Senior Cost Control & Forecasting Analyst

CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Growth opportunities

Performance bonus

401(k) match

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION in East Hartford, CT is seeking a Senior Analyst – Cost Control to provide financial and analytical support across gas construction projects. You will forecast costs, monitor expenditures, and collaborate with project managers, engineering, and finance to enable informed decision-making.

The role emphasizes cost forecasting, budgeting, and effective cost reporting, with a strong focus on audit-ready documentation and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of cost analysis, financial planning, or project support.
• Professional certification such as CMA, PMP, or equivalent is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Receive and process completed inspections.
• Address inspectors' questions and concerns.
• Manage restoration billing processes from beginning to end with a high urgency on timeliness and accuracy.
• Develop bid packages and prepare purchase requisitions.
• Ability and initiative to solve complex and unusual assignments that may arise out of the typical process.
• Reconcile contractor invoices efficiently and timely, ensuring accurate billing based on contracts.
• Empowered to resolve any contractors or customers complaints.
• Monitor and track project costs across gas construction design and delivery programs.
• Develop and maintain cost forecasts, variance analyses, and budget reports.
• Support the preparation of capital and operational budgets for gas infrastructure projects.
• Analyze cost trends and identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and finance teams to ensure accurate cost reporting.
• Maintain documentation for audits, compliance, and regulatory reporting.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in cost control processes and tools.
• Plan, develop and create work schedules to initiate restoration activities on customer properties.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Cost Controllers to execute construction project schedules while ensuring cost control processes are met.

Skills

Cost analysis

Financial planning

Project support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Primavera

MS Project

Job description

CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION in East Hartford, CT is seeking a Senior Analyst – Cost Control to provide financial and analytical support across gas construction projects. You will forecast costs, monitor expenditures, and collaborate with project managers, engineering, and finance to enable informed decision-making.

The role emphasizes cost forecasting, budgeting, and effective cost reporting, with a strong focus on audit-ready documentation and process improvement.