prior experience in the utilities or energy industry highly valued!
Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy.
Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
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