What You Will Do
The Lab invites you to join our Finance Science, Technology, & Engineering (FIN-STE) group, supporting financial operations, reporting and analysis for the Deputy Directorate for Science, Technology, & Engineering (DDSTE). The FIN-STE group is seeking senior financial business analysts to support a broad variety of customers within the Associate Laboratory Directorates for Physical Sciences (ALDPS). Each position will provide the successful applicant with a diversified funding portfolio, with responsibility of managing a division portfolio as a Division Financial Lead (DFL). The DFL will provide oversight of the day-to-day financial business operations of the division business team. A division diversified portfolio can range between $150M to $215M of budget and FTE counts of 300+. The selected candidate will be working with division level management.
This position is responsible for providing services in the areas of finance/budget, budget formulation and execution, business analysis, and general business operations. The position formulates, distributes and maintains budgets for a division that has multiple groups, manages projects using actual performance, previous budget figures, estimated funding, expense reports, and other data sources to control funds to provide for proper financial administration. This position also prepares financial plans, monitors implementation of financial policies, prepares regular and special-purpose reports, maintains historical records, analyzes trends, recommends and interprets budgetary policies and procedures, prepares comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted funds, and determines rational for variances between costs and budget. This position will be supporting the technical customer in a hybrid model. The expectation is to provide onsite presence to meet the needs of the customer, facilitate business team engagement and interaction, and working effectively from home.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
Finance/Accounting Experience
Advanced technical knowledge of financial concepts, including financial planning and analysis, budget formulation and execution, financial analysis, and general business operations. Advanced experience analyzing financial data and providing financial guidance and alternatives/recommendations to customers. Advanced experience identifying areas for improvement, including improving internal controls and business process efficiencies. Demonstrated ability to see institutional perspective; excellent professional judgement and technical acumen; demonstrated strong problem-solving skills in working on projects with variety of complexities.
Leadership
Experience participating as part of a division management team establishing financial performance metrics for use in management decision-making processes. Advanced experience preparing presentations to aid in communications with various customers and sponsors. Experience providing responsive leadership for all functional areas of responsibility ensuring high level customer service and support. Demonstrated experience in promoting strong working relationships with customers, management and external stakeholders with the ability in promoting the team concept by building a strong, capable, and integrated business team.
Organizational Skills
Excellent organizational skills with proven ability to independently establish priorities, manage projects, and execute complex business and financial assignments. Ability to toggle between tasks to accomplish the financial business operations and provide guidance to team members for unforeseen situations or questions.
Education/Experience:
Position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field and 8 years of experience; or, the equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience directly related to the occupation. An MBA is preferred.
Desired Qualifications:
• General understanding of federal Cost Accounting Standards, Federal Acquisition Regulations, and appropriations law.
• Experience with Government Contractors that could include a National Laboratory or a National Nuclear Security Administration/Department of Energy facility.
• Understanding of cost allowability and experience with Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP) with Other Federal Agencies and private industry.
• Understanding of the Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) / DOE Non-NNSA programs and familiarity with proposal generation related to these programs.
• Experience with procurement planning and formal project management practices.
Location: This position will be located in Los Alamos, NM with the potential for a hybrid work arrangement (partially onsite/partially offsite) from a location within 2 hours ground commute of this location. Reporting onsite will be periodically required. Hybrid is at the discretion of management and can change at any time with appropriate notice.
Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 Year.
Note to Applicants: Along with your resume, please include a detailed cover letter explaining how you meet each of the minimum requirements and any of the desired qualifications.
Where You Will Work
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
§ PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
§ Dental and vision insurance
§ Free basic life and disability insurance
§ Paid childbirth and parental leave
§ Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
§ Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
§ Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
§ Onsite gyms and wellness programs
§ Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Additional Details
Directive 206.2 – Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance. and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.
Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or preference, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call 1-505-665-4444 option 1.
Employment StatusFull TimeAppointment TypeRegularRegular
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