Quantity Cost Analyst

Position Overview

The Quantity Cost Analyst plays a vital role in monitoring and managing cost tracking for outage operations at AFS. The role involves developing, maintaining, and updating cost tracking models, enabling real-time cost reporting to stakeholders to support budget control efforts.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop cost tracking models using historical data, Purchase Orders, and contract terms.
• Continuously maintain and archive cost tracking frameworks for future reference and model development.
• Administer and update SAP Project System to support cost tracking activities.
• Collaborate with Operations and Back Office teams to monitor actual expenditure against budgets for all outages, ensuring comprehensive cost accounting.
• Review and reconcile timesheets for accuracy.
• Support the Associate Manager – Costing with extraction and validation of Purchase Orders for variance analyses between planned and actual costs; forecast Purchase Orders for cost overruns and suggest mitigations or amendments.
• Assist in preparing Cost Tracking Model reports for integration into Finance’s Profit & Loss reporting.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports and conduct post-season evaluations to identify lessons learned.
• Organize and maintain archival records and consolidated reports.

Compliance and Safety

• Follow all relevant organizational and departmental policies, processes, and standard operating procedures to ensure consistent work quality.
• Adhere to health, safety, security, and environmental guidelines to ensure employee safety and environmental compliance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Possession of a relevant Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of five years’ experience in a cost-related role.
• Experience with maintenance outages in the oil and gas sector is advantageous.
• Proficient in Excel and adept at using SAP systems.

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates strong teamwork capabilities and adaptability to shifting business priorities while maintaining the ability to work independently.
• Self-motivated and capable of working autonomously.
• Excellent communication, customer relations, and interpersonal abilities.
• Effective organizational skills and capacity to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills to identify and correct calculation errors and develop effective solutions.
• Proactive in recognizing potential issues and formulating strategies to prevent problems or enhance processes.