Project Cost Analyst
About The Position
The Mosaic Company is seeking a Project Cost Analyst to partner with the North American Capital team. This role will provide project controls support and analysis, working closely with project managers on budgeting, accruals, forecasting, schedule compliance, variance analysis, and assisting with completion reports. The position involves providing analytical/finance support, ensuring compliance with policies, facilitating budget planning, preparing and submitting project requests, managing document control, facilitating review meetings, preparing journal entries, calculating forecasts, analyzing variances, reviewing vendor payments, maintaining cost workbooks, managing project schedules, closing purchase orders, and assisting with project completion reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (Finance, Accounting, or Economics preferred) and at least 2 years of job experience in a business-related analyst or associate role. Or Associate’s / Technical College degree and at least 5 years of job experience (Capital Project Management, Controls, or Administration) in a related analyst or associate role.
- Understanding of general accounting and finance principles is a must.
- Possess a broad understanding of internal controls and their purpose.
- Solid people skills.
- Strong verbal, written, and listening communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and within a team.
- Ability to partner with and challenge the business.
- Positive, engaged, and willing attitude.
- Disciplined with strong organizational skills.
- Attention to detail and diligence to meet deadlines.
- Ability to adapt to a continually changing business environment.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
- English language proficiency is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with SAP, Fieldglass, and Project Online (POL) is preferred.
- Power BI proficiency is a plus.
- Excellent presentation skills is a plus.
- Agriculture Industry knowledge is a plus.
- Engineering background is a plus.
- Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing analytical/finance support to engineering project managers and Site or Area Capital Manager.
- Ensure compliance with the Mosaic Capital Allocation Policy and SOX audit controls.
- Partner with Site or Area Capital team to help facilitate annual Rack & Stack (Capital Budget planning).
- Prepare and submit Project Intake requests for Workflow approval via PowerApps.
- Assist with the preparation of Project Commitment request documents and their submission into Workflow.
- Facilitate accrual, forecasting, and other review meetings with project engineers/managers.
- Prepare/submit monthly accrual journal entries for system upload.
- Calculate and update monthly forecast amounts in SAP Noveco system utilizing applicable WBS lines.
- Provide monthly actual spend versus forecast variance analysis.
- Review payments to vendors to ensure accuracy and adherence to the contracts.
- Prepare and maintain cost workbooks for applicable large Capital projects.
- Maintain project schedules in Project Online (POL) system and ensure timely completion of status updates in SAP system.
- Partner with procurement to complete and close Purchase Orders.
- Assist the Closeout Specialist by advising and/or preparing project completion reports.
Benefits
- A competitive base salary + bonus incentives
- 11 paid holidays each year
- A generous 401k with a company match and annual company contribution
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation time
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Life & disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid Paternity/Maternity Leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
