Department
SING EVP Headquarters - Finance & Ops - CoS NL
About the Department
The Office of National Laboratories (ONL) works to provide UChicago researchers, National Laboratories leaders, and scholars with guidance, resources, and central administrative support for their pursuit of new knowledge and novel solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. We work to create possibilities, enabling our researchers on campus and at our national laboratories to tackle cutting-edge, big picture scientific research and to better scale their scholarship and research discoveries.
The University’s stewardship of Argonne and Fermilab, on behalf of the Department of Energy, provides institutional support and unique resources that help these National laboratories tackle some of the greatest scientific and technical challenges of our time. Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (FermiForward) was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science as the management-and-operating (M&O) contractor for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). FermiForward consists of the University of Chicago (UChicago) and Universities Research Association, Inc. (URA), with Amentum and Longenecker and Associates, Inc. as integrated subcontractors. As part of the new contract, FermiForward secured millions of dollars in commitments from more than 20 partner research universities and organizations to enhance and enable the scientific vision and amplify the impact of Fermilab across the world.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of Financial Compliance, the Senior Financial Analyst supports the financial management and compliance activities of the Office of National Laboratories. This role is responsible for processing and reconciling day-to-day financial transactions, administering financial systems, and preparing budgets, forecasts, and financial reports. The Analyst ensures compliance with University and Department of Energy (DOE) requirements and provides analysis to inform decision making. The position works closely with University partners to strengthen financial controls, support Board of Governors reporting, and contribute to audit readiness and process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Administers and optimizes financial systems, including hierarchy and role management; leads enhancements to reporting, analytics, and data integrity.
- Processes and reviews monthly invoices, partner billings, effort reconciliations, and cost corrections to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Reviews and approves Board of Governors payment and reimbursement requests, ensuring adherence to DOE and University budget guidelines.
- Manages annual reconciliation of all Board of Governors expenses and financial matters; prepares and submits formal fiscal year close-out reports to DOE.
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