Analyst - Growth Projects

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. seeks a Cost Analyst to support cost controls on projects.

The role collaborates with Engineering Project Managers, tracks forecasts, actuals, commitments, and invoices, and helps ensure cost efficiency across initiatives. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, construction management or business, strong Excel skills, and experience with financial software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in finance, accounting, construction management or business.
• Experience with MS Office, especially Excel.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to apply judgment and challenge assumptions professionally.
• Able to communicate with Analysts and Project Managers to resolve project issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost controls support on projects.
• Evaluate and communicate cost impact of scope changes and contract values.
• Code and track invoices, retainage payments, and verify rates per contract.
• Prepare updated monthly forecasts and provide project metrics.
• Assist in tracking purchase orders, contracts, and re-classes as needed.
• Handle ad-hoc requests as they arise.

Skills

Cost controls

Excel

Communication

Analytical thinking

Project coordination

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, construction management or business

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits,401(k) match with additional profit sharing,PTO and abundant career opportunities.

Come join our award winning 12,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other

Summary Works with Engineering Project Managers to provide cost controls support on projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Advanced skills of a cost analyst; ability to provide cost controls support on projects
• Comfortable evaluating and communicating cost impact of scope changes, contract values, cost trend impacts, allowances for design unknowns, escalation, contingency and fee structure to the department head and management.
• Facilitates project approval in system; assists in coding and tracking of all invoices, including retainage payments; verifies rates are correct per contract and the invoice; tracks Actuals and Commitments in detail for the project;
• Works closely with the Project Manager to provide an updated forecast monthly for the project
• Provides significant project metrics as requested; provides quarterly accruals for the project;
• Assists in tracking and managing purchase orders, contracts and/or work offers; manages any necessary re-classes for the project; manages documentation to be retained for project file.
• Can adapt and work through ad-hoc requests as needed

Requirements

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, construction management or business, or additional equivalent business experience.
• MS Office Suite experience, especially Excel.
• Comfortable in financial software packages.
• Exhibits strong communication and interpersonal skills, strong ability to apply judgment, and professionally challenge and question both basic and complicated activity and assumptions.
• Able to communicate with Analyst and Project Managers and solve project related issues

Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level

• The Specialist/Analyst level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 2-5 years of relevant job related experience
• The Senior Specialist/Analyst level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job related experience
• The Lead Specialist/Analyst level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Pipeline industry experience
• Intermediate level of Excel: pivot tables and the manipulation of large amounts of data

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Usually, normal office working conditions.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.

DISCLAIMER

The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

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