Business Manager

What You Will Do

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has an exciting opportunity for a Cost Accounting Business Manager. The CAT Business Manager 4 is a management position within the Finance Division in the Institutional Services Group (FIN-INST). The Cost Accounting Business Manager will report to the Finance Institutional Services (FIN-INST) Group Leader.

The Cost Accounting Manager is a hands-on business manager and subject matter expert who can provide financial operations support, reporting, and analysis related to internal indirect cost allocation, rate development and performance, compliance with applicable regulations and audit support. The Cost Accounting Manager interacts closely with the other managers and analysts within the Business Services Directorate. This position has frequent interactions with government personnel in the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Management and Budget Operations Office in Albuquerque (NA-MB) and periodic interactions with the Los Alamos Field Office (NA-LA).

In addition, the Cost Accounting Manager provides management, mentoring and training to a team consisting of five professional business analysts.

• Minimum
  
  Job Requirements:
  
  
• Finance/Accounting Experience — Extensive hands-on working knowledge of financial and cost accounting principles, including financial planning and analysis, budget and rate formulation and execution, and general business operations. Extensive experience preparing and monitoring financial data and presenting alternatives/recommendations to stakeholders. Extensive experience identifying areas for improvement, including improving internal controls and business process efficiencies. Demonstrated strategic perspective, excellent professional judgement and technical acumen.
  
  Demonstrated ability to perform and interpret complex financial analyses. Demonstrated ability to produce impactful technical writing and presentations to support policy development, process changes, impact analyses, and financial planning and actual results.
• Leadership — Demonstrated experience and skills in management and supervision of employees in a large and dynamic organization, including performance management, employee development and succession planning. In-depth experience working in a complex organization with diverse operations, combined with a demonstrated record of effective teamwork and leadership. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a variety of constituents.
• Organizational Skills — Excellent organizational skills with the ability to independently establish personal and team priorities, manage projects, and execute complex business and financial assignments. Excellent ability to perform tasks and projects within established time frames and to deliver excellent, well vetted work products.
• Education/Experience — Position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a closely-related field from an accredited institution and 8 years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
• Desired Qualifications — Strong understanding of federal appropriations law, Cost Accounting Standards, and Federal Acquisition Regulations. Experience with Oracle Financials, or similar enterprise-wide financial system. Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field. Professional certification, e.g. Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant.

Work Location: The work location for this position is telework and is located in Los Alamos. Telework is defined as working from offsite but within 2 hours ground commute of this location. Reporting onsite may be periodically necessary. All work locations are 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…