Early Career Financial Operations Specialist, Onsite

Job Details

• Job
• Location:
  
  Albuquerque, NM
• Full/Part Time:
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary:
  Temporary

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting‑edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co‑workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World‑changing technologies. Life‑changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

* These benefits vary by job classification.

We are seeking Financial Operations Specialists to join our dynamic team. We are active in identifying candidates with relevant academic and work experience in an effort to meet our staffing needs and objectives for either current or near‑term positions.

Selected applicants will be interviewed by a subcommittee of managers and staff. Subsequently, successful applicants will be provided to managers for placement in positions across the Laboratory. These positions require reporting onsite due to the nature of the work.

Candidates are expected to team with others to support Sandia's mission by adding value, improving operations, offering innovative solutions and appropriately managing risk for the corporation.

The Financial Operations Specialist oversees financial matters including regulatory interpretation, audits, compliance, reporting, controls, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, tax, governance, asset management, and cost accounting. Collaborating with teams, they ensure adherence to federal requirements, advise management on financial issues, develop solutions, analyze data, and improve risk controls to support the laboratory's mission and efficiency.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Post general ledger and sub ledger entries
• Managing accounts payable and receivable, processing invoices, payments and expense reports
• Preparing and analyzing financial reports to support decision‑making
• Carry out internal controls activities
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Supporting forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling
• Ensuring adherence to financial policies, procedures and regulatory requirements

$74,700 - $144,400

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Accounting, Finance or relevant discipline.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q‑level security clearance

• Master's degree in Business Administration.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to conduct research, analyze complex data sets, and resolve business issues.
• Knowledge of Finance and Accounting Principles such as GAAP, CAS, governmental financial accounting, and relevant laws.
• Knowledge of moderately complex accounting and financial analyses, including benefits accounting, tax accounting, financial accounting, and cost…