Costing & Pricing SME
Apply Job ID 30473 Date posted 07/24/2025Job Family:
Operational Effectiveness
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
The Guidehouse Team supports the government's working capital fund, which includes a wide array of financial management responsibilities, such as strategic planning, accounting and financial analysis, reporting and compliance, policy formulation and adherence, and training and process improvement.
Through this diverse portfolio of tasks, the Guidehouse teams provides critical insights, advice, and recommendations to the program’s leadership teams as well as other internal and external stakeholders.
The requested Costing/Pricing SME will be tasked with assisting Business Enterprises in their annual and recurring pricing analyses, deriving price points for different business services, ensuring products and product lines are priced to breakeven, and working with Business Managers to makes sure demand, price and cost of services are aligned.
Job Duties Include:
Preparing, analyzing, and briefing pricing analyses and other measurements of performance
Creating and maintaining cost-based and market-based pricing models for Business Enterprise services, ensuring models reflect actual costs, forecasted demand and costs, and strategic opportunities (synergies or efficiencies)
Work closely with Controllers and Finance staff, breaking down products and services into cost pools (labor, materials, overhead, and indirect expenses), tracking expenses to derive annual forecasts
Manipulating pricing models in Excel to align with Business Enterprise budgets and long-term financial plans
Identifying inefficiencies in pricing and billing processes, and recommending improvements
Serve as a primary resource for pricing-related inquiries and decisions for the Central Services Fund, periodically briefing staff on pricing methodologies and financial principles
What You Will Need:
An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a FULL SCOPE (FS/FSP) polygraph
SIX (6)+ years of experience within business/financial analysis
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Excel modeling experience
Experience in developing and presenting costing models for products/services
Experience forecasting demand and understanding breakeven analysis
Comfort working in isolation to analyze Business Enterprise performance
Agency Working Capital Fund experience (financial & operational), and explain solutions to senior level executives
A background with Activity Based Costing (ABC)
A foundation and understanding of the similarities and differences between ABC, Zero Based Reviews, and Break even analysis
Knowledge of both budget planning and budget execution
Self-motivated with innate organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple work streams against tight deadlines
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to build relations with and communicate across all levels of staff and leadership, along with a variety of internal and external stakeholders groups
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
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