FP&A Group Manager - Business Systems Support

Posting TitleFP&A Group Manager - Business Systems Support

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LocationCO - Golden

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Position TypeRegular

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Hours Per Week40

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Working at NREL

Join the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration. From our mission to our collaborative culture, NREL stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future.  Spanning foundational science to applied systems engineering and analysis, we focus on solving complex challenges to deliver advanced, secure, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions. Our work helps strengthen U.S. industries, support job creation, and promote national economic growth.

At NREL, you’ll find a mission-driven environment supported by state-of-the-art facilities, multidisciplinary research teams, and strong collaborations with industry, academia, and other national laboratories. We offer robust professional development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being.

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Job Description

The Group Manager for Financial Planning and Analysis -  Business Systems will report to the Director of the Financial Planning and Analysis Office and will lead a group of teams providing financial/business system support. The Group Manager will ensure that their business management teams are well trained, adequately staffed, and highly motivated to support the lab with all aspects of proactive and insightful financial support through development and enhancement of financial systems and databases such as Oracle EPM, Power BI, Pricing Tools, and SmartView. The Group Manager will drive and continue to evolve the data and output of our financial reporting systems, facilitating the research directorate multi-year business planning process, monthly review/variance process, program/project reporting, internal and external customer requirements, and month end and year end processes. This position will be expected to work closely with the FPA Group Manager responsible for Business Management supporting Research Directorates and the FPA Group Manager responsible for Funding and Operations Management to ensure close coordination and support of financial operations, funds management, budgeting, financial reporting, planning and forecasting.

Job duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Leading and inspiring the team of business management and Systems Administrators.
• Provide strong leadership for multi-functional teams (including staff hiring, development, and mentorship). Provide staff with technical advice and guidance related to their respective areas. Developing the team to ensure the FP&A office is adequately staffed, well trained, and highly motivated to support the lab via cross training and mitigation of single points of failure.
• Ensure our financial reporting systems are operating effectively to manage and report costs in accordance with NREL and DOE policies.
• Work with IT to develop and implement updates to financial systems, policies, procedures, and guides relevant to changing business needs and industry practices while ensuring compliance with all contractual requirements, federal regulations, and DOE orders.
• Improving upon NREL’s new planning processes using Oracle EPM financial planning and people scheduling modules as well as Microsoft Power BI reporting to deliver better proposals and forecast management tools for project managers, as well as better staffing tools and a multi-year picture of evolving research for research staff.
• Enhance reporting and systems, facilitating ease for NREL researchers to plan and manage their staffing and budgets while streamlining reporting and output for the Department of Energy to track and receive NREL financial results.
• Actively support and continuing to evolve the new systems and platforms for research directorates’ rolling annual multi-year business planning process.
• Working closely with other OCFO teams to include AR, Procurement, Funding, and Rates Management teams to more tightly integrate and streamline processes with the Directorate Business Management teams.
• Developing and deploying key performance indicators (KPIs) as part of a broader scorecard for FP&A office performance.

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Basic QualificationsBachelor’s Degree and 14-years’ experience in technically related research discipline; Or, Master’s Degree and 12-years’ experience in technically related research discipline; Or, PhD and 9-years’ experience in technically related research discipline.
Eligibility requirements: This position will require access to Controlled Unclassified Information which may include restricted dissemination requirements based on citizenship. As a result, applicants may be excluded from consideration based on citizenship in accordance with DOE O 471.7, Controlled Unclassified Information. https://www.directives.doe.gov/news/new-doe-o-471-7-controlled-unclassified-information

* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated skill in dealing with legal and ethical management issues and practices.
• Strong computer and business solutions software skills, including Oracle, Power BI, SmartView.
• Excellent organization, project management, budgeting, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven problem-solving and negotiation skills. Ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and direct personnel with varying skills, work styles and values, both directly and through subordinate management.
• Strong business acumen and financial savvy.
• Ability to develop and explain both financial implications and options as well as Business System enhancements and developments.
• Very strong analytical, communication, and coaching skills required to listen, coach, solve problems, and manage conflicts in dynamic and stressful environments.
• Strong experience with financial planning and Business Intelligence systems.
• Ability to mine data from various business systems and demonstrate actionable recommendations with excellent presentation skills.
• Previous management experience with Oracle EPM, Power BI, SmartView, Pricing Tool, budget development and/or significant leadership in an individual contributor role required.

Preferred Qualifications

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Job Application Submission Window

The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)Job Profile: Manager III / Annual Salary Range: $140,900 - $253,600

NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits SummaryBenefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.

* Based on eligibility rules

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If you are offered employment at NREL, you must pass a pre-employment drug test prior to commencing employment. Unless prohibited by state or local law, the pre-employment drug test will include marijuana. If you test positive on the pre-employment drug test, your offer of employment may be withdrawn.

Submission Guidelines

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at NREL you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

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