Senior Cost & Price Analyst

Na Ali'i Consulting & Sales, LLC. • ,

4d • $140,000 - $155,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Nakupuna Companies is seeking a Senior Cost & Price Analyst to support the Department of State (DoS) Bureau of Global Acquisitions (GA). The DoS has a robust Acquisition Program with an average annual spend portfolio of approximately $12 billion executed through roughly 25,000 contract transactions and $4.7 billion executed through approximately 1,200 federal assistance awards. GA reports to the Undersecretary for Management and includes three organizational elements: Acquisition Management Directorate (GA/AM), Acquisition Policy Directorate (GA/AP), and Federal Assistance Directorate (GA/FAM).

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience, with at least 5 years of direct cost/price analysis and/or auditing experience in federal government contracting.
• Demonstrated experience independently performing CAS administration, evaluating cost allowability under FAR Part 31, performing accounting system reviews, developing pre-negotiation objectives and conducting or directly supporting negotiations of provisional billing rates, final indirect cost rates, or Forward Pricing Rate Agreements.
• Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Excel with the ability to independently build and validate indirect rate calculation models, multi-year cost trend analyses, cost impact calculations across multiple contract pools, and financial models supporting pre-negotiation objectives.
• Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university in a business related field such as accounting, business, or finance.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Responsibilities

• Analyze each major cost element -- direct labor, materials, subcontracts, other direct costs, and indirect costs -- for allowability, allocability, and reasonableness under FAR Part 31 and FAR 15.404-1.
• Confirm proposed direct labor rates align with established compensation policies and that proposed indirect rates are consistent with provisional billing rates, FPRA rates, or FPRR rates.
• Evaluate the prime contractor's analysis of subcontractor proposals, assess make-or-buy decisions, and recommend whether subcontract costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable.
• Assess whether the contractor's estimating system produces proposals consistent with disclosed accounting practices and historical cost experience.
• Verify data accuracy, completeness, and currency for Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data.
• Assess each offeror's proposed costs for realism and consistency with requirements and technical approach and document the assessment for CO use.
• Compare proposed indirect rates to established provisional, FPRA, FPRR, and historical rates.
• Evaluate proposed direct labor hours and material costs for realism against historical performance data, labor norms, and market pricing.
• Prepare a cost realism analysis report documenting methodology, and cost element adjustments for each offeror, and provide technical support to the CO for best value tradeoff analysis.

Benefits

• Market-based compensation strategy
• Compensation commensurate with education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience
• Consideration of contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, and position location
• Total compensation package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior