Cooperative Institute Financial & Program Analyst (SME I

Overview

You are someone who can navigate a complex federal grants portfolio with the same confidence you bring to building a financial tracking dashboard from scratch. You understand that behind every NOAA research breakthrough is a funding stream that needs to be monitored , reconciled, and reported — and you take pride in making sure that process runs without a hitch. As FWI’s Cooperative Institute Financial & Program Analyst supporting NOAA's OAR Cooperative Institute Administration Office (CIAO), you will provide critical financial management, data analysis, and program support services for one of NOAA's most complex grant portfolios — spanning 17 Cooperative Institute programs, multiple funding sources, and university research partners across the United States.

From downloading and formatting financial data out of federal grants systems to facilitating CI All Hands meetings and supporting the development of a future cloud-based CI database, your work will be at the center of how NOAA manages, monitors, and maximizes the impact of its cooperative research investments. If you are energized by the intersection of financial rigor, program operations, and mission-driven science, this role was built for you.

You are someone who can navigate a complex federal grants portfolio with the same confidence you bring to building a financial tracking dashboard from scratch. You understand that behind every NOAA research breakthrough is a funding stream that needs to be monitored , reconciled, and reported — and you take pride in making sure that process runs without a hitch. As FWI’s Cooperative Institute Financial & Program Analyst supporting NOAA's OAR Cooperative Institute Administration Office (CIAO), you will provide critical financial management, data analysis, and program support services for one of NOAA's most complex grant portfolios — spanning 17 Cooperative Institute programs, multiple funding sources, and university research partners across the United States.

From downloading and formatting financial data out of federal grants systems to facilitating CI All Hands meetings and supporting the development of a future cloud-based CI database, your work will be at the center of how NOAA manages, monitors, and maximizes the impact of its cooperative research investments. If you are energized by the intersection of financial rigor, program operations, and mission-driven science, this role was built for you.

Hybrid: This full-time hybrid position will work Monday through Friday, 8 AM EST to 5 PM EST, with 50% of work at SSMC3, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

• Download and format financial data for 17 Cooperative Institute programs from the grants system of record ( eRA ), NOAA sources, and external software; maintain accurate and current financial records across the CI portfolio
• Conduct goal alignment studies, operating strategy reviews, and performance measure trend analyses to support CIAO leadership decision-making
• Produce financial reports that track funding sources — including Line Office, Supplemental, and Reimbursable funding — matched to CI research themes and NOAA mission priorities
• Extract complex data from grant Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) regarding research themes, public impact, and employee and equipment inventories
• Monitor unliquidated obligations across the CI enterprise to flag awards with high balances nearing end of their period of performance
• Coordinate with CI Federal Program Officers (FPOs) to provide quarterly reconciliations between eRA financial reports and CI internal spending projections
• Develop and maintain systems in Smartsheet and Google Sheets for data synthesis and return-on-investment (ROI) tracking across the CI portfolio
• Complete data compilation for Annual Cooperative Institute, Top 10 Risk, and Performance Measures reports
• Provide technical support to Federal Staff in preparing non-competitive Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) and analytical support to scope, define, and document system requirements for a future cloud-based CI database infrastructure
• Coordinate and plan CI Brown Bag…