Cost Analyst

PCI Professional Services LLC; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI Professional Services LLC is seeking a Cost Analyst to support an upcoming contract in Colorado Springs. This role is fully onsite and reports to the Program Manager. Position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities include supporting financial planning, cost control, and affordability analyses, developing cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, and scenario models, and preparing Earned Value metrics with clear leadership recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• At least five years of relevant experience.
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Strong Excel and quantitative-analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Supports financial planning, cost control, and affordability analysis for complex programs.
• Develops and maintains cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, and scenario models.
• Tracks actual performance against baselines and analyzes variances.
• Prepares Earned Value metrics (CPI, SPI) and provides actionable recommendations.
• Collaborates with program management, engineering, logistics, contracts, and finance teams.
• Assesses tradeoffs and communicates cost impacts to stakeholders.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel proficiency

Quantitative analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

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PCI Professional Services is seeking a Cost Analyst to support an upcoming contract in Colorado Springs. This role is fully onsite and reports to the Program Manager. Position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities

• Supports financial planning, cost control, and affordability analysis for complex mission-critical IT and engineering programs.
• Develops and maintains cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, and scenario models
• Tracks actual performance against approved baselines
• Analyzes variances, trends, and cost drivers to identify risks and opportunities.
• Prepares and evaluates Earned Value Management metrics, including CPI and SPI, and translates findings into clear, actionable recommendations for program leadership.
• Working closely with program management, engineering, logistics, contracts, and finance teams, the Cost Analyst assesses repair-versus-replacement decisions, resource needs, contract modifications, and other program tradeoffs.
• Supports recurring financial reporting, validates data integrity, documents assumptions, and communicates cost impacts to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
• At least five years of relevant experience
• Must have and maintain an active DoD TS/SCI clearance
• Strong Excel and quantitative-analysis skills

PCI Federal (PCIF) and its subsidiaries are an equal-opportunity employer. PCIF does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, national origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation or identity, Veterans or Disability status.

Preference may be extended to qualified Native American Indian candidates in accordance with applicable federal law.