Senior Project Cost Analyst: Hybrid Forecasting & Budgeting

Eight Eleven Group; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching Plan

Medical, Dental & Vision Plans

Paid Holidays

Flexible engagement model

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Brooksource is seeking a Senior Project Cost Analyst for a hybrid, on-site Tue-Thu schedule in Belle River, Monroe, or Detroit, MI. The role supports capital programs with forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and month-end close activities.

You will build Excel models, analyze spend vs forecast, and collaborate with Project Managers to manage scope, schedule, and cost impacts across a large project portfolio. Strong Excel and accounting fundamentals are essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in project cost controls, project finance, budgeting, or cost analysis supporting capital projects.
• Strong forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and project financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query, complex formulas, and large interconnected spreadsheets.
• Experience supporting month-end close processes and accrual accounting activities.
• Understanding of unbilled liabilities (UBLs), ERS, and financial forecasting principles.
• Experience working with large project portfolios and managing multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project forecasts, budgets, and financial performance tracking across capital programs.
• Analyze actual spend versus forecasted costs and provide detailed variance explanations to project stakeholders.
• Support month-end close activities, including accruals, forecast updates, actuals validation, and financial reporting.
• Partner with Project Managers to identify scope, schedule, and cost impacts that affect project forecasts.
• Monitor project financial health and communicate key risks, trends, and budget concerns.
• Build and maintain complex Excel-based financial models, forecasting tools, and reporting dashboards.
• Consolidate and analyze data from multiple sources to support portfolio-level reporting and decision-making.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to project controls, reporting, and forecasting processes.

Skills

Cost controls

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

Accrual accounting

UBLs/ERS

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Tools

Excel

Power Query

Job description

Brooksource is seeking a Senior Project Cost Analyst for a hybrid, on-site Tue-Thu schedule in Belle River, Monroe, or Detroit, MI. The role supports capital programs with forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and month-end close activities.

You will build Excel models, analyze spend vs forecast, and collaborate with Project Managers to manage scope, schedule, and cost impacts across a large project portfolio. Strong Excel and accounting fundamentals are essential.