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American States Utility Services Senior Capital Price and Cost Analyst (4A.24) in FORT LIBERTY, North Carolina

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Senior Capital Price and Cost Analyst (4A.24)

Location FORT LIBERTY, NC (ASUS)

Job Code 4A.24

Pay range $69,535 - $115,985

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Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, American States Utility Services, Inc. contracts with the federal government to provide water and wastewater services that include operating, maintaining, renewing, replacing, and constructing new systems on military installations throughout the United States. The installations where we presently operate are home to nearly 350,000 military and civilian personnel and families.

We proudly deliver these vital services to military installations in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas (including southeastern New Mexico), Virginia, Florida, Kansas, and Massachusetts.

Serving those who serve®

United States Veterans, Reservists, National Guard Members, and Military Spouses encouraged to apply.

POSITION DEFINITION: The Senior Capital Price and Cost Analyst has a strong understanding of accounting practices and data trend analyses, proposal cost development, construction cost accounting, and standard concepts and practices related to the procedures of water and wastewater systems. The Senior Capital Price and Cost Analyst is a skilled individual with extensive direct experience in the development and preparation of in-depth project cost analysis and/or proposal pricing analysis, document preparation, bid preparation and adjustment filings, developing pricing and catalog templates, tools and reports for new or existing business, competitor analysis, and document review and submission.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Senior Capital Price and Cost Analyst provides support in the following areas:

  • Manages the development, preparation, and implementation of pricing for new Utility Privatization contracts as well as existing contract modifications

  • Evaluates information to determine feasibility of proposals or to identify factors requiring amendment

  • Manages the development, preparation, and evaluation of the operating budget

  • Analyzes and prepares estimated impact on contract pricing based on planned and completed capital construction projects

  • Timely and accurate preparation of monthly capital revenue forecasting models

  • Assists in the development of and manages updates and improvements to the capital construction cost catalog

  • Researches historical pricing trends based on ASUS capital pricing database

  • Generates project cost reports, direct construction margin reports, and other ad hoc reports to support regular financial reviews and business management

  • Generates and maintains key financial reports and presentation material for high level audiences, including the Board of Directors and ASUS Leadership

  • Manages the development of recapitalization pricing and initial system deficiencies pricing, along with subsequent analyses and monitoring

  • Develops and prepares special project information for privatization operations, capital, and financial requirements as needed

  • Oversees process improvement and evaluates on an on-going basis the consistent application of company policies and standards relating to cost modeling for both Capital projects and utility privatization contracts

  • Manages and performs timely and accurate preparation of quarterly and annual updates on status of prospective new contract opportunities, contract expansions, modifications, and asset transfers, including Economic Price Adjustments (EPAs)

  • Oversees the development of annual capital and O&M budget processes

  • Manages the development and preparation of analyses and schedules for and liaison with internal and external auditors (including DCAA auditors)

  • Develops and provides training on privatization-related or financial-related topics to personnel at subsidiary operations

  • Oversees the analysis of the performance of special privatization, operations, financial, and budgeting studies as required or requested

  • Leads price proposal development activities for strategic future alternative revenue opportunities

  • Functions as a lead or alternate negotiator for price-related negotiation messages received from the contracting officials for both new contract opportunities and annual economic price adjustments

  • Evaluates strategic growth opportunities identified for potential procurement opportunities by collaborating with business leaders across the enterprise, conducting analysis, and providing leadership with specific, conclusive recommendations

  • Manages the development of bid strategies, contract structuring, financing and credit assessment of opportunities

  • Develops, shapes and tracks potential opportunities and matches service and product offerings with customer needs. Works with subsidiary and BD teams to identify solutions by combining current service offerings and strategic price to meet customer needs

  • Identifies creative pricing approaches to aid the development/structuring of new opportunities to meet customer needs and supports business plan priorities

  • Ensures effective and timely contract and project documentation from the qualification process through the development of the project and contract negotiation history data and ensures data is updated to enable efficient transition to the Operations team

  • Assists Operations to ensure timely and successful transition of new contract awards while staying within budget targets; tasks shall include budget-to-actual reporting, budget projections, and identification of potential overrun

  • Leads annual pricing reviews and updates for all proposal line items including standard, non-standard assets, and Plant Property & Equipment (PP&E)

  • Analyzes pricing data from industry standards, previous sales trends and competitors and report data to decision-makers

  • Identifies marketing strategies to increase profits

  • Develops measurement tools to identify changing market trends

  • Interfaces with company/corporate personnel to ensure compliance with Company and corporate policies, procedures, requirements, and guidelines

  • Serves as an action point for privatization-related financial questions affecting ASUS and/or its subsidiaries

  • Performs other tasks as assigned

    Business Acumen, Skills and Competencies

  • Sustains on-going education in areas of expertisein order to pursue continuing education and professional development that benefits the department and the company as a whole

  • Ability to perform work independently, utilizing accounting/finance expertise to identify problems, develop and implement solutions, and communicate resolution to Leadership

  • Develops expertise in one or several business areas in order to serve internal customers’ needs

  • Communicates effectively by meaningful and articulate verbal discussion and by commanding excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to write and deliver clear and concise instructions, reports and work summaries

  • Possesses an outstanding work ethic, highly motivated and customer focused, upholding to a high customer service ideal

  • Strong analytical ability with expertise in both business, accounting and configuration knowledge for functional areas

  • Project leadership and management

  • Strong presentation and facilitation ability

  • Business process viewpoint with integration impact

    MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, finance, accounting or closely related field AND no less than 10 years of experience in the area of accounting, including at least 5 years of experience in construction or cost accounting and familiarity with bid-proposal cost buildup

  • United States Citizenship

  • Ability to gain and maintain access to department of defense installations and other federal and state secured sites by way of passing relevant, government background check

  • Experience in government utility privatization, government contracts, privatization proposal development, government negotiation processes, operations startups, contract pricing preferred

  • Experience with accounting for U.S. government contracts with a solid understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 31 and unallowable costs strongly preferred

  • Experience with and full understanding of accounting rules pursuant to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Codification of Accounting Standards No. 605-35,Construction-Type- and Production-Type Contracts(previously Statement of Position No. 81-1) accounting pronouncement preferred

  • Experience with JD Edwards and Hubble Analytics software strongly preferred

    · Proficient in the use of computerized office equipment and programs (e.g. MS Office, MS XP, MS Vista, Adobe products)

    · Knowledge of project management processes

    · Excellent communication (both oral and written) and analytical skills

    · Good to excellent presentation and leadership skills

    · Ability to work independently to resolve issues

    · Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to research, analyze and interpret data

    · Ability to build relationships with various personalities and work as part of a team to achieve common business goals

    BENEFITS

    Our Company supports our employees with rich benefit programs and resources to help them thrive today and prepare for tomorrow. Benefit options include medical, dental, and vision plans with the Company currently paying 85% of the monthly premium for employees and their eligible dependents. We also offer paid vacation and sick time and twelve Company paid holidays per year. To help our employees plan for the future, we offer both a 401(k) retirement plan as well as a Defined Contribution Profit Sharing retirement plan. Additional benefits include life, AD&D, and LTD insurance as well as health savings account and flexible spending plans.

    COMPENSATION INFORMATION

    The compensation range provided is in compliance with state specific laws. Multiple factors are used to determine the actual starting rate of pay for all of our positions, including specific skills, years of experience, education, certification(s), and other job related factors.

    The responsibilities of this position will involve access to information that may be considered confidential, private and sensitive. Therefore, the individual filling this position will be required to both allow and pass a background check.

    NOTE: Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with special needs to perform the essential functions.

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