Senior Business Analyst- Cost Controls

Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc.•Aiken, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Pinnacle Specialty Group is a woman-owned and operated small business specializing in providing project and contract management for Professional, Technical, Engineering, IT and Support Services. We offer full benefits to include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, 401K - Company Matched. Responsible for organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining project controls, financial analysis or estimating applications required to monitor established objectives, and to prepare status and management reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy and recommend solutions. Provide management with the capability of maintaining cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of a complex project or work activity. Under general supervision, performs moderately complex financial analysis activities to include: Performs financial procedures, prepares financial reports / plans on a periodic or ad hoc basis - Understands the business environment and operations of the area being supported -Serves as a financial liaison to actively communicate with operational programs - Performs and applies financial planning and analysis techniques including but not limited to: variance analysis, scenario analysis, financial and cash flow modeling, etc., as requested. In addition to core responsibilities a Project Controls Change Control position often includes the following additional duties: 1. Impact Analysis: Analyze the potential impacts of proposed changes on project scope, schedule, cost, and resources, and prepare reports for management. 2. Maintaining Change Logs: Ensure all change requests, decisions, and actions are accurately recorded and maintained in a centralized change log. 3. Coordinating with Project Teams: Work closely with engineering, procurement, construction, and other functional teams to gather input and assess the feasibility and implications of changes. 4. Ensuring Compliance: Monitor adherence to change control processes and ensure all changes meet regulatory, contractual, and organizational requirements. 5. Reporting: Generate regular and ad-hoc reports on change status, trends, and metrics for project management and executive leadership. 6. Risk Identification: Identify and communicate risks associated with proposed changes and work with the risk management team to update the risk register as needed. 7. Document Control Coordination: Interface with document control to ensure all change-related documents are properly archived and accessible.

Requirements

Master’s degree in business / construction management / technical / engineering or a related area and 2 years of practical experience.
Bachelor's degree in business / construction management /technical / engineering or a related area and 5 years of practical experience.
Associate’s degree and 8 years of practical experience.
High school diploma and 12 years of relevant experience.
Strong personal computer skills.
Considerable proficiency in the use of automated accounting and budgeting systems as tools for performing required duties.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering, construction, operations, estimating, scheduling, and project controls.
Reviews work for completeness as required by project specifications and scope definitions.
Strong problem solving, analysis and interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills.
Proof of U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

Organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining project controls, financial analysis or estimating applications required to monitor established objectives.
Preparing status and management reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy and recommend solutions.
Providing management with the capability of maintaining cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of a complex project or work activity.
Performing financial procedures, preparing financial reports / plans on a periodic or ad hoc basis.
Serving as a financial liaison to actively communicate with operational programs.
Performing and applying financial planning and analysis techniques including but not limited to: variance analysis, scenario analysis, financial and cash flow modeling, etc., as requested.
Analyzing the potential impacts of proposed changes on project scope, schedule, cost, and resources, and preparing reports for management.
Ensuring all change requests, decisions, and actions are accurately recorded and maintained in a centralized change log.
Working closely with engineering, procurement, construction, and other functional teams to gather input and assess the feasibility and implications of changes.
Monitoring adherence to change control processes and ensuring all changes meet regulatory, contractual, and organizational requirements.
Generating regular and ad-hoc reports on change status, trends, and metrics for project management and executive leadership.
Identifying and communicating risks associated with proposed changes and working with the risk management team to update the risk register as needed.
Interfacing with document control to ensure all change-related documents are properly archived and accessible.