Digital Cost Analyst

We are working with our major oil and gas client, recruiting for a Digital Cost Analyst on an initial 6 month contract. The Digital Cost Analyst is responsible for driving digital cost transparency, surfacing actionable insights, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the Digital portfolio. This role partners closely with Finance to ensure timely and accurate digital cost updates, supports forecasting, and delivers analytics that empower the Digital Leadership Team (DLT) and business units.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Digital Cost Updates & Insights

• Manage and update digital cost data, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in partnership with Finance.
• Surface key cost trends, variances, and optimisation opportunities through regular analysis and reporting.
• Present actionable insights to the Digital Leadership Team and business units.

Data Analytics & Reporting

• Develop and maintain Power BI (or similar) dashboards to visualise digital spend, usage patterns, and financial performance.
• Enable self-serve analytics for stakeholders, promoting financial transparency and digital literacy.

Forecasting & Financial Modelling

• Support regular forecasting cycles for digital spend, collaborating with Finance and business units.
• Build financial models to project digital cost scenarios and assess impact.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure digital cost management processes align with financial governance standards and audit requirements.
• Assist with cost recovery efforts and documentation for services, software, and hardware.
• Stakeholder engagement

Skills & Experience:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (e.g., variance analysis, corrective action planning)
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strategic thinking and process improvement mindset
• Experience with Power BI or similar dashboarding tools
• Familiarity with FinOps or cloud cost management is a plus

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.