Senior Cost Controls Manager - Public Sector & Rebates

Cumming Management Group, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group in Alhambra, CA is seeking a Cost Controls Manager to lead project cost accounting and support a rebate program for LA County's rebuild. You will design, implement, and administer cost controls across multiple projects, preparing budgets and cash flow projections for management oversight.

You will collaborate with senior management to optimize financial performance, ensure compliance with federal/state requirements, and leverage advanced Excel and government finance systems to

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Construction, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of construction cost accounting or public program financial management experience.
• At least five (5) years of experience in governmental or public sector cost accounting, grant or program financial management, and financial reporting.
• Prior experience administering a rebate, reimbursement, grant, or incentive program.
• Ability to prepare clear financial reports, dashboards, and briefing materials for management and oversight bodies.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with governmental financial systems.
• Must be detail oriented with effective organization and coordination skills.
• Must have ability to interface and communicate effectively with others.
• Knowledge of federal and state reimbursement requirements (e.g. FEMA Public Assistance, CAL OES, 2 CFR 200) and related documentation standards preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) preferred.
• Experience with disaster recovery and post-disaster financial programs.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the development and improvement of the project controls systems.
• Participates in the development and implementation of a rebate program, including eligibility criteria, application and verification workflows, and payment tracking.
• Recommends improvements in systems, tools, and methods of project controls.
• Establishes a project work breakdown structure in line with industry best practices.
• Tracks and reconciles project costs, budgets, encumbrances, and expenditures across multiple projects and funding sources.
• Interacts with other project groups to provide cost codes, purchase order commitments, and change orders to ensure accounting guidelines are implemented.
• Conduct ongoing reviews and analysis of all project resource management activities and provide exception reports as necessary, which forecast potential problems and provide recommendations on remedial actions.
• Assists in creating detailed project budgets and cash flow projections from estimates.
• Works with senior project management staff to manage the overall project cost control efforts.
• Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

Skills

Cost accounting

Public sector experience

Communication

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor degree in Construction, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Government financial systems

Job description

Cumming Group in Alhambra, CA is seeking a Cost Controls Manager to lead project cost accounting and support a rebate program for LA County's rebuild. You will design, implement, and administer cost controls across multiple projects, preparing budgets and cash flow projections for management oversight.

You will collaborate with senior management to optimize financial performance, ensure compliance with federal/state requirements, and leverage advanced Excel and government finance systems to