Financial Specialist

1 week ago


State College, Pennsylvania, United States Penn 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.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide support with post-award management on mid-level complex program contracts, including monthly reports on status of funds, Level of Effort (LOE) monitoring, manpower planning, and review of travel expenses.
  • Support Principal Investigators (PIs) on the completion of ETC (Estimate to Complete Budgets) of basic programs/small scale contracts using Propricer and SIMBA.
  • Collaborate with technical staff to track resource expenditures against project schedule and compare spending with planned work to ensure program deliverables.
  • Assist with the management of financial requirements of contract close out.
  • Provide support to PIs to ensure verification of financial information for reporting through the use of SIMBA.
  • Analyze and verify funding sources to ensure appropriate spending and billing practices.
  • Assist the Program Finance Manager (PFM) with the submission of professional development, strategic bid and proposal, and other special requests.
  • Assist the PFM with the preliminary preparation of monthly financial key indicators as reported to ARL Leadership Team.
  • Review expenses and ensure compliance with University policies.
Requirements:
  • Strong financial background in accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and/or variance analysis.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge/skills.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
  • Past success in providing ideas in written form for clear comprehension to an audience.
  • Ability to adapt and change in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work through a difficult problem, using proper steps to define and formulate ideas to reach a solution.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior experience in government contracting, research administration, and/or DoD.
  • PowerPoint, Outlook, and a Financial system such as SAP.
  • Successful completion of the PSU ACES course.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Active government security clearance.

This position can be filled at the Intermediate Professional or Advanced Professional level, depending on your education and experience. The salary range for this position is $51,089.60 - $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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