Cost Coordinator

Description: The Cost Coordinator plays an important role in the company by providing support in developing, establishing, and maintaining Automatic Handling’s project cost/control systems.
Additionally, the Cost Coordinator provides support in proposal and estimating efforts to ensure continuity between project estimates and project baseline.
The Cost Coordinator will report to the ERP Manager but will also work closely with the sales and project teams as well as the Financial Controller and Project Managers.
Requirements: Essential Functions: Generate labor comparison reports from ERP and Payroll data to distribute to department managers and supervisors.
Assist department managers and supervisors with labor recording corrections.
Review project and job order labor and material transactions to ensure accuracy and make corrections as needed.
Review proposals/estimate budgets to ensure all planned cost is accounted for, including accurate current costs.
Gather and provide cost data to support proposal and estimating efforts for Sales team and project team leads.
Assist in development of improved estimating tools and systems.
Assist Project Managers in tracking actual cost vs.
estimated cost and review project transactions to provide insight and feedback when deviations occur.
Qualifications: Minimum of Associate degree in Business, Project Management, Finance, or related field; or commensurate work experience.
Experience as a cost coordinator or a related administrative position is preferred.
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a team.
Willingness for continuous learning and advancement of technical knowledge.
Self-motivated and self-starter work ethic.
Proficient skills working with PCs, Microsoft Excel, and ERP systems or other analytical database systems.