Requisition Id 16725

Overview:

We are seeking a financial analyst who will focus on providing professional guidance to management regarding budgeting and accounting policies, methods, and techniques; and independently carry out assignments in budget preparation, cost analysis, and other special assignments in support of the Environmental Sciences Division. This position resides in the BESSD Business Operations group in the Business Services Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for account management, funds control, budget allocations, cost analysis, FWP/SPP budget cycle, cost transfers, special requests, and interaction with project staff to resolve problems.
• Responsible for planning, coordination, and final preparation of the sensitive segments of the budget. Evaluates changing monetary levels and predicts subsequent impact on UT-Battelle.
• Performs cost analysis on interdivisional projects of major significance.
• Provides professional guidance to management regarding budgeting and accounting policies, methods, and techniques.
• Prepares and ensures compliance with monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and year-end close-out requirements.
• Prepares and delivers financial presentations to Program Management, Division Directors, Lab Management, and DOE Management.
• Identifies and remains compliant with financial laws and regulations.
• Responds to and follows up to ad hoc requests from project staff for financial information.
• Provides support in such functional areas as budget preparation and cost analysis as well as other areas of financial responsibility as required.
• Ability to become familiar with the ORNL Accounting system and external databases in order to proficiently perform responsible tasks.
• Ensures compliance with environment, safety, health and quality program requirements.
• Maintains strong commitment to the implementation and perpetuation of values and ethics.

Basic Qualifications:

• A BS/BA degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• Five or more years of broad training and experience in a variety of finance or accounting assignments.
• Demonstrated planning and organizing skills.
• Ability to coordinate many projects simultaneously with changing priorities.
• Excellent problem analysis and resolution skills are required.
• Must possess the ability and willingness to work effectively as a member of a team, as well as independently, as required.
• Excellent attention to detail and well-developed written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to assess priorities, allocate workloads, and meet conflicting deadlines.
• Requires proficiency in applying accounting principles, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to interface with scientific and technical staff utilizing excellent human relations skills.
• Requires proficiency in PC Microsoft Office, word processing, and spreadsheets, such as Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and Word.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS/MA degree in finance or accounting, and/or CPA certification.
• Knowledge of UT-Battelle and DOE accounting systems desired.
• Experience with SAP accounting system.
• Experience with power query, MS Power BI.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in collaborative teams across the laboratory.
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced research environment, set priorities to accomplish multiple tasks within deadlines, and adapt to ever changing needs.

Special Requirements:

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

For employment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a Real ID compliant form of identification will be required. Additionally, ORNL is subject to Department of Energy (DOE) access restrictions. All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Department of Energy (DOE) Order 473.1A, which requires a favorable post-employment background investigation.

To obtain this credential, new employees must successfully complete and pass a Federal Tier 1 background check investigation. This investigation includes a declaration of illegal drug activities, including use, supply, possession, or manufacture within the last year. This includes marijuana and cannabis derivatives, which are still considered illegal under federal law, regardless of state laws.

For foreign national candidates:

If you have not resided in the U.S. for three consecutive years, you are not eligible for the PIV credential and instead will need to obtain a favorable Local Site Specific Only (LSSO) risk determination to maintain employment. Once you meet the three-year residency requirement, you will be required to obtain a PIV credential to maintain employment.

This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment.