Infrastructure & Capital Projects, Senior Cost Manager, ANS

Job description

**You’ve Never Been Satisfied with "Good Enough."** You want to make an impact, not just manage projects, but change how the world gets built. At **Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects,** you’ll do exactly that. You’ll help develop and deliver the factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - and do it smarter, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. You’ll work alongside people who think big and act bold - project managers, engineers, technologists, and strategists who blend real-world experience with digital innovation and AI. Together, we’re transforming how capital projects are planned, managed, and executed, creating a better way to build for the future. Because “good enough” builds the past. **You’re here to build what’s next, on a team that outperforms every norm.** Visit us here to learn more about ​[Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects](https://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/infrastructure-capital-projects) As Accenture continues to grow, you may see a variety of new career opportunities, and depending on the role and location you may be directed to apply through Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects LLP or one of our other legal entities - Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC or Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects Inc., with benefits varying by country and role, so please check with your recruiter for details. ### THE WORK: - You’ll lead budget management, cost planning, and estimating activities, ensuring budgets are proactively managed, compliant with client standards, and aligned with approved cost commitment schedules. - You’ll review, validate, and coordinate general contractor and developer estimates, supporting presentations and approvals in line with internal processes and industry best practices. - You’ll manage end‑to‑end change management, including logging, reviewing, categorizing, forecasting, and reporting all change orders for cost and schedule impact. - You’ll lead project cost reporting, cash flow forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, and cost‑at‑completion trending, ensuring systems and regional reports are kept current. - You’ll oversee payment applications and invoice management, reviewing pay applications, invoices, GMP audits, and billing milestones for contract compliance and accuracy. - You’ll track and manage project risks and opportunities related to cost and schedule, ensuring forecasted costs and schedules reflect identified risks. - You’ll collaborate with project teams, developers, contractors, vendors, and commercial operations to support funding requests, purchase orders, and financial workflows. - You’ll manage cash flow and accrual processes, including earned value tracking, monthly forecasting, and variance analysis across all active purchase orders. - You’ll ensure cost data, change orders, and forecasts are accurately uploaded and maintained in client cost management and reporting systems. - You’ll support full project financial closeout by validating as‑built cost documentation, coordinating PO closures, managing retention releases, and returning unused funds. - You’ll lead budget management, cost planning, and estimating activities, ensuring budgets are proactively managed, compliant with client standards, and aligned with approved cost commitment schedules. - You’ll review, validate, and coordinate general contractor and developer estimates, supporting presentations and approvals in line with internal processes and industry best practices. - You’ll manage end‑to‑end change management, including logging, reviewing, categorizing, forecasting, and reporting all change orders for cost and schedule impact. - You’ll lead project cost reporting, cash flow forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, and cost‑at‑completion trending, ensuring systems and regional reports are kept current. - You’ll oversee payment applications and invoice management, reviewing pay applications, invoices, GMP audits, and billing milestones for contract compliance and accuracy. - You’ll track and manage project risks and opportunities related to cost and schedule, ensuring forecasted costs and schedules reflect identified risks. - You’ll collaborate with project teams, developers, contractors, vendors, and commercial operations to support funding requests, purchase orders, and financial workflows. - You’ll manage cash flow and accrual processes, including earned value tracking, monthly forecasting, and variance analysis across all active purchase orders. - You’ll ensure cost data, change orders, and forecasts are accurately uploaded and maintained in client cost management and reporting systems. - You’ll support full project financial closeout by validating as‑built cost documentation, coordinating PO closures, managing retention releases, and returning unused funds. - **Flexible**: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center. With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs. ### HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED: - **Bachelor’s degree in construction management**, Engineering, Finance, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline - Minimum of 8 years of project cost controls, project controls, or commercial management for large‑scale construction or infrastructure programs - Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting data center, mission-critical, or hyperscale infrastructure projects - Proficiency with cost management and reporting systems, including enterprise tools used for budgeting, forecasting, change orders, cash flow, and accrual tracking - Hands‑on experience working with contractors, developers, and owner teams on payment applications, invoices, GMP audits, and contract compliance. ### BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE: - Experience working on hyperscale data center programs - Prior exposure to owner‑side or program‑level cost reporting and governance. - Background collaborating with cross‑regional teams and centralized project controls groups. - Experience driving cost trending, forecasting best practices, and standardized reporting. - Familiarity with financial closeout processes and retention release management. - Ability to provide cost and schedule decision support to senior stakeholders. - PMI-SP, PSP, or PMP certification preferred - Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and reporting tools