Job Information
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Financial Analyst - Mechanical & Thermal Engineering Sciences Portfolio in Golden, Colorado
Posting Title
Financial Analyst - Mechanical & Thermal Engineering Sciences Portfolio
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Location
CO - Golden
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Position Type
Regular
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Hours Per Week
40
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Working at NREL
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Job Description
The chosen candidate will provide financial management support to the Chief Financial Officer and Center
Directors, program managers, project managers, and other NREL staff. They will also work within a
dynamic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) organization closely collaborating with other financial analysts and
managers in other groups to solve complex financial planning, programming, budgeting, and
execution tasks, as well as improve institutional processes. 95% of this position can be remote; however,
there will be some onsite requirements.
Job Duties include the following:
Budget Formulation and Planning:
Support the annual NREL financial planning process by assisting NREL program, project and center leaders with the formulation of financial estimates.
Provide support to Center/Office Directors to formulate overhead requirements and affordability.
Assist with the development of cost plans for Department of Energy programs, Strategic Partnership Projects (non-DOE), and other cooperative efforts.
Review and approve new business proposals and prepare the corresponding cash flow analysis for DOE Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) and Strategic Partnership Projects.
Monitor and evaluate reasonableness and accuracy of financial plans and coordinate needed updates.
Identify risks, issues and needed actions to leaders.
Funds Allocations and Analysis:
Coordinate the allocation of monthly funding with applicable project/task leaders.
Perform cash flow analysis to determine funding needs at the task/project/chargeable task levels for successful project execution.
Support communications with customers to ensure timely funds receipt.
Project/Budget Execution:
Develop monthly financial performance reports for assigned programs, projects and centers.
Perform plan to actual variance analyses and discuss issues and necessary actions with applicable leaders.
Communicate financial planning requirements and deadlines to all customers.
Finance Policies and Procedures:
Provide financial guidance to assigned programs, projects, and centers.
Support Laboratory policies, laws and regulations by assisting program, project and center staff in their understanding of financial management responsibilities.
Financial Administration:
Maintain updates to project cost breakdown structures using the Oracle Project Accounting system.
Create, support, monitor, and update various time-phased budget plans.
Assist the assigned Center/Office directors, technology managers, Project/Task/Chargeable
task leaders, service center managers with financial management, budget development and formulation, budget execution, proposal pricing, budget monitoring and understanding cost reports.
Other finance related duties.
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Basic Qualifications
Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 2 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree or equivalent relevant education/experience. General knowledge and application of technical standards, principles, theories and techniques. Frequent application of industry concepts and principles. General knowledge of laws, regulations, principles, procedures and practices related to specific field. Skilled in problem solving, written and verbal communication. Ability to use various computer software programs.
* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Additional Required Qualifications
Professional Level III:
Strong analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Proven strong organization and time management skills.
Strong leadership and teaming skills.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge and application of industry (federal agencies/contracting/finance) technical standards, theories, techniques, concepts, and principles.
Considerable knowledge of laws, regulations, procedures, and practices related to specific field (federal agencies/contracting/finance).
Ability to utilize and analyze data from various software systems including Microsoft Office suite (particularly advanced in excel), Oracle (or other EBS), Hyperion Essbase (or similar).
Ability to manage a hihg volume financial portfolio with some complexity autonomously and with little to no guidance and some complexity.
Professional Level II:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Good organization and time management skills.
Proven ability to work independently with general supervision.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
General knowledge and application of industry (federal agencies/contracting/finance) technical standards, theories, techniques, concepts, and principles.
General knowledge of laws, regulations, procedures, and practices related
to specific field (federal agencies/contracting/finance).
Ability to utilize and interpret data from various software systems including Microsoft Office suite (particularly advanced in excel), Oracle (or other EBS), Hyperion Essbase (or similar).
Ability to manage a financial portfolio with some guidance and development.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred candidate will have experience with federal agencies or federal contracting.
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Job Application Submission Window
The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Professional II / Annual Salary Range: $63,600 - $104,900
Job Profile: Professional III / Annual Salary Range: $73,200 - $120,800
NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.
Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.
* Based on eligibility rules
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