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Brookhaven National Laboratory Business Operations Manager in UPTON, New York
Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to employee success and we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Review more information at BNL | Benefits ProgramThe Business Services Directorate provides high-quality business services to support the Lab's research initiatives by participating in cross-functional teams with a focus on risk mitigation and cost management, which is a critical component to the Lab's success. Led by the Chief Financial Officer, Brookhaven's Business Services Directorate includes the Budget Office, Fiscal Services Division, Procurement & Property Management Division, Chief Financial Office, and the Business Operations Offices. The Directorate manages a broad range of financial activities, including the planning and implementation of the Lab's fiscal matters and its approximately $900 million annual budget. The Business Services Directorate (BSD) has an opening for a Business Manager position, within the Business Operations Office, managing the Energy and Photon Sciences (EPS) Directorate's. Candidate will provide ongoing recommendations for improvements, identify business risk issues, and make recommendations for alternative solutions to management. This individual will report to the Associate Laboratory Director for Business Services and Chief Financial Officer. Position Summary: The Business Operations Manager - Energy Photon Science Directorate (EPS) will provide budget and financial analysis support to the Associate Laboratory Director for the Business Services Directorate (ALD BSD) along with timely and accurate business forecasts to the BNL Budget Office for Laboratory Level funding, cost targets, estimation of overhead revenue, Senior Leadership Council updates and institutional planning, as well as, provide business expertise, strategic guidance, support, and leadership to the Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Photon Science (ALD EPS), as well as the Directors and Chairs of NSLS-II, Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA), Energy Sciences Department, andInterdisciplinary Science Department. Essential Duties include the following: (Other duties may be assigned as needed) Provide advice and strategic counsel to the ALD EPS and the ALD BSD regarding the financial status of the organizations within the EPS Directorate. Develop and/or participate in the development of policies and procedures within the Directorate, as well as at the Laboratory level. Prepare data to support financial planning and reporting activities at the Laboratory level, e.g., setting of funding and cost targets and long-range plans, estimation of overhead revenue, Senior Leadership Council updates, institutional planning, etc. Provide consolidated financial reporting and analysis for the EPS Directorate. Prepare ad hoc financial analyses, as required, to support business decisions and activities, e.g., strategy retreats within the Directorate and the Laboratory. Manage or participate in special projects as requested by the ALD EPS and ALD BSD. Prepare data to support project management processes, tools, and techniques for EPS projects utilizing Earned Value Management Systems. Participate as a panelist in DOE project and operations reviews within the DOE Laboratory complex, as requested. Prepare financial documentation for DOE-led reviews of programs, projects, and operating facilities within EPS. Prepare financial data in response to inquiries by DOE Program Offices, OMB, and Congress. Coordinate the Laboratory's annual budget submission process within the EPS Directorate, including the development of financial plans and submission of Field Work Proposals. Prepare financial plans for annual/quadrennial budget briefings scheduled by various Departments within the Office of Science, National Institute of Health (NIH), and Nat