Cost Analyst

Cost Analyst / Estimator (m/f/d)

Location: Essen | Hybrid flexibility
What We Offer

• Competitive, performance-based salary plus company pension scheme
• A meaningful and responsible role in a socially relevant field
• Regular feedback and development conversations to support your growth
• 29 days' annual leave
• Flexible working hours within a flexitime model
• Attractive employee discounts through corporate benefits
• A respectful, intercultural team culture with flat hierarchies and room for your ideas

About the Role

We are looking for a Cost Analyst / Estimator (m/f/d) to join our team in Essen. In this role, you'll support the organisation with financial analysis, modelling, and cost strategy for public sector projects.
Your Responsibilities

• Develop financial models to ensure complete and accurate financial information, including risk, sensitivity, and opportunity analyses, presented with clear visualisation tools
• Carry out business analyses to inform cost, pricing, and bid strategies, enabling sound decision-making
• Conduct financial and commercial analyses for contract requirements (e.g. Monte Carlo simulations, profit/loss analysis, benchmarking)
• Analyse customer requirements (contracts, technical specifications), identify risks, and highlight gaps in financial models
• Prepare customer-facing financial reports and align them with internal financial models
• Support understanding of the customer's perspective in terms of business case, affordability, and value-for-money
• Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards, legislation, and public sector procurement rules (including IFRS in collaboration with group finance)
• Assist with cost-efficient model reviews and peer reviews to maintain accuracy and integrity
• Contribute to wider business initiatives with data preparation and financial modelling beyond bid work

What We're Looking For

• Recognised professional finance qualification (or equivalent experience with proven financial expertise)
• Strong background in financial reporting and modelling, especially in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of detailed cost modelling processes and TUPE/transfer regulations (or comparable European legislation)
• Experience with governance processes in complex commercial environments
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and resilience under pressure
• Initiative and the ability to manage varied workloads independently after onboarding
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information for stakeholders
• Team player with integrity, high ethical standards, and professional conduct
• Willingness to travel as required
• Fluent German (C2) in spoken and written form is essential
• Driving licence required

Why Apply?

This role offers the chance to combine finance expertise with social impact, supporting projects that directly contribute to public services. You'll work in a collaborative, supportive team while developing your career in a dynamic and meaningful sector.