Cost Control Analyst - Phoenix, United States - Paradigm Technology

Description

Position: Cost Control Analyst

Location: Phoenix, AZ (REMOTE – Must reside in Arizona)

Summary:

• The Cost Control Analyst's primary role is to work closely and provide support to Project Managers to ensure all budgeting and scheduling is within scope, schedule, and budget
• The Cost Control Analyst will be responsible for working within all stages of the Project Management lifecycle
• This position is a combination of Controller and Financial Analyst on a team which provides Controller support to capital-based projects along with Portfolio Analysis to focus on the overall Portfolio Health
• Must have experience with using MS Excel for analysis and graphing
• This position is Remote, with occasional onsite work as needed, in Phoenix, AZ

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather, review, analyze, and evaluate operational metrics to measure success and effective adherence as well as overall execution health against baselined plan, scope, and budget
• Ensure all projects administered by the PMO adhere to the best practices and standard approaches for program and project management
• Monitor and analyze project budgets, which includes planning, controlling, and forecasting
• Coordination, support, and maintenance necessary to ensure the proper and effective functioning of the IT Organization's financial planning process, portfolio health, and overall financial health and acumen
• Provide analytical, accounting, compliance, forecasting and financial education/reporting for the entire IT Organization
• Analyze spend data, manage Long Range Forecasts, review budgets, and optimize IT investments
• Identify process improvement opportunities, gaps, data analysis, work process design, workflow, and technology solutions to streamline, automate, or improve processes
• Manage projects/teams by resolving issues and prioritizing work to ensure timely resolution of problems as well as ensure customer satisfaction
• Create and maintain project reporting from development to completion of projects
• Apply the best practices of Total Cost Management in the planning, execution, and management of projects and programs in compliance with Project Management as well as Financial processes and procedures

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience with Cost Control, Project Control, or Project Management
• Must have experience with using MS Excel for analysis and graphing
• Experience with MS Project, Primavera P6, or other Cost Control tools is preferred
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Business is preferred; equivalent real-world work experience will be considered
• Information Technology/Utilities/Oil & Gas/Energy industry experience is preferred
• CCP/CEP/CPA/CSM/PMP Certifications are a plus

Company Description:

Paradigm Technology is a strategic Professional Services organization which primarily focuses on delivering high value solutions in Digital and Business Transformation. We extend a work culture unlike any other Professional Services Company Our Practice Teams support two core areas:

IT Management Consulting and Project Management

• Strategic and thought leadership arm supporting the CIO and business agenda as well as the execution teams delivering services and efficiencies within the PMO

Digital Practices

• Drives the modernization of Digital Services, such as Cloud, Advanced Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Management, and Data Governance

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