Strategic Facilities Cost Analyst – Construction Budgets

Los Angeles Unified School District; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans

CalPERS retirement

Vacation time

Paid holidays

Job summary

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) seeks a Facilities Cost Analyst to develop, supervise, and optimize cost and operations data for the Facilities Services Division. This role uses current database and fiscal systems to support budgeting, procurement, and project cost controls in a large-scale district setting.

The position requires strong analytical skills, experience with construction budgets, and the ability to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliant,

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, public or business administration, or economics.
• Three years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, cost accounting or auditing, including analysis of income and expenditure statements, budgets, or cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Monitors, controls, and commits funds using facilities applications systems, tracking software and database programs, or accounting software.
• Analyzes historical and operational financial and fiscal data related to Facilities Services Division construction project budgets and expenditures.
• Performs forensic data analysis to address audits and other inquiries related to construction- related financial activities.
• Oversees and supports construction related budgeting, receivables, procurement, payments, and job costs.
• Develops, analyzes, and maintains annual budget preparation and revisions.
• Analyzes project financial data and reports to provide status updates and identify exceptions and determines expenditures for capitalization and processes settlement to asset under construction and to final asset accounts.
• Monitors compliance and collection of financial data for State, federal, and local grants in order to meet fiduciary, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
• Participates in preparing policies and procedures in the implementation of various State, federal, and locally funded facilities construction and modernization projects.
• Develops analytical methods, procedures, and forms for obtaining operational data and recommends accounting controls.
• Works collaboratively with and supports internal and external stakeholders in resolving procurement and disbursement issues.
• Supervises invoice payments processing for Facilities construction and professional services contracts, and provides expertise in applying payments against contract terms and conditions and withholds.
• Address audit and inquiries related to construction related financial activities.
• Prepares revenue forecasts and reviews the recognition of revenue and expenditure data for budget preparation and budget control.
• Prepares, reviews, and adjusts journal entries to record Facilities related financial transactions in the ledger.
• Prepares special reports and studies pertaining to capital and facilities funds.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Cost accounting

Auditing

Data analysis

Procurement

Journal entries

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) seeks a Facilities Cost Analyst to develop, supervise, and optimize cost and operations data for the Facilities Services Division. This role uses current database and fiscal systems to support budgeting, procurement, and project cost controls in a large-scale district setting.

The position requires strong analytical skills, experience with construction budgets, and the ability to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliant,