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Accenture Construct – Senior Project Cost Analyst, ANS

Accenture· Resources – Utilities East - New Client
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St. Louis, MO$100k - $140kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior Project Cost Analyst responsible for cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling for major Utility New Gas Generation projects, across development, construction, commissioning, and closeout, onsite in St. Louis, MO.

Responsibilities

  • Perform project cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling for major Utility New Gas Generation projects throughout development, construction, commissioning, and project closeout
  • Interface with project managers, engineering teams, construction teams, contractors, finance, accounting, procurement, and other stakeholders to support cost monitoring, analysis, forecasting, and reporting
  • Build and maintain project cost models, budgets, and forecasts; perform scenario analyses to evaluate potential project outcomes and support management decision-making
  • Prepare and maintain project cash flow estimates and monthly cost forecasts, including ETC and EAC, and analyze changes from prior forecasts
  • Provide day-to-day monitoring and analysis of project commitments, expenditures, accruals, forecasts, budgets, and variances; identify emerging cost trends
  • Utilize Cognos, Power BI, Maximo, PowerPlan, Excel, and other project/financial systems for analyses and reporting
  • Support Cost Quantitative Risk Analyses (QRA) including cost uncertainty and contingency requirements
  • Support Change Management by evaluating cost implications of proposed/approved changes and reflecting them in budgets/forecasts
  • Provide Cost Management expertise to improve standards, tools, processes, and reporting
  • Support development/maintenance of project issue and risk registers; manage cost risks
  • Create project performance metrics, dashboards, and reports for budgets, costs, commitments, forecasts, variances, and risks
  • Demonstrate safety commitment via participation in safety meetings and inspections
  • Onsite work at client site in St. Louis, Missouri

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline, or equivalent related work experience
  • Experience developing/managing budgets, forecasts, cash flows, commitments, costs, accruals, and cost performance reporting for megaprojects (>$500M) in process industries
  • Experience with ETC, EAC, cash flow, contingency, and multi-year capital forecasts; experience forecasting based on performance, commitments, schedule, risk, and conditions
  • Understanding of relationship between schedules and cost forecasts; knowledge of contracting strategies and cost management implications
  • Advanced analytical skills; proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to project teams and leadership

Skills

Required:Project cost analysisForecasting and budgetingFinancial systemsCommunication

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision; life and AD&D; short- and long-term disability; 401(k) with employer match; health savings and flexible spending accounts; PTO and holidays; maternity/parental caregiver leave; adoption/surrogacy assistance; supplemental insurance; EAP; legal resources; identity theft protection
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