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Senior Cost Analyst

Thompson Gray is searching for an experienced Cost Analyst to provide cost support for PEO Aviation Headquarters to meet the mission needs. The Cost Analyst will support the Planning, Programing, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) process with analytical assessments, analysis, and development of key documentation to support annual budget execution activities and milestone decision reviews. Individual will perform various cost functions involving the formulation, justification, and/or execution of costs (incurred or future) for organizations, programs, or projects.

Standard work activities will include:

• Develop Independent Government Estimates to support program management needs.
• Develop life cycle cost estimates to determine the total cost of the program
• Review and validate PM life cycle cost estimates, independent government estimates and other cost studies.
• Utilize the Army's Cost Estimating Structure (CES) to develop Program Office Estimates (POEs) and LCCEs.
• Analyze the Earned Value Management Report (EVM) contracts to ensure programs are meeting their goals
• Support contract cost estimating, financial activities, and processing reconciliations
• Routinely provide detailed financial reports and documentation
• Provide advice and technical assistance to functional specialists in identifying and evaluating program cost factors and cost impact on program alternatives
• Develop, review, and validate PM economic analyses.
• Provide support in defending cost estimating methodologies. Utilize ACEIT in development and review of cost analyses.
• Support Budget Formulation process.
• Preparing estimates for changes in technical and/or funding baselines
• Analyze mission requirements to determine cost parameters, specific cost factors, and relationships to be utilized in constructing cost models
• Provide support in defending cost estimating methodologies
• Analyze mission requirements to determine cost parameters, specific cost factors and relationships to be utilized in constructing cost models.
• Provide advice and technical assistance to functional specialists in identifying and evaluating program cost factors and cost impact on program alternatives.
• Refine and adjust cost models in response to changes in technical specifications, support requirements, design alternatives, engineering and operational trade-off proposals.

Required Skills

• Active Secret level security clearance
• Knowledge and skill in the application of policies, precedents, methods, and techniques of costing
• Multitasking in a face paced environment

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field with 10 years' experience providing cost analysis OR Master's degree in relevant field with 8 years' experience providing cost analysis
• Experience with evaluating projects using different methods and options to determine the most cost-effective solution that meets the required specifications
• Preparing independent government cost estimates.
• Refine and adjust cost models in response to changes in technical specifications, support requirements, design alternatives, engineering, and operational trade-off proposals
• Must have a thorough knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles