Cost Engineer Analyst

CHERIE JARREAU

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Cost Analyst position utilizing my extensive cost management experience and financial software knowledge as well as applying my communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.

EDUCATION

BATON ROUGE REGIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, Baton Rouge, LA

November 1994

Double major in Accounting and Word Processing

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, Baton Rouge, LA

May 1991

SOFTWARE/SKILLS

Excel/Access/Word/PP Invoicing/AR/GR -Ariba

SAP-Stripes/GEMS Accounting/Cost Control

Financial Reporting/Analysis Accruals/Allocations

EXPERIENCE

Contracted at ExxonMobil - Refinery/Chemical/Resin Finishing, Baton Rouge, LA • 1995 – 2014

Jacobs • 2005 to 2014

Position: Cost Engineer/Analyst

Accomplishments:

Lead analyst on multiple projects and turnarounds delivering forecasts < 2% variance of actual expenditures throughout construction and engineering phases.

Extremely experienced and proficient in SAP and Business Warehouse (BW); assigned role of SAP Adviser providing training on an as needed basis specifically related to financial reports; creating/changing purchase requisitions/work orders; stewarding the availability of funds and applying adjustments.

Created valuable cost reports providing expenditures vs plan, project status using an earned value basis by vendor/supplier; as well as researched, developed and implemented cost-effective material procedures.

Well-known for excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work independently or with a team including management staff and personnel at all levels.

Utilized knowledge to identify new techinques to improve estimating, budgeting, monitoring and forecasting ultimately reducing cost.

Ability to extract, analyze, validate, and report data in an effective and timely manner that is useful and relevant for making business decisions.

Recongized for effort and dedication to control expenses within allotted budget; developed consensus for strategic budget allocation to ensure cost are assigned to the appropriate account.

Responsible for interpreting audit findings, resolving issues, and representing the department during audits

Power user of Excel; particularly pivot tables and graphs for analyzing weekly/monthly expenditures vs forecast and budget; work performance against schedule including productivity and progress curves; as well as spreadsheets and macros for preparing detailed reconciliation and journal entries for accruals, transfers, and month-end resettlements.

REFERENCES

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