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Senior Project Cost Analyst
Posted: 01/05/2026
2026-01-05
2026-02-14
Job Number: 53242762
Pay Rate: $42.79 / hour
Job Description
Senior Project Cost Analyst
Location: Hybrid
Pay Rate: $42.79/hr
Employment Type: Contract (Budgeted for 12 months with possible extension or direct hire)
Position OverviewOur client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Cost Analyst to lead financial oversight for a diverse portfolio of complex capital and operational projects. This role manages project financials from planning through closeout, ensuring accurate forecasting, cost validation, monthly accruals, and alignment with scope and objectives.
This is a high-impact individual contributor role with broad influence across project teams, field operations, contractors, suppliers, and executive leadership. The Senior Project Cost Analyst also serves as a trusted financial partner and mentor to associate analysts.
Key ResponsibilitiesProject Cost Leadership
Location: Hybrid
Pay Rate: $42.79/hr
Employment Type: Contract (Budgeted for 12 months with possible extension or direct hire)
Position OverviewOur client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Cost Analyst to lead financial oversight for a diverse portfolio of complex capital and operational projects. This role manages project financials from planning through closeout, ensuring accurate forecasting, cost validation, monthly accruals, and alignment with scope and objectives.
This is a high-impact individual contributor role with broad influence across project teams, field operations, contractors, suppliers, and executive leadership. The Senior Project Cost Analyst also serves as a trusted financial partner and mentor to associate analysts.
Key ResponsibilitiesProject Cost Leadership
- Lead and coordinate cost-management activities across Finance, Controllers, Estimating, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Governance teams
- Serve as the primary financial contact for contracted field staff, field personnel, and vendors, resolving escalations and ensuring milestone progress
- Conduct onsite project visits to validate work progress, assess risks, and confirm financial accuracy
- Develop and maintain detailed financial forecasts, monthly accruals, cash flows, and spend plans
- Deliver variance analysis and actionable insights to senior leadership on project performance and financial risk
- Lead review and approval of budget-gating requests to ensure compliance with corporate spend controls
- Ensure timely closure of Internal Orders (IOs) and maintain full compliance with reporting standards
- Lead budget tracking, crew coordination, resource planning, and material management across assigned projects
- Identify and execute cost-optimization strategies to improve financial and operational efficiency
- Establish and maintain performance metrics and executive-level reporting
- Forecast and optimize labor, contractor scheduling, material procurement, and inventory levels
- Serve as subject-matter expert in SAP including cost tracking, credit memos, tax memos, and reporting
- Manage escalations related to complex financial or operational issues across high-visibility projects
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, or Project Management
- 6+ years of experience in project controls, construction management, financial analysis, cost analysis, accounting, scheduling, or estimating
- Strong proficiency in Excel and SAP
- Proven ability to analyze complex financial data and deliver executive-level recommendations
- Demonstrated success in team-based or matrixed environments
- MBA, CPA, or Master’s degree in a related field
- Experience in project controls including scheduling and estimating
- Professional certification in cost control such as AACE or equivalent
- Working knowledge of Maximo, SAP R/3, SRM, or BW
- Experience applying project planning, implementation, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Strong understanding of construction methodologies and project-gating frameworks
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to present financial insights at all organizational levels
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering measurable results
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