Cost Technician - Valparaiso Indiana 46385

Motion Recruitment; Valparaiso (IN); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a Cost Technician - Intermediate for a 12+ month hybrid contract in Valparaiso, IN. You will manage cost data, support budgeting, and coordinate invoice validation with project staff.

Responsibilities include communicating across departments, resolving invoice discrepancies, and producing cost reports for stakeholders. This role requires strong data skills and attention to detail in a dynamic project environment.

Qualifications

• Maintain multiple project cost control data files for detailed and summary level information of projects in various stages of the project 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 as needed.
• Assist in annual budget development, preparation, and associated reporting.

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.

Skills

Cost control

Data analysis

Communication

Invoice processing

Time management

Education

High school & post-secondary education

Tools

Timesheet database

Invoice validation systems

Project controls tools

Job description

Our Valparaiso, Indiana 46385 Client is seeking a Cost Technician - Intermediate for a 12+ Month hybrid and contract opportunity.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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:

• 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 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.