Financial Specialist

3 days ago


PENN ST UNIV PA USA, United States The Pennsylvania State University Full time
Financial Specialist Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented Financial Specialist to join our Financial Reporting Department at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University.

The successful candidate will provide support with post-award management on mid-level complex program contracts, including providing monthly reports on status of funds, Level of Effort (LOE) monitoring, manpower planning, and review of travel expenses to match labor and sponsor reports as needed.

The Financial Specialist will also support Principal Investigators on the completion of ETC (Estimate to Complete Budgets) of basic programs/small scale contracts using Propricer and SIMBA, help establish best practices and SOP's on this topic, and collaborate with technical staff to track resource expenditures against project schedule.

The ideal candidate will have a strong financial background in accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and/or variance analysis, advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge/skills, and demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.

Prior experience in government contracting, research administration, and/or DoD is preferred, as well as PowerPoint, Outlook, and a Financial system such as SAP.

The 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.

The salary range for this position is $51, $89,600.00.

Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.


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