Cost Analyst - Self Perform Operations

Division:SPOProject Location(s):Chicago, IL 60603 USAMinimum Years Experience:Travel Involved:Job Type:RegularJob Classification:ExperiencedEducation:Bachelors DegreeJob Family:FinanceCompensation:Salaried ExemptPosition Description: Prepare financial analyses, reports, and audit forecasts to confirm costs and effectively validate forecast financial outcome of assigned projects for Turner Constructions National Self Perform group.Reports to: When assigned to and located at a specific project, responsible to the Project Engineer or Project Manager, reports to the Senior Cost Analyst.Essential Duties & Responsibilities:Assess project financial risks and report project plan to mitigate risks.Accumulate, audit, and correlate information from all sources to produce required cost reports such as Budget Analysis Reports (BARs), special studies, and Cost-audited BARs (CABs); prepare interpretive analysis as required.Know project contract with Owner and Turner's contractual rights.Work with project accounting to ensure costs are posted correctly to ledger.Audit budget report for accuracy and ensure it reflects all costs posted to ledger.Provide budget audit findings and ensure project makes all corrections.Analyze current budget reports, holds, and unboughts.Audit project forecast of General Conditions, General Requirements, staff and labor projections to accurately forecast costs.Audit project re-forecasted projections and studies as project conditions change.Participate in Operations Review Meetings (ORMs) with senior business unit management.Maintain complete knowledge of all general contract documents and relationship of job estimate to contract documents.Train and develop new Costs Analysts and project staff.Visit jobsites, evaluate project progress and conditions, and review findings with project management.Review current field conditions in trades and evaluate costs, Superintendent's Instruction to Subcontractors (SISs), exposures, claims and recoveries.Act as bridge between Accounting and field staff.Monitor and understand project cash position.Participate in Payment Application creation and understand connection with Budget Report.Understand and audit SAP forecasting workbenches.Ensure proper contract review, Contract Authorization (CA), and Peckar & Abramson checklist to understand business deal, assumed contractual risks, and potential earnings impact.Establish Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Element for allocation of costs, work with Engineering and Finance.Prepare final Cost Audited Budget Analysis Report (CAB), reconcile to final contract value and cost.Validate final revenue before final bill submission.Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.#LI-ZO1Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management or related field, and 3 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and/or experienceHigh degree of organizational skills and exceptional attention to detailFinancial system applications proficiency and advanced MS ExcelSelf-starter, adaptable, and flexible to operate with minimal direction and/or supervision working in complex and changing environmentExercise independent judgment and discretion, ability to identify problems and make recommendations for resolutionDemonstrate leadership, strong dedication to teamwork and integrityProfessional written and verbal communication skillsPhysical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential fun

Created: 2025-12-15