Project Cost Analyst

To support the commercial and operational activity of NSG Environmental Limited by ensuring the provision and effective completion of project costs accounting and administration tasks as directed by the Project Manager.

Key Objectives Project Support

Project Costs Analysis

• Develop and maintain Project Costs Analysis and spread sheets for Project Managers

Project Support Services

• Provide month end info to Project Managers on project spend with breakdown of hours allocated to jobs to allow completion of Project status reports
• To comply with programme control procedures, processes and systems to ensure that quality and consistency is maintained
• To contribute to improving the quality and performance of cost control processes and systems
• To contribute in ensuring that methodologies are in place to provide accurate cost forecasts relating to actual performance
• To understand the company procedures
• Assist project managers in identifying significant adverse variances
• To prepare cost reports identifying critical areas and providing early warnings to the project manager
• To analyse/interrogate financial data in identifying variances and to develop appropriate mitigation strategies in conjunction with project management
• To prepare project payment applications ensuring costs are captured and included in a timely manner

Reports Cost Reports

• Cost reports are produced within a specific time scale
• To interrogate the Business System to ascertain the actual expenditure against projects and provide entries for accruals where needed.

Project Reviews

• To assist in the preparation of on-going project reviews
• To identify variances and develop the appropriate mitigation strategies for recommendation to the Project Team.

Project Controls

• Assist the Project Team in the day to day management of Project Control activities.
• To be responsible for monthly and ad hoc reporting on behalf of the Project Manager
• To perform any other Project Control duties as and when required by the Project Manager and/or a Director.

Person Specification Qualifications

• GCSE / NVQ level 2 qualification in appropriate subjects including: English, Maths & IT - Essential
• AAT / CIMA / ACA Qualified or working towards - Desirable
• Membership of appropriate technical / professional body - Desirable
• Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace or equivalent is essential - Relevant training will be provided if required

Experience & Knowledge

• Routine recording and reporting of information both verbal and numerical - Essential
• Familiar with structuring and presentation of own work - Essential
• Managing and retrieving information - Essential
• Knowledge of Major Projects, Change Control procedures and management - Essential
• Experience of managing Financial Performance - Essential
• Used to dealing with confidential and commercial information - Essential
• Familiar with QSHEW, integrated management system operating procedures and requirements etc. - Desirable

Skills & Abilities

• Competent user of MS Office - Essential
• Able to organise and prioritise own work, yet with proven ability to support and work within a team - Essential
• Able to manage deadlines and delivery to schedule - Essential
• Maintenance of database and physical records and files - Essential
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of colleagues at all levels and with external stakeholders and contractors - Essential
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 / 14001 & 45001 - Essential

Package

• Overtime - 37.5 60 hours per week - Time and half
• Overtime - 60+ hours per week or Sundays - Double time
• Life Assurance 3x Salary
• Pension - Company contributes 5% Individual contributes 4%
• Discretionary bonus
• 187.5 hours per year holiday allowance
• Professional memberships covered

NSG Environmental are a Disability Confident Committed Employer