Finance & Accounting Professional

Overview

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided amongmajor departments that werefer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research orother function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget.

Our directorates related to Mission Support & Operations include

Office of General Counsel, Business Services, Communications and External Engagement,Operational Systems,Communications and Information Technology,and Performance Management.

The Business Services Directorate
(BSD) provides crucial financial, procurement and sales, and project management services to PNNL, as required under our management and operations contract foroperatingthe Lab on behalf of the Department of Energy. Our goal in offering these services is to ensure efficient, effective, and compliant business operations that enhance PNNL's scientific impact.

BSD presents exciting opportunities for financial professionals seeking career growth. Wefoster a dynamic environment where individuals can develop their skills, take on leadership roles, and contribute to high-impact projects. By working with multidisciplinary teams, professionals have the chance to broaden their expertise, engage in continuous learning, and advance their careers while contributing to the groundbreaking scientific work at PNNL.

The STARS Professional position is responsible for preparing financial reporting for DOE and Battelle’s Pacific Northwest Division (PNWD). This position involves developing reporting schedules, communicating monthly and year-end closing deadlines, coordinating post-closing entries, translating financial data for STARS, performing validation checks, and uploading monthly financial information into DOE’s STARS accounting system. This position will also provide BSD’s senior management with quarterly account analysis, integrated contractor trial balance recon, STARS to BV recons, suspense reporting and the corporate reporting package.

Additional responsibilities include completing the 3rd and 4th quarter DOE reporting, generating the Schedule of Cost Incurred and Claimed (SCIC), and being the primary point of contact for financial questions from Oak Ridge Operation (ORO), the Pacific Northwest Site Office (PNSO), and Battelle corporate operations.

This position will provide extensive audit support in responding to DCAA, DOE, and Internal Audits including working across BSD to write compelling management responses. Other assurance activities this position will be responsible for include effectively deploying financial reporting requirements, tracking the performance of Self-Assessment measures, and supporting A-123 through the development of internal controls which mitigate risks.

This position is responsible for providing training to BSD staff on the DOE STARS process. The training is intended to provide BSD staff with an understanding of the impact of Financial Processing System (FPS) entries on DOE STARS reporting. This position responds to other miscellaneous ad hoc reporting and reconciliation requests, as well as, answering questions from core accounting groups on the DOE STARS process.

This position reports directly into the manager of Project and General Ledger. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, the ability to manage tight deadlines, effective communication skills, and a good understanding of FPS and the accounting feeder systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA and 5 years of relevant experience
  -OR-
• MS/MA or higher and 3 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, MIS or a related business field.
• Working knowledge of financial accounting and reporting systems, general accounting practices, and…