Cost Technician - Intermediate - MP - VF

Kelly Services; Valparaiso (IN); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners is recruiting for a Cost Technician - Intermediate to support cost reporting and forecasting in Valparaiso, Indiana. The contract role spans 12 months with a hybrid work arrangement (home on Mon, Fri; in-office Tue/Wed/Thu).

The position focuses on integrating cost data across departments, resolving invoice discrepancies, and supporting budget development. The role requires extensive cost control experience, data management of project costs, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cost control experience.
• Maintain multiple project cost control data files across project lifecycles.
• Process project timesheets and maintain the Time Sheet data base.
• Ensure correctness of submitted invoices by referencing the timesheet database and conformed contracts.
• Obtain payment approval for invoices from Project Managers.
• Communicate results and issues to the Manager of Project Controls and other departments.

Responsibilities

• Establish lines of communications with various departments to integrate information to facilitate accurate reporting.
• Communicate with suppliers, project staff, and other stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies or other cost tracking issues.
• Work with multiple departments to monitor, share and analyze data resulting in more accurate project forecasting.
• Assist in annual budget development, preparation, and associated reporting.
• Assist in contract review with project staff to facilitate understanding of contract and related unit codes/cost to ensure more accurate project cost tracking and forecasting.
• Develop or assist in development of project controls guidelines, standards, processes, job aids and tools. Works to implement cost preventive action.
• Perform standard project and special project cost reporting as required by the project stakeholders; compiles and produces cost reports as required and directed.
• Apply proficiency in effective communication and assessing project stakeholders for their core and special cost reporting, cost assessment, and cost analysis needs and provide those stakeholders with optimum communication, information, and reporting.

Skills

8+ Years

Education

High school & post-secondary education

Job description

$43.91

Job Title: Cost Technician - Intermediate

Job Location: Valparaiso Indiana 46385

Job duration: 12 Months Contract

Responsibilities

• Establish lines of communications with various departments to integrate information to facilitate accurate reporting. Utilize effective communication processes to disseminate relevant and timely cost information to enhance project decision making.
• Communicate with suppliers, project staff, and other stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies or other cost tracking issues.
• Work with multiple departments to monitor, share and analyze data resulting in more accurate project forecasting.
• Assist in annual budget development, preparation, and associated reporting.
• Assists in contract review with project staff to facilitate understanding of contract and related unit codes/cost to ensure more accurate project cost tracking and forecasting.
• Develop or assist in development of project controls guidelines, standards, processes, job aids and tools. Works to implement cost preventive action.
• Perform standard project and special project cost reporting as required by the project stakeholders; compiles and produces cost reports as required and directed.
• Apply proficiency in effective communication and assessing project stakeholders for their core and special cost reporting, cost assessment, and cost analysis needs and provide those stakeholders with optimum communication, information, and reporting.

Qualifications

• 8 plus Years
• High school & post-secondary education.
• Maintain multiple project cost control data files for detailed and summary level information of projects in various stages of the project's life cycle.
• Process project timesheets and maintain the Time Sheet data base.
• Ensure correctness of submitted invoices by referencing the timesheet database and conformed contracts.
• Obtain payment approval for invoices from Project Managers.
• Communicate all results and issues to the Manager of Project Controls and other departments within NIPSCO as needed.

Schedule

• The work schedule for the position is hybrid - M/F work from home, T/W/Th in office. Hours can be 7:30-3:30 or 8:00-4:00.
• Additional office days are required at end of month and beginning of month.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP's Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.