Cost Analyst

About the role

The Cost Analyst will support AURA's Indirect cost and rate management, including development, performing and reviewing cost allocations, financial analysis and reporting for corporate functions and completing ad hoc financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support AURA’s Indirect Costs & Rates
• Maintain monthly NICRA rate and allocation modeling
• Use financial module to reconcile and identify any pool or account setup issues
• Work with stakeholders to make adjustments in Costpoint to fix issues
• Perform in-depth financial analysis of indirect and fringe costs against OMB and FAR cost regulations
• Calculate indirect cost recovery rates for application to AURA NSF funded Center activity
• Ensure appropriate application in the application of provisional and provisional to final reconciliation
• Support the preparation of annual NICRA rates proposal, Incurred Cost Submission (ICS) preparation and incurred cost audits (ICAs)
• Track progress of indirect rate negotiations and indirect and fringe rates in the context of total budget submissions
• Support AURA’s indirect rate development and modeling during quarterly forecast and annual budgeting process
• Support Service Center monitoring and management
• Serve as a primary point of contact for departments and personnel regarding the development of service center budgets
• Review service center budgets in comparison to actual cost in the evaluation of its appropriateness
• Review service center actual costs for appropriateness and allowable transactions
• Manage and communicate with departments regarding the annual internal rate development of service centers and review/approve with leadership
• Support and manage incoming audits
• Coordinate and be the primary point of contact in conducting audits and reviews as required by AURA and NSF
• Interact with the various government agencies concerning compliance and reporting issues
• Act as a primary point of contact and subject matter expert in uniform guidance and policies
• Interface with programmatic, contracts, and finance teams daily to resolve any outstanding cost issues and assist the programmatic teams with any specific performer financial
• Provide compliance, financial, and budget analyses as appropriate both for senior management and for departments
• Aids in the development of internal control policies, procedures and record keeping systems that are in compliance with all relevant laws, rules, regulations and AURA CAS policies and procedures
• Assists in monitoring compliance with Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 and other internal policies and procedures
• Recommend changes to policies and procedures where needed, as applicable and appropriate
• Manage and/or perform periodical or ad hoc financial data analysis, queries, reconciliations and reports as needed from AURA’s senior management or to satisfy external client or audit requests

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant professional experience or master’s degree and three years of relevant professional experience
• Audit experience either as an auditor or managing an incoming audit
• Experience in US Government Cost Accounting principles and/or indirect rate models
• High proficiency in MS Excel (e.g., formulas, pivot tables, tables and graph production)
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to write precisely and concisely
• Ability to influence and work in a support role
• Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and under high pressure

Qualifications

• Preferred: Experience with DELTEK/Costpoint
• Preferred: Working knowledge of COGNOS/BI8

Benefits

AURA offers an excellent benefits package including paid time off and retirement plan contributions, competitive salary commensurate with experience, and a very attractive work environment. Details on benefits can be found at Benefits by Location - Aura Human Resources.