Senior Financial Analyst (Hybrid Work Schedule)

at  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Office of Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) Division has an opening for a Senior Financial Analyst to join the team!
Matrixed from the OCFO Field Finance or Budget Office Departments to an assigned area/division, operating within the Lab’s financial policies and procedures and working under consultative direction of an assigned supervisor/manager, independently provide complex, detailed and comprehensive program/project budget management, planning and analysis services.
You will provide financial guidance, consultation, and support with oversight of complex program/project/functional activities from inception to close-out to support the work of the Berkeley Lab. You will be a contributor at one of the world’s iconic research laboratories, founded on the idea that pioneering science is best performed by multidisciplinary teams working together, and where the concept of teamwork remains a vital component of daily life at the Lab.

Opportunities across our organization may support client groups in the following areas:

• Biosciences
• Computing Sciences
• Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Energy Sciences
• Energy Technologies Area
• Physical Sciences Area
• Operations

• Oversee complex program/project/functional activities from inception to close-out, including the formulation, execution, projection and analysis of budgets, funding, costs and commitments, and associated staffing levels.
• Produce standard and ad hoc monthly financial reports, analyze complex financial data for accuracy, ensure costs are allowable and in compliance, and resolve problems following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).
• Provide financial guidance, consultation, and support to internal and external stakeholders on complex budget policies, processes and procedures, and provide solutions pertaining to funding shortfalls or other critical financial events.
• Provide resolutions for managing diverse, complex financial variables resulting from widely varying research contract terms, high levels of funding uncertainty, varying sponsor financial guidelines and funding cycles, specialized sponsor reporting requirements.
• Evaluate and approve financial transactions, including commitment of funds consistent with delegated authorities including proposed procurements, subcontracts, personnel actions, accruals and resource cost adjustments while maintaining appropriate documentation.
• Coordinate proposal process and develop detailed, multi-year proposal budgets of various dollar amounts including subcontracting, justifications, and administrative documentation for programs of moderate to high complexity.