Cost/schedule Analyst

At World Fuel Services, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.

As a part of our growth strategy, we have an opportunity for a Cost Schedule Analyst (CSA), to join our Melbourne based business. This role reports to the Project Manager.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, hard-working, experienced Cost Schedule Analyst who has managed financial controls and compliant cost attribution across a range of sectors and is seeking their next challenge to develop their career in a renowned worldwide business.

Principal Responsibilities
- Maintain, develop and implement systems to track and report on actual and forecast costs
- Preparation, maintenance and statusing of Contract Master Schedule (CMS)
- Update and maintenance of Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS)
- Maintenance of Contract Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) including analysis and reporting on variances to the baselined schedules
- Monitoring analysis and reporting on Subcontractor Schedules in support of the Project Team
- Provide support in Earned Value Management (EVM) project reporting and analysis data to the Project Team and the customer
- Supporting the implementation and maintenance of the standard for scheduling practices, including configuration of tools
- Provides project reporting and analysis data to the project team on a weekly and monthly basis
- Provides assistance to the Control Account Managers (CAM) in performance management, in particular for data analysis, variance analysis reporting and forecasting
- Interrogate and test assumptions related to project costs, including advice on setting up appropriate structures suited to the type and complexity of project that are transparent and reliable.
- Ensure alignment of budget, commitment and cost, respecting business rules in relation to financial data validation and monitoring that all payments relate to the project.
- Co-ordinate project schedules, tasks, meeting updates, and efficient distribution of reports
- Play a key role in the production of risk assessed detailed financial forecasts at disaggregated project cost code level, profiling cost forecasts across the full life cycle of the project into planned monthly cash flows, ensuring reporting deadlines are met and full compliance with financial procedures is achieved working in partnership with the Finance Manager.
- Monitor projects’ progress, including identifying critical activities and reviewing forecasts and progress achieved to date
- Provide input to the project risk, issue and opportunity register to ensure that risks are effectively managed to minimize their impact on schedule, scope, and budget of projects
- Track baselines, perform what-if analysis, and develop contingency plans
- Developing conceptual models for Business Capability traceability matrix to explain processes to all levels of users
- Performs minor finance and contract related functions under direct guidance of the Finance Manager, PMO and functional staff.

**Requirements**:

- Suitable qualifications in engineering, business administration, Commerce, Accounting or management information systems
- More than 5 years experience in Master Planner/Scheduler & Project Controls in large projects in Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Construction or Defence Industry.
- Proven track record in cost control and scheduling; working in an integrated project controls team on projects over the entire project lifecycle and knowledge of all project management disciplines.
- Knowledge of Defence ASDEFCON, CDRL, DIDs, MSRs, CWBS & CMS processes highly regarded.
- Relevant experience and knowledge of principles, tools and procedures.
- Proficiency in the use of project scheduling software, preferably MS Project or Open Plan
- Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems

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