Financial Specialist - State College, United States - Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University

Description

The Financial Reporting Department at The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State is seeking a Financial Specialist to support the Materials and Manufacturing Office (MMO) Head and Office Business Manager (OBM) in the prioritization, coordination, and execution of MMO proposals. The successful candidate will work closely with the ARL Proposal Office and Contracts Office teams to ensure timely submission of compliant packages to sponsoring organizations.

ARL's purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC).

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

• Assist the MMO OBM in post award management and office manpower planning
• Support MMO Principal Investigators (PIs) in the generation of Proposal Initiation Forms
• Work with the MMO PIs to determine the requirements of proposals per the solicitation, ARL and PSU guidelines, and FAR/DFAR requirements
• Collaborate with the sponsoring organization to support identification of proposal requirements, due dates, and other applicable items associated with the proposal as needed
• Communicate these requirements to the ARL Proposal and Contracts Offices
• Prioritize timelines/schedules for individual proposal preparation and submission and hold the proposal team accountable
• Prioritize MMO proposals using a variety of factors to include but not limited to due date, complexity factor, and realism
• Support the MMO Office Head to resolve any issues, and communicate the priorities to the ARL Proposal Office
• Support the MMO OBM in post award management by meeting with MMO Principal Investigators and Division Heads to review project expenditures, risks, forecasting, and contractual needs/requirements
• Generate MMO manpower utilization reports using Estimate to Complete budgets and proposals weighted on their assigned probability
• Support the use of this data for financial forecasting, resource de-confliction, hiring decisions, and to support inter-division resource utilization

This position will be filled at the professional level, which minimally requires an Associate's degree or higher; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Requirements:

• Accounting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• ACES Certification
• SIMBA experience
• SAP Concur experience
• Experience interpreting research proposal guidelines from sponsors and reviewing research proposal submissions
• Experience creating and completing research proposal applications, budgets, and budget justifications
• Experience providing research contract support to PIs and faculty

Preferred skills and experience include:

• An Associate's degree in Accounting
• Project management and project costing on government contracts

Your working location will be hybrid (on-site/work from home), located in State College, PA.

ARL at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation and serves as a University center of excellence in defense science, systems, and technologies with a focus in naval missions and related areas.

You will be subject to a government security investigation, and you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

ARL is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; we believe this is central to our success as a Department of Defense designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). We are at our best when we draw on the talents of all parts of society, and our greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse perspectives are part of our workforce.

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The pay range for this position, including all possible grades is:

$46, $67,300.00