Cost Analyst III

What We're Looking For

This opportunity entails being responsible for leading budget/cost management duties for the Williamson County Road Bond Program. This position requires specialized cost analysis experience and ability to perform all cost functions. The Cost Analyst maintains budgets for projects/programs, manages the vetting and recording of costs for projects, reviews and analyzes project invoices, and monitors cost history to develop trends and forecast cost at completion.

What Youll Do:

• Reviews, analyzes, and processes invoices and payment applications.
• Operates budget/cost system, including documenting and tracking changes to budget, commitments, and expenditures. May manage budget/cost function for large projects under minimal supervision.
• Leads budget/cost management duties for small to moderate programs/projects. Supports the development and maintenance of simple budgets. Manages program and project-level budgeting implementation, including tracking of contingency distributions.
• Supports clients by preparing and managing client budgets, costs, forecasts, and contingencies for moderate-sized projects. Supports the management of all external costs for a project, including HNTB work, contractor(s), and other consultants.
• Supports the development of cost breakdown structure and chart of accounts for project.
• Assists in establishing processes and procedures related to project cost management.
• Enables setup and initial loading of baseline budget into budget management system. Tracks or oversees tracking of all budget, commitment, and expenditure transactions.
• Identifies and tracks potential cost issues/overruns and investigates anomalies in budgets and actual expenditures.
• Generates cash flow forecasts in alignment with project schedules. Tracks multiple funding source distribution and drawdown.
• Generates or directs generation of standard and ad hoc reports including budget reports, forecast-at-completion estimates, and other reports as requested.
• Supports change order process, including recording estimate-at-completion (EAC) impacts of potential or requested change orders. Tracks project EAC by recording all potential changes to cost accounts, including change orders, trends, and deviations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What Youll Need:

• Associate's degree in Construction Management or Accounting and 6 years relevant experience, or
• In lieu of education, 8 years of relevant experience

What We Prefer:

• Experience working in the auditors office at a public agency.

Additional Information

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Locations:

Round Rock, TX

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