Exelon · 9 hours ago
Sr Project Cost Analyst
Villa Park, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$84K/yr - $116K/yr
4+ years expExelon is leading the energy transformation, seeking problem solvers and innovators to join their team. The Sr Project Cost Analyst will provide project controls cost engineering support, develop and monitor budgets, and provide analytical support to ensure project success.
Clean EnergyCommunitiesEnergy
Responsibilities
Manage project forecasting, accrual, and status process. Attend required meetings and reach out to project stakeholders for detailed project information. Identify project/program budget, forecast, and authorization issues early and assist in developing resolutions to meet project metrics
Assist in the development and continued monitoring of the budgets and LRPs for transmission, sub-station, distribution, and gas (PECO and BGE) projects and programs. Monitor, track, and report project budgets, forecasts, accruals, and actuals
Manage project and program financial risks and opportunities and provide detailed analysis of variances to budget, quarterly plan, and month over month variance analysis. Support project management at resulting financial challenge meetings
Develop, organize, and present project and program performance reports for both internal and external use. (10%)
Schedule and facilitate monthly forecasting and accrual meetings and prepare monthly project accruals and journal entries for project manager review and submittal to Finance department before submittal to Finance group, reporting variances and issues to both the project management and project controls leadership. (10%)
Analyze project actual and forecast data accuracy to ensure compliance with annual internal and external Sarbanes Oxley Audits
Manage the vendor forecasting process which is used as a source of input for both forecasting and accruals by Project Controls
Provide support to Project Managers for presentations and forms required for project authorization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, Financial or Technical Field
4-7 years related experience, or in lieu of Bachelor's degree, 6-9 years relevant business experience is required
Comprehensive understanding of applicable standards, methods, processes and practices, business fundamentals, and performance metrics in the specific functional area supported by this position (e.g., asset management, electric or gas operations, customer service, transmission and substation, distribution system operations, regulatory and external affairs, transmission operations and planning)
Ability to provide in-depth analysis and apply forecasting, analytical and statistical problem solving, financial, accounting, and budget analysis
Demonstrated strong analytical skills for project financial evaluation and risk identification and mitigation
Customer driven with strong oral and written communications skills and strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills
Comprehensive knowledge of the financial / cost analyst practices, procedures and principles of performance analysis (trending, root cause and gap analysis) benchmarking and audit compliance
Ability to analyze organizational data and complex problems, interpret and recommend alternative courses of action, and implement intervention strategies to attain performance targets
Demonstrated strong analytical skills for project evaluation including analysis of complex projects with economic, financial, risk and decision analysis
Preferred
Financial advanced degree
5-8 years project cost tracking experience in electric / gas transmission, distribution, and substation industry
Advanced proficiency in standard software applications (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project), specialized business technologies and applications (e.g., project management, WPT, Asset Suite 8, CIS, EPS, forecasting,) to retrieve and analyze data in support of business needs
Proficient in business case development and ability to effectively present business cases to business unit leadership
Benefits
Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 15%
401(k) match and annual company contribution
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Life and disability insurance
Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
Referral bonus program
And much more
Company
Exelon
Exelon Corporation is a utility services holding company that provides services for energy generation businesses in the United States.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$900M2025-12-01Post Ipo Debt· $900M
2019-09-25IPO
Leadership Team
Calvin G Butler
President and Chief Executive Officer
M. Bridget Reidy
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Exelon
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