Cost Management Analyst

Job Description

Cost Management Analyst | Williams International

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Williams International, located in Pontiac, MI. Williams International develops and manufactures jet engines for both military and commercial aircraft applications. As a company of creators leading the aerospace industry with pioneering ideas and technologies, this role is critical to assuring the conformity of cost and performance data with established program management procedures. The analyst supports research and development programs and manages the monthly financial forecast cycle for various internal and external stakeholders.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Pontiac, MI

• Mission: To prepare, audit, and analyze cost and performance data, ensuring conformity with program management procedures and supporting the monthly financial forecast cycle for research and development programs.
• Tech Stack: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, database systems, Cost Management software, enterprise level software

What You’ll Actually Do
• Forecast Support: Support the monthly forecast cycle by processing budgets, earned value, actuals, and estimates to complete, then analyzing variances for key stakeholders.
• Process Management: Maintain Program Management Processes by assisting Summary Account Managers in developing and protecting budget baselines and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) requirements.
• Financial Data Integrity: Maintain all financial data within the Cost Management software to enable enterprise-level data gathering for analyses such as manpower and business planning.
• Cost Allocation: Maintain the interface between the Cost Management software and enterprise-level software to ensure the proper allocation of costs to direct projects.
• Budget Compliance: Audit purchase orders, purchase requisitions, and inventory to ensure conformity with current budget assumptions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience: 0-3 years of practical job knowledge and skill gained in areas such as business administration, financial analysis, cost accounting, project control, or program analysis.
• Skills: Excellent critical thinking and analytical mindset, a strong grasp of accounting, finance, and project management principles, proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and database systems, good communication, adaptability, and collaboration, U.S. citizenship, and ability to work onsite in Pontiac, MI.
• Bonus: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.