Cost Control Specialist

THIS IS A W2, 18+ MONTH CONTRACT OPPORTUNITYRATE: $30HR maxDESCRIPTIONThe Cost Management role is responsible for supporting day-to-day cost control activities, including entering purchase requisitions, managing invoices, and maintaining accurate financial records. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of cost accounting principles, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work efficiently within financial systems. This position requires accuracy in data entry, strong organizational skills, and familiarity with ERP tools used for requisition and invoice processing.This is an onsite office role with Monday–Friday hours.RESPONSIBILITIESIntegrates the project cost estimate, workhour estimate, and project schedule into the Cost Management baseline.Establishes work breakdown structure based upon work process norms and execution strategy.Develops and maintains cost reports, cash flow cancellation curves, and contingency analyses.Provides estimate of cancellation costs.Estimates costs of deviations and assesses impact on total project cost.Ensures accurate reflection of committed spent funds, project deviation notices, field change orders, and project execution changes in all cost documents.Leads the project team in deriving an accurate and realistic forecast of all funds required to complete the project within the defined budget and schedule while incorporating own trending and analyses.Ensures accurate representation of cost data and cost forecast in monthly reporting.Alerts the project team to critical Cost Management issues.Provides supporting data for project execution metrics, external benchmarking and project closure.REQUIREMENTSSystem & Technical RequirementsSAP experience is a hard requirement. The selected candidate will work extensively in SAP, and candidates without hands-on SAP experience should not be submitted.AES experience is preferred, not required. While familiarity with AES is helpful, it should not exclude strong candidates.Ideal candidates can learn AES on the job if they already possess strong SAP skills.Strong initiative, problem-solving skills, and a go-getter mindset are highly valued.Experience/Education Requirements:Minimum 5 years of experience in a relevant financial, cost support, or administrative operations role.High school diploma required.