Sr Cost Analyst, Mid Career
About The Position
Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) is hiring a Senior Cost Analyst to support TOS II at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The role is part of an integrated team supporting United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts, with responsibility for analyzing costs and coordinating with departments and stakeholders to ensure accurate, efficient cost reporting and budgeting. The analyst works closely with management, project controls, and project managers to evaluate project performance, identify trends, and support recommendations for improvement. This position supports project planning, estimating, execution, and reporting, including funding scenarios and future-year planning. It contributes to monthly project estimates, cost-performance monitoring, earned value management reporting, annual workload proposals and revisions, budget and variance analysis, and the collection and reporting of project information. The analyst also verifies data and actual costs, coordinates funding availability, responds to business reporting requests, prepares management reports, maintains procedures, and participates in meetings about cost and schedule performance. The position is regular, full-time, and exempt. The successful candidate must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and access to the AEDC local area network. Wearing company-issued personal protective equipment as directed is a condition of employment.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, Accounting, or Engineering, plus seven years of progressive, relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and progressive, relevant experience.
- Must be a current U.S. citizen.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and access to the AEDC local area network.
Nice To Haves
- Experience performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost functions, including cost estimating, cost control, financial reporting systems, and cost analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, perform, review, and present financial and cost performance reports.
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to collect, organize, and analyze complex financial data.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in data analysis.
- Strong communication skills and ability to communicate effectively across all levels of leadership.
- Knowledge of Earned Value Management techniques.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
- Self-driven and able to work independently to meet strict deadlines as well as work effectively as a team player.
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially advanced Microsoft Excel.
- Proficiency with PeopleSoft Financials, especially PeopleSoft Data Query.
Responsibilities
- Provide customer support for project planning, estimating, execution, and reporting, including funding scenarios and future-year planning exercises.
- Support project managers in developing monthly project estimates and monitoring project cost performance, funding availability, and earned value management reporting.
- Support the annual workload proposal process and subsequent proposal revisions.
- Perform budget, financial, and cost variance analysis.
- Collect, assimilate, and report monthly project information, including analysis of actual and forecast resource requirements against contract baseline funding levels.
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity.
- Monitor actual cost collection for accuracy and comparison to budget, and process corrections when needed.
- Coordinate and communicate project and contract funding availability.
- Support on-demand business reporting requests.
- Analyze financial data and prepare accurate, timely cost reports for management.
- Prepare and present cost analysis reports highlighting trends and variances.
- Develop and maintain work instructions and procedures as required.
- Support and attend meetings where cost and schedule reporting and performance are discussed.
- Wear company-issued personal protective equipment in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Benefits
- Continuing education assistance
- Multiple healthcare benefits packages
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Federally recognized holiday schedule
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
