Cost Analyst, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•Houston, TX

About The Position

As a cost analyst on our team, you will review and analyze complex financial and cost data, create cost models, perform various cost-informed analyses, and communicate the results to program and project leadership. You won’t go at it alone, you will work as part of a cross-functional team with clients to translate program requirements into cost estimates by using your knowledge and skills to gather relevant data, document assumptions, and create parametric estimates and Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs). You’ll work with peers to develop cost risk analyses using Monte Carlo simulation software and joint cost and schedule confidence level (JCL) models, and employ your strong analytical skills to provide meaningful insight into the data. In this role, you’ll also be able to share your passion for finance, data, analytics, and statistics to employ mathematical techniques, statistical methods, engineering methods, and scripting languages to develop new and novel approaches for estimating cost. If you are ready for an opportunity to apply and grow your data analysis and client-service skills, then there is a place for you at Booz Allen.

Requirements

15+ years of experience performing cost or financial estimation or analysis
Experience applying statistical techniques or analysis to forecast future costs for informing programmatic decisions
Experience using complex logic-based formulas in Microsoft Excel
Experience using cost estimating software or tools
Experience developing cost estimate documentation such as basis of estimates
Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

20+ years of experience working in a professional environment
Experience working on a team in a multi-disciplinary collaborative environment
Experience communicating the results of analysis for clients in verbal and written formats, including presentations
Experience collecting, normalizing, and analyzing historical cost data for hardware and software, and leveraging this data to develop cost estimating relationships
Experience with Monte Carlo simulation software and JCL software, including JACS or Primavera Risk Analysis, and Parametric Cost Estimating Tools, including TruePlanning, SEER, and Project Cost Estimating Capability
Experience with space organizations or the DoD
Ability to multitask and work under minimal supervision
Ability to prioritize and balance time across impactful workstream activities
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field
PCEA, CCEA, or PMP Certification

Responsibilities

Review and analyze complex financial and cost data
Create cost models
Perform various cost-informed analyses
Communicate the results to program and project leadership
Work as part of a cross-functional team with clients to translate program requirements into cost estimates
Gather relevant data for cost estimates
Document assumptions for cost estimates
Create parametric estimates and Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs)
Develop cost risk analyses using Monte Carlo simulation software and joint cost and schedule confidence level (JCL) models
Employ strong analytical skills to provide meaningful insight into the data
Employ mathematical techniques, statistical methods, engineering methods, and scripting languages to develop new and novel approaches for estimating cost