Financial Planning and Analysis Director jobs in Denver, CO

Financial Planning & Analysis Business Manager CO - Golden Regular 40 The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

• developing a deep understanding of how the directorate works,
• ensuring that financial forecasting, planning, and execution processes optimize researcher efficiency while supporting management decision making,
• linking financial planning and execution to directorate strategy,
• potentially leading a team of up to 4 financial analysts, as determined by size and complexity of the directorate, and other directorate support staff.

• a directorate’s strategy, people, facilities, equipment, and budget
• a portfolio of research projects led by members of the directorate
• the directorate’s indirect budget
• NREL’s relationship with one or more DOE research programs
• supply of staff to projects managed by other directorates.

• Help the ALD link financial planning and execution to directorate strategy. Work with the directorate’s management team to understand the directorate’s differentiating characteristics, competitive landscape, risks, and opportunities. Work with directorate management to develop strategic goals and the multi-year directorate business plan to maximize opportunities while aligning with overall NREL strategy. As part of the business plan process, deliver requirements for staffing, facilities, capital equipment, and budgets to the lab’s overall planning process. Develop long-range forecasts, intermediate objectives and key performance indicators to measure progress toward strategic goal achievement.
• Drive the directorate’s annual financial target setting process and ensure its integration with DOE’s Annual Operating Plan (AOP) process. Help the ALD work through center directors, program managers, business development teams and project managers to develop monthly/quarterly/annual financial targets that support achievement of directorate goals.
• Help the ALD drive improved project management and budget execution down into the directorate. Optimize processes to manage the directorate’s financial execution, to include efficient financial reporting, analysis, and plan adjustments. Work with center directors, project managers and the project management support organization to ensure that matrixed resource plans are accurately reflected in financial plans.
• Simplify financial management for project, center, and directorate leaders. Work with other business managers and stakeholders to develop ideas, simplify and integrate all key business processes from identification of opportunities to project closeout. Ensure that process and system design maximizes value to project managers so that system data is as accurate as possible. Partner with various lab stakeholders to drive change in support of these goals.
• Be the directorate’s key interface to other OCFO organizations. Work with the Acquisition Services Group to improve the directorate’s procurement forecasting and contract management processes. Work with OCFO’s Financial Operations Group to ensure Oracle cost reporting and Alliance funding needs are accurate.
• Serve as the directorate’s expert for all financial matters, and coordinate financial training for the directorate. Work with OCFO staff and other NREL office staff on behalf of the directorate to develop options, resolve issues, and support decision making as required. Distill and brief innovative solutions to the most complex issues in a manner that inspires confidence among the most senior level internal or external audiences.
• Evaluate existing policies and procedures for unintended consequences and misaligned incentives and develop options to maximize the directorate’s effectiveness while complying with federal cost accounting standards and NREL contract requirements.

Business Manager VI-
Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 20 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 18 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant PhD and 15 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant JD and 15 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.

Business Manager V-
Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 14 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 12 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant PhD and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant JD and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.

• Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

• Applies advanced technical principles, theories and concepts. Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts.
• Develops advanced concepts, techniques and standards.
• Develops new applications based on professional principles and theories.
• Viewed externally as subject matter expert in field.
• Comprehensive and advanced knowledge of laws, regulations, principles, procedures and practices related to specific field.
• Superior leadership, project management and problem solving skills.
• Ability to use various computer software programs.

Job Profile: Professional VI / Annual Salary Range: $111,600 - $200,900 Job Profile: Professional V / Annual Salary Range: $93,100 - $167,600 Job Profile: Professional V / Annual Salary Range: $93,100 - $167,600 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