Cost Analyst

Job Cost Analyst

Overland Corporation

Turn Data into Insight. Protect Profitability. Build with Overland.

Overland Corporation is a leading heavy civil construction company based in Ardmore, Oklahoma, with a strong reputation for quality, safety, and innovation. We specialize in asphalt paving, site development, and infrastructure projects across Oklahoma and North Texas.

• Family – We take care of our people on and off the job.
• Opportunity – We develop talent, reward hard work, and promote from within.
• Respect – We communicate openly and treat everyone with dignity.
• Excellence – We expect the best and give our best.

Overland Corporation is seeking a detail-oriented Job Cost Analyst to join our team at the Main Office in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this full-time, salaried/exempt position is responsible for analyzing project costs, identifying financial risks and opportunities, and helping improve company profitability.

The Job Cost Analyst will evaluate project contracts and related documents, monitor the financial performance of multiple construction projects, forecast final project outcomes, and communicate findings to management. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, construction accounting or cost-control experience, and the ability to turn complex financial data into useful information for project and executive leadership.

• Perform cost analysis and spend tracking to monitor project costs, revenue, and projected financial outcomes.
• Analyze contracts, project documents, budgets, and financial reports for heavy highway and civil construction projects.
• Follow company processes and accounting practices to document, track, analyze, and report project costs.
• Prepare and report project-related accruals and deferrals.
• Monitor job cost reports against budgets, forecasts, and key performance indicators.
• Verify that quantities claimed correspond with owner estimates and supporting project documentation.
• Track production and payment activities to confirm that projects remain within established budgets.
• Record and analyze cost information used to control company and project expenditures.
• Audit project costs, identify discrepancies, and prepare detailed reports for management.
• Provide management with reports comparing the factors affecting project pricing, costs, and profitability.
• Assist with the monthly closing of the general ledger.
• Analyze subcontractor pricing, performance, and cost-benefit considerations.
• Review project budgets and job costs to identify overlooked items, emerging risks, and potential cost overruns.
• Communicate financial risks and budget concerns clearly to project managers and company leadership.
• Prepare financial reports using information gathered from multiple systems and data sources.
• Assist in developing periodic budgets that support long-term financial and strategic planning.
• Support project closeout procedures by validating final revenue before the submission of final billings.
• Support internal and external financial audits for assigned projects.
• Identify practical cost-reduction opportunities related to schedules, quantities, contracts, materials, and subcontracted work.
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Maintain accurate, organized, and confidential financial records.
• Communicate professionally with project managers, accounting personnel, subcontractors, vendors, clients, and executive leadership.
• Follow all company policies, procedures, and workplace safety requirements.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a positive driving history.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial statement analysis, and executive reporting.
• Understanding of job costing, cost control, general ledger accounting, accruals, and deferrals.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, including construction accounting practices.
• Understanding of construction contracts, subcontract agreements, and change-order processes.
• Familiarity with heavy highway, civil construction, or…