What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst 3 position at ORAU?
Overview
APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular
PURPOSE: To perform business and financial analysis and activities to complete moderately difficult and complex assignments in support of the program business unit's fiscal and business administrative needs. To support Project Managers, Program Managers and Program Directors in the initiation, planning, and monitoring of the financial aspects of business unit activities. To act as liaison between program groups and support organizations in order to enable the program mission.
Responsibilities
- Reviews program business unit’s actual performance, previous budget figures, expense reports and other data sources to develop budget models. Prepares and manages program unit cost distributions. Prepares comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted funds and determines rationale for variances between costs and budget. Ensures accruals are allocated according to established procedures. Provides for funds coordination and makes cost transfers. Corrects billing errors. Provides fiscal and policy guidance and advice to internal and external customers activity including deliverables, type of proposal activity, assignment.
- Acts as the primary representative to the business units in using the project management system. Provides assistance for the proper allocation of costs into the project management system. Maintains historical records, analyzes trends, establishes cost rates and makes personnel forecasts. Investigates cost structures for new and existing programs. Prepares regular and special purpose reports for DOE and other customers.
- Prepares business portion of proposals (Field Work Proposal (FWP), Request for Proposal (RFP), Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP), etc.). Compiles information and prepares budgets and schedules for field work proposals. Conducts budget validation for field work proposal.
- Responds to audit requests. Prepares draft response to audit findings and recommendations. Responds to Oak Ridge Operations (ORO) inquiries for information. Performs internal quality assurance audits as requested by program business units.
- Participates in the development of business policies and procedures. Assures consistency of policy and procedure implementation. Interprets administrative policies for assigned program areas.
- Represents department on organizational teams.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business, scientific, technical, education or related field and 6-9 years of job related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience performing duties as described may be substituted for the minimum requirements.
Must have ability to read and interpret data from a variety of sources. Must be able to research additional information as needed and work with others to build systems to share the data. Must have ability to interpret Business Development information and provide interpretation to others.
