Associate Analyst – Budgeting and Planning

USA Compression Partners, LP, (NYSE: USAC) provides mission-critical natural gas compression services to large upstream and midstream energy companies. We are an operations-centric, technology-driven employer with 800+ employees in 18 states across the US. We owe our success to the quality of our employees, our strong commitment to safety, and our superior service to our customers.

Summary:

This role provides cost control support to ensure financial accuracy and accountability throughout project lifecycles. Responsibilities include cost analysis, project coordination, forecasting, invoice tracking, contract management, and reporting. Additional responsibilities include the evaluation of financial impacts of scope changes and trends, facilitation of system approvals, and delivery of key metrics to leadership.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Provide comprehensive cost control support across multiple engineering projects, ensuring financial accuracy and alignment with project goals.

- Maintain meticulous records of financial data, including project coding and variance tracking, ensuring consistency and accuracy across systems

- Analyze and communicate the financial impact of scope changes, contract modifications, cost trends, escalation, contingency, and fee structures to project leadership.

- Facilitate project setup and approval in internal systems, ensuring proper coding and tracking of all invoices, including retainage and milestone payments.

- Verify invoice rates against contract terms and ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures.

- Maintain detailed tracking of actuals, commitments, and variances; reconcile discrepancies and support financial closeout activities.

- Collaborate with Project Managers to develop and update monthly forecasts, identifying risks and opportunities to improve cost performance.

- Prepare and deliver key project metrics, dashboards, and financial reports to stakeholders; support quarterly accruals and budget reviews.

- Assist in drafting and managing contracts, work offers, and change orders; coordinate re-class entries and ensure accurate documentation for audit readiness.

- Support cross-functional teams including operations, finance, and procurement to ensure alignment on project financials and reporting.

- Respond to ad-hoc requests, special analyses, and urgent project needs with agility and professionalism.

- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in cost control processes, tools, and reporting standards.

Requirements:

- Undergraduate BBA in accounting, finance or data science.

- 0 – 3 years experience, energy and budgeting/planning experience preferred.

- Strong analytical skills with extensive experience in Microsoft applications, particularly excel, along with visual analytic platforms like Spotfire, Tableau or BI. Capabilities in SQL, Python or R also should be considered.

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.

What You Get:

- Exposure to high-impact engineering projects with visibility across leadership.

- Hands-on experience with financial systems, reporting tools, and real-world cost control processes.

- Development opportunities in analytics, forecasting, and financial modeling.

- A collaborative work environment where accuracy and attention to detail are valued.

Working Conditions:

- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

- Usually, normal office working conditions.

- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.

- Occasional overnight travel may be required.

USA Compression is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of any actual or perceived legally protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law

The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

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