Junior Cost Analyst

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Maximus

Junior Cost Analyst

Tallahassee, FL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Perform cost allocation and cost of service studies for state and local governments.
    • Support projects/initiatives by analyzing costs, processes and procedures for government agencies.
    • Gather necessary client financial information, analyze accounts, and prepare reports documenting findings of such analysis.
    • Facilitate meetings or conducts interviews with clients.
    • Participate in client meetings.
    • Achieve and/or exceed client satisfaction metrics that will increase satisfaction annually.
    • Manage the activities of projects in accordance with Maximus established policies and procedures.
    • Perform other duties as may be assigned by management.
    • Support projects and initiatives by analyzing costs, processes and/or procedures for government agencies.
    • Prepare cost allocation and cost of service studies for state and local governments.
    • Produce high quality project deliverables that meet or exceed performance expectations including scope of work requirements, financial objectives (revenue and profit goals), and implementation time frames.
    • Gather necessary client financial information (such as expenditure reports, revenue reports, billing invoices, budgets, time sheets, work orders, fixed asset reports, depreciation reports, contracts, and general ledgers).
    • Analyze complex data to identify patterns, recommend actions and measure outcomes.
    • Conduct research of new and existing state and federal regulations.
    • Analyze general ledger/financial data, accounts, and prepare reports documenting findings of analyses.
    • Participate in client meetings, develop strong client relationships while seeking opportunities to add value.
    • Achieve and/or exceed client satisfaction metrics.
    • Travel to client office (as needed).
    • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree with 0-3 years of experience consulting within designated function.
    • Able to develop solutions to moderately complex problems.
    • Intermediate Microsoft Office knowledge or experience required, with a particular emphasis on Excel.
    • 6+ months of related work or internship experience preferred.
    • Must be able and willing to travel as client needs necessitate.
    • Understanding of cost accounting/cost allocation concepts preferred.
    • Knowledge of governmental accounting principles preferred.
    • Familiarity with local government operations preferred.
  • Compensation
    44000
  • Industry
    Government Administration
  • About Us

    As a leading strategic partner to governments across the globe, Maximus helps improve the delivery of public services amid complex technology, health, economic, environmental, and social challenges. With a deep understanding of program service delivery, acute insights that achieve operational excellence, and an extensive awareness of the needs of the people being served, our employees advance the critical missions of our partners. Maximus delivers innovative business process management, impactful consulting services, and technology solutions that provide improved outcomes for the public and higher levels of productivity and efficiency of government-sponsored programs.