Guidehouse
Finance & Accounting Consulting
Life-CycleCostAnalysisFunctionalSME
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“Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Functional SME at Guidehouse. Skills: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, Economic Analysis, Cost Estimating, Financial Management. Serve as Functional SME for LCCA. Develop, review, support LCCA activities”
Industry & Context.
analytical thinking; problem‑solving skills; Ability to interpret data; translate findings into simple, actionable insights
Up to 10% travel, Active Secret clearance required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance, Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, construction management, engineering, or a related field, FIVE (5) or more years of experience supporting DoW, federal, and/or large enterprise financial management in cost analysis, economic analysis, and/or capital investment analysis.
Nice to Have
Experience with Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, business case analysis, cost estimating, economic analysis, or decision-support workflows., Ability to assess cost assumptions, alternative comparisons, analytical outputs, model results, and reviewer-ready documentation., Experience developing, validating, reviewing, or using quantitative cost models., Familiarity with cost drivers, escalation, discounting, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, and scenario comparison., Ability to translate functional user needs into clear requirements for technical, analytics, and AI delivery teams., written communication, analytical documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills., Comfort working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders in regulated, audit-sensitive, or mission-sensitive environments., analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills, Ability to interpret data and translate findings into simple, actionable insights, Clear written and verbal communication skills, Experience supporting DoW, federal financial management, facilities, infrastructure, construction, sustainment, or capital planning programs., Familiarity with LCCA methodology, NPV analysis, discounting, energy cost analysis, maintenance and repair cost assumptions, and long-term investment planning., Experience supporting analytics, automation, AI, workflow modernization, or decision-support modernization efforts as a functional SME., Ability to support demonstrations, pilots, training, testing, and user acceptance with Government or enterprise stakeholders., Experience with cost estimating, budgeting, forecasting, or financial analysis, Familiarity with facilities, infrastructure, or capital projects, Exposure to tools such as cost and financial databases, modeling software, or project management systems
What You'll Do.
Serve as Functional SME for LCCA
support LCCA activities
Advise on Economic Analysis
Identify current-state pain points
Support requirements refinement for cost model inputs
Review historical analyses
Help translate user needs into functional requirements
Support validation of sample scenarios
Advise on data requirements
Support definition of dashboards
Participate in stakeholder sessions
Analyze project alternatives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with technical delivery teams; Participate in stakeholder sessions; Demonstrations; Pilots; Testing activities; User acceptance reviews; Work with Government and internal delivery teams; Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Communication Scope
written communication; analytical documentation; stakeholder engagement skills; Clear written and verbal communication skills
Full Job Description
**_Job Family_ :** Finance & Accounting Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 10% **_Clearance Required_ :** Active Secret ** _What You Will Do:_** The Life Cycle Cost Analyst (LCCA) plays a key role in helping organizations make smart, long‑term investment decisions. This position focuses on evaluating the full cost of projects or assets—from planning and construction through operation, maintenance, and end‑of‑life. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys problem‑solving, working with data, and translating financial insights into practical recommendations. Applicants with backgrounds in finance, economics, business, construction management, or related fields are encouraged to apply. Responsibilities of this role are as follows, to include but not limited to: * Serve as the Functional Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, providing expertise and guidance in support of the Defense & Security Segment – FM Horizontal team. * Develop, review, and support life-cycle cost analysis activities, methodologies, assumptions, and deliverables in alignment with program and business needs. * Advise on Economic Analysis, Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, cost estimating, capital investment analysis, and financial management workflows. * Identify current-state pain points, analyst inputs, review steps, approval expectations, data dependencies, and human review points. * Support requirements refinement for cost model inputs, assumptions, cost categories, escalation logic, discounting, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, validation rules, and report outputs. * Review historical analyses, cost models, and decision-support artifacts to identify reusable assumptions, data elements, precedent examples, and common quality issues. * Help translate business, financial, and mission user needs into functional requirements for technical delivery teams. * Support validation of sample scenarios, including output completeness, interpretability, traceability
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