Booz Allen
Finance / FinServ
CostAnalyst
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“Cost Analyst at Booz Allen. Skills: Cost analysis, Financial estimation, Statistical analysis, Data analysis, Cost modeling, Financial modeling, Data visualization. Review complex financial and cost data. Build cost analysis models”
What You'll Achieve.
Get the most out of their funding to protect our national security; Deliver visible insights with tangible results; Apply and grow your data analysis skills; Transform the U. S. military; Bring data to the forefront for real-time decision-making; Help your client successfully navigate various reviews, approvals, and program planning processes
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills; Statistical skills; Data analysis skills; Cost analysis; Financial analysis; Cost-benefit analysis; Cost-savings analysis; Problem-solving
Secret clearance, Ability to obtain an ICEAA certification within 90 days of start date, Security investigation, Eligibility requirements for access to classified information
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of experience performing detailed cost or financial estimation, analysis, or forecasting, Experience developing spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel using complex logic-based formulas, including VLOOKUPs or HLOOKUPs, Experience applying statistical analysis to forecast future outcomes or inform decisions, Secret clearance, Bachelor's degree, Ability to obtain an ICEAA certification within 90 days of start date
Nice to Have
Experience working on a team in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative environment, Experience assisting with budget planning, budget preparation, and budget execution for acquisition programs, Experience with the U. S. government, DoD, or U. S. Navy, Experience with Crystal Ball, Tableau, Power BI, Power Query, Python, or R, Master's degree in Operations Research, Economics, STEM, or a related field, PCEA, CCEA, SCEC, or PMP Certification
What You'll Do.
Review complex financial and cost data
Build cost analysis models
Perform cost-benefit and cost-savings analyses
Design leadership presentations and dashboards
Translate program requirements into cost estimates
Develop Program Office Estimates and Independent Government Cost Estimates
Build dashboards with modern visualization tools
Develop cost and risk analyses using Monte Carlo simulation software
Use data science to provide meaningful insight into the data
Work on complex financial and cost models extending throughout a program lifecycle for major government clients
Present data to leadership through interactive dashboards using data visualization techniques
and improve complex financial and cost models
including Program Office Estimates
Independent Government Cost Estimates
and other cost and ad hoc models
Conduct advanced statistical analysis using scripting languages
Analyze spend plans and budget inputs
Develop program briefs and acquisition documentation
Perform what-if and economic analyses
Participate in a variety of programmatic meetings
Develop defensible estimates to help your client successfully navigate various reviews
and program planning processes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work as part of a cross-functional team with clients; Experience working on a team in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative environment; Collaborate with colleagues and customers
Communication Scope
Design leadership presentations and dashboards; Present data to leadership
Process & Methodology
Program Office Estimates, Independent Government Cost Estimates, Acquisition documentation, Program planning processes, Budget planning, Budget preparation, Budget execution, PMP Certification
Full Job Description
Cost Analyst **The Opportunity:** Do you want to use your financial, analytical, and statistical skills to help the U.S. Navy and other military clients get the most out of their funding to protect our national security? As an Operations Research Analyst, you will review complex financial and cost data, build cost analysis models, perform cost-benefit and cost-savings analyses, and design leadership presentations and dashboards. You will work as part of a cross-functional team with clients to translate program requirements into cost estimates by using your knowledge and skills to gather data, document assumptions, and develop Program Office Estimates and Independent Government Cost Estimates. You’ll build dashboards with modern visualization tools, develop cost and risk analyses using Monte Carlo simulation software such as Crystal Ball, and use data science to provide meaningful insight into the data. You will help introduce and recommend new ideas and solutions to clients that deliver visible insights with tangible results while being part of a supportive team that always helps you and roots you on. If you are ready for an opportunity to apply and grow your data analysis skills, then there is a place for you at Booz Allen. Bring your analytical mindset and passion for change to help transform the U.S. military! **What You’ll Work On:** * Work on complex financial and cost models extending throughout a program lifecycle for major government clients. * Present data to leadership through interactive dashboards using data visualization techniques such as Tableau or Power BI, to bring data to the forefront for real-time decision-making. * Build, manage, and improve complex financial and cost models, including Program Office Estimates, Independent Government Cost Estimates, and other cost and ad hoc models. * Conduct advanced statistical analysis using scripting languages, including Python or R. * Analyze spend plans and budget inputs, develop program briefs and acquisi
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