Program Finance Manager

About the position

The Financial Reporting Department of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State is seeking a Financial Manager to provide budget management and fiscal controls at ARL. This position will serve as the Program Finance Manager (PFM) for one of the major technical offices within ARL. 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.

Responsibilities

• Verify financial controls are maintained to assure that financial and budgetary information is in compliance with accounting/budgetary concepts and University policy and procedure.
• Assure approval paths, roles and authorizations are established based on appropriate access and controls.
• Manage the budgets for all funds, including sponsored research, overhead and fee, and assist in the budget development process.
• Approve or oversee approval of all financial documents and transactions, expenditures (including purchasing card and travel) and budget and assure compliance with PSU/ARL policy and procedure as well as specific federal regulations.
• Provide and/or coordinate advice on budget management, financial controls, and policy/procedure, and provide training to staff as required.
• Prepare reports, including analysis of historical and current trends and forecasting of funding profile, base estimates, overhead spending and service centers.
• Prepare and oversee the portfolio of sponsored research funding for assigned area including completion of Estimate to Complete (ETC) budgets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
• 8+ years relevant experience (including 3+ years of supervisory experience) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to adapt and change in a fast paced environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficient knowledge and experience in government contracting or DOD industry.
• Successful completion of the PSU ACES course.
• Basic knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and a financial system such as SAP.
• Experience with pricing tool Propricer.
• Strong interpersonal skills.