Senior Business Specialist
Position Description
The Business Services Directorate (BSD) has an opening for a Senior Business Specialist position within the Energy and Photon Sciences (EPS) Business Operations Office. This individual will report to the Business Operation Manager (BOM) that currently oversees the Energy and Photon Sciences (EPS) Business Operations Office.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Candidate will perform or support a wide variety of financial functions for the EPS Business Operations Office, including, but not limited to: financial analysis, budget planning, labor forecasting, rate development, development of current year cost plans, expenditure forecasting and preparation of financial summaries for management, periodic program reviews and Laboratory planning exercises.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining financial reports for the Directorate with strict deadlines.
- Responsible for developing multi-year financial plans by working with department chairs and group leaders.
- Responsible for internal/external financial oversight including specialized reports.
- Tracking overall business performance by analyzing financial data and ensuring data complies with BNL policies and procedures.
- Team with department leaders, business services staff and administrative staff in order to secure information needed for analysis and generation of reports.
- Serve as a departmental Business Point of Contact for all financial matters.
- Supervise staff as well as provide coaching and mentoring to other business staff members.
- Maintain, develop and apply capabilities to execute organization’s plans.
- Adherence to all BNL business rules, allowable cost monitoring and compliance.
- Operating in a team environment and remaining flexible with assignments.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance/business, or directly related field, or equivalent experience on the basis of 2:1 (experience:college) years.
- Minimum of ten (10) years full-time, contemporary experience in a substantive role in the accounting/financial field that demonstrates a detailed knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), variance analysis and project reporting, including knowledge of budget planning, procurement process, A/P, A/R, travel, etc.
- Managerial or supervisory experience.
- Advanced communication (oral and written), interpersonal, relationship management, and presentation skills.
- In depth knowledge of financial principles including budget, forecasting, reporting and analysis.
- Knowledge of GAAP/CAS/FAR requirements as related to areas of responsibility.
- Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) including the extraction and reporting of data.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office including databases and advanced skills with Excel.
- Must be self-motivated, resourceful and organized, taking ownership of all assigned work.
- Should be a flexible team player who will successfully interact with the scientific, professional and business staff and will be motivated to assist Management as requests arise.
- Applies independent judgment that demonstrates ability to prioritize and effectively handle deadlines.
- Able to identify and resolve issues encountered within own area of responsibility; act proactively to develop solutions and avoid problems.
- Ability to establish routine contacts and provide detailed and complex information that will be used to make decisions of business consequence.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Familiarity with Microsoft Power Business Intelligence.
- Familiarity with PeopleSoft and the ability to generate queries and reports.
- Extensive knowledge of the Laboratories Financial system, policies and procedures.
- Ability to obtain and retain DOE “Q” Clearance.
- Financial Project Management experience.
- Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or closely related field, to include a core of relevant courses.