Project Cost Analyst

Cubic Corporation • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). The Project Cost Accountant is an analyst role in our Program Planning & Controls (PP&C) team supporting the project management team in controlling and analyzing project costs, reporting and modeling, and ensuring financial and delivery goals are met. This position is part of a global team using earned value management to operate projects, evaluate risks and opportunities, forecast cash and revenue for complex, large-scale projects in a dynamic environment. Specializing in running and enhancing reporting systems to facilitate the production of information, budgeting analysis, forecasting analysis, variance analysis, variance commentary, reporting and reviews, and presentation and project preparation.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree, preferably in accounting OR equivalent years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Four (4)+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong financial skills are essential; ability to analyze and understand how costs are derived.
• Ability to present to various levels of the organization, including executives and operation teams.
• Good working knowledge of personal computers and spreadsheet applications is required.
• Ability to prioritize, complete multiple tasks, and work under deadlines.
• Adept analytic and numeric skills are required.
• Flexibility, including occasional availability outside of your ordinary working hours to respond to critical issues or business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Cost accounting experience
• SAP experience

Responsibilities

• Support the operations team for projects; develop, forecast, and manage budget allocation, revenue and cash flow, and costs.
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders and ensure timely and clear communication regarding project status, risks, and changes.
• Works in accordance with earned value methodologies for revenue, cost, and schedule changes, baselines, and forecasts, develops Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), forecasts estimate to completion (ETC), and estimates at completion (EAC).
• Help implement and maintain accounting processes and tools to manage project costs, schedules, and risks supporting compliance and continuous improvement.
• Understand all cost, revenue, and cash mechanisms for a project contract.
• Create, update, and monitor billing and cost models for multiple programs.
• Supports project operations team by monitoring and analyzing project costs, identifying variances, and working with the team to address them.
• Participate in solving problems, evaluating risk mitigation strategies, and execution plans alongside the operations team.
• Supports the development and review of detailed integrated schedules in close collaboration with the technical leads and project managers.
• Monitors and analyzes Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
• Prepares financial analyses and reports for internal stakeholders and management review meetings.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks)
• Life insurance options
• Critical illness coverages
• Accident coverages
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-paid legal plan
• Travel accident insurance
• Award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account
• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave
• 401k Retirement Plan with a company match
• Backup childcare
• Pet care
• Pet insurance
• Virtual tutoring
• Tuition reimbursement program
• 9/80 work schedule (Many locations)
• Flexible time-off arrangement (Full-time salaried employees)
• Paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave (Part-time and hourly employees accrue at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly)
• 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees