Cost Analyst Jobs in South Carolina

• Cost Reasonableness & Technical Price Evaluation: Perform detailed financial and technical cost assessments of vendor invoices and subrecipient billings involving specialized nuclear detection equipment, custom test-bed fabrications, specialized instrumentation, and unique facility operation/maintenance services.
• Cost Component Breakdown: Dissect complex vendor invoice packages down to baseline cost elements—analyzing direct labor categories/rates, specialized material components, equipment usage fees, sub-tier vendor markups, and indirect rate applications.
• Engineering & Market Benchmark Reconciliation: Evaluate billed costs against baseline engineering cost estimates (IGCE), historical market data, OEM spare parts pricing, and commercial benchmarks to establish cost reasonableness for sole-source or proprietary equipment operations.
• Allowability & Compliance Auditing: Verify that invoiced equipment purchases and specialized operational expenses adhere to contractual terms, FAR Part 31 cost principles, the DOE Financial Management Handbook, and applicable DEAR clauses.
• Travel & Specialized Logistics Verification: Audit specialized vendor travel, field deployment costs, and international shipping/handling charges against Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR) per diem limits.

• Work Acceptance Verification: Collaborate directly with Subcontract Service Representatives (SSRs) and Project Engineers to verify that specialized hardware was delivered, installed, or operated in full compliance with technical specifications prior to invoice sign-off.
• Discrepancy & Anomaly Resolution: Identify and investigate cost anomalies, unauthorized scope expansions, duplicate equipment charges, or unverified labor hours, issuing clear financial disposition memos and supporting Contracting Officers in vendor negotiations.
• Subrecipient & Inter-Entity Auditing: Review and reconcile inter-laboratory transfers (IEWOs) and specialized subrecipient cost submissions associated with joint national laboratory test campaigns and international training facility operations.

• Maintain audit-ready cost evaluation files, rationale summaries for cost acceptance/rejection, and price-reasonableness documentation to support internal SRNL reviews, NNSA oversight, and DOE Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits.
• Provide concise summary briefings to Program Managers on vendor spending trends, rate variance findings, and cost-containment recommendations for high-cost equipment procurements.

• Minimum of 7 years of combined experience in federal cost/price analysis, procurement invoice auditing, contract cost engineering, or technical cost estimation—with demonstrated experience analyzing complex physical equipment, specialized tooling, or facility operations costs.
• Advanced understanding of FAR Part 31 cost principles, DEAR Part 970, and federal cost allowability/allocability standards.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating price reasonableness for non-standard, custom, or sole-source hardware and specialized technical services.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel (data modeling, cost breakdown structures, reconciliation workbooks, and pivot tables).
• Ability to work a flexible, part-time schedule (approx. 20–25 hours/week) tailored to invoice volume and project milestone reviews.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, candidates must be able to successfully pass a federal background investigation to secure and maintain DOE Q security clearance if required.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, this position requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Successful candidates will be able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation. This job posting reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and the descriptions listed do not restrict management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing.
• Please note that marijuana remains a Schedule III controlled substance under Federal Law. Federal contractors must follow Federal drug-free workplace rules, which prohibit marijuana use, even if medical or recreational use is permitted under State Law.

• Working familiarity with commercial nuclear equipment, gas centrifuge enrichment systems, specialized radiation detection instrumentation, or complex scientific facility O&M contracts.
• Experience auditing Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) invoices, proprietary hardware line items, or sole-source service agreements within a DOE/NNSA National Laboratory environment.
• M&O & Subcontracting Systems: Familiarity with DOE Management & Operating (M&O) contract mechanisms, Subcontract Technical Representative (STR) workflows, and Inter-Entity Work Orders (IEWOs).
• Certifications: Professional certification such as Certified Cost Professional (CCP), Certified Executive Cost Estimator (CECE), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), or Certified Federal Contract Manager (CFCM).
• Clearance Status: Active DOE Q or DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Part-time schedule with potential for hybrid/remote work flexibility, balanced with required time in secure computing facilities at SRNL for reviewing sensitive project documentation.
• Occasional travel (5–10%) to vendor or partner facilities for complex equipment verification audits or program financial reviews, as required.

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