Chief Financial Officer

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow.

With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

LLNL is seeking an accomplished Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join the executive leadership team. The CFO will provide strategic financial and acquisition leadership for a complex, mission-driven organization with a $4B annual budget, and serve as Treasurer of Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. In this role, you will oversee the Laboratory’s financial stewardship, procurement and acquisition strategy, internal controls, and enterprise financial business operations in support of LLNL’s national security mission.

You will partner with the Laboratory Director and senior leadership to develop and implement institutional strategy, ensure responsible resource allocation, and lead the modernization of business systems and operating practices.

This position will lead the CFO’s finance and budget management portfolio that will expand in the coming months to include Procurement and Travel Management. In this expanded scope, the role will integrate these functions into a cohesive, efficient, and service-oriented enterprise model. The new Financial Services organization will be comprised of approximately 300-350 professionals. This position will report to the Laboratory Principal Deputy Director and lead the Financial Services organization that will be part of the Operations and Business Principal Directorate.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in financial management, procurement, business systems, and organizational leadership in a large, complex, federally regulated environment.

• Serve as a key advisor to Laboratory leadership, working closely with senior management and with programmatic, technical, and other Laboratory organizations to develop strategies, set priorities, and facilitate the accomplishment of the Laboratory's overall programmatic and institutional goals.
• Lead LLNL’s financial, budget, accounting, treasury, disbursement and reimbursements, and acquisition strategy for a large and complex enterprise and serve as Treasurer of LLNS, LLC overseeing financial reporting, forecasting, and fiscal governance.
• Cultivate a work environment and culture that attracts, develops, and retains a talented workforce in support of the Laboratory mission.
• Ensure effective stewardship of public funds and alignment of financial resources with mission priorities.
• Oversee internal controls consistent with GAAP, CAS, OMB A-123, DOE, and NNSA requirements.
• Lead financial and acquisition policy development, implementation, and interpretation.
• Partner with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and other leaders to modernize financial and business systems, improve data quality, and enable automation and AI-enabled workflows.
• Promote simplification, standardization, and service excellence across business operations.
• Anticipate outyear funding challenges and advise on financial risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs.
• Provide strategic guidance on indirect budget optimization and resource prioritization.
• Serve as a primary representative to DOE, NNSA, and other external stakeholders on financial and acquisition matters.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which…