Specialist Cost & Commercial Pricing - Wainwright

Business Unit:

Cubic Defense

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

Job Summary: This role is the financial point of contact for smaller tender responses within the region. Supporting new and harvested proposals, this role will deliver timely cost and price analysis. The role will be working alongside varied disciplines within a large matrix structured organization, from front line employees up to mid-level management. This role is positioned as an integral part of the business and will assist in the ongoing development and implementation of program cost control goals, policies and procedures ensuring seamless transition from tender to actual delivery. This position typically works under general supervision and direction.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports the Program Manager in responding to customer requests for proposals through development and analysis of cost and pricing data.
• Prepares and presents complex Excel modeling that includes both costing and pricing sheets.
• Ensures correct financial applications are given to estimates to produce accurate costing and pricing.
• Supports many phases of cost proposal preparation and evaluation including the support in the preparation of review materials.
• Working closely with the business to collect relevant information (both qualitative and quantitative), populates the numerous models and sanitize the data.
• Ensures all cost and pricing decisions are documented.
• Contributes to the creation of first class data systems and metrics to support the estimation process and price analysis.
• Considers scoping issues and works closely with project estimators and project management.
• Supports for the transfer of financial knowledge of the bid to the project finance team.
• Works closely with the Program Scheduling team and insures costs line up with a resource loaded schedule, along with ensuring a direct linkage to the cost model once the job is secured.
• Partakes in key interaction with Finance Project Accounting role, supporting the capture of critical business planning and reporting data.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Four year college degree in Commerce/Finance/Accounting or equivalent and a minimum of two years of relevant experience required. Must have advanced Excel skills (Macro Level) and PowerPoint. Must have commercial acumen and be able to cope with change and conflicting demands, maintaining appropriate priorities. Exceptional interpersonal and teamwork skills and understanding of organizational behavior, as well as excellent time management and organizational skills, are required. Attention to detail and accuracy are necessary for this job. An understanding of SOX and US GAAP preferred.

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.