Cost Control Analyst

Location: Houston, TX

Pay Rate: $40-45/hour

Contract Type: Temporary to Hire

Our client, a leading maintenance, construction, and equipment installation company in Houston, TX, is seeking a Cost Control Analyst to support a major project and ongoing company growth. This role is critical in ensuring accurate project cost tracking, budget management, and informed decision-making for project success. If you thrive in a fast-paced project environment and are committed to driving project success, we invite you to apply for immediate consideration!

Job Duties

• Accurately process and reconcile employee timesheets to ensure correct project cost allocation.
• Develop, review, and manage detailed project forecasts and budgets utilizing Excel, QuickBooks, and Procore.
• Track and report materials costs for all assigned projects.
• Analyze productivity versus labor costs to identify and recommend process improvements.
• Distinguish between incurred and accrued costs and apply appropriate accounting terminology.
• Align timesheets with project forecasts and budgets, ensuring consistency in invoicing and project documentation.
• Monitor project profit margins, providing timely feedback and actionable recommendations to project managers.
• Participate in project meetings to address financial matters and provide quick, thoughtful responses to project demands.
  
  

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant cost control, accounting, or project support experience.
• Advanced skill level in Microsoft Excel, with hands-on experience in QuickBooks and Procore.
• Demonstrated ability to compile, analyze, and explain project forecasts and budgets.
• Working knowledge of processing timesheets, tracking materials costs, and managing project-level invoicing.
• Familiarity with accounting concepts, including incurred versus accrued costs and soft accounting terminology.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills; able to provide clear feedback and recommendations.
• Proven ability to quickly learn new processes and adapt in a fast-paced, project-focused environment.
  
  

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