Financial Assurance and Audit Program Manager Job ID 6144 Location SLAC - Menlo Park, CA Full-Time Regular **SLAC Job Postings** **Position overview:** SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory seeks an experienced Financial Assurance Program Manager to join our team within the Contractor Assurance Contract Management Office. This position will be responsible for ensuring our internal financial control environment is robust and our operations adhere to Laboratory, Stanford University, Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal standards and requirements. Manage and perform the most complex and sensitive financial, and compliance audits to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of systems, processes, and controls at SLAC National Accelerator Center, under the supervision of the Director of Contractor Assurance Contact Management. Provide internal consultation and advisory services and provide guidance, review, and project direction. Reporting to the Director of Contractor Assurance and Contract Management, the position will lead the financial internal controls function, overseeing the preparation and execution of the annual DOE A-123 assessment and risk-based audit deliverables. This is an individual contributor position and the role requires a strategic thinker with strong interpersonal and communication skills. SLAC is a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory operated by Stanford University. **Your specific responsibilities include:** + Design, implement, and monitor effective internal controls to ensure the integrity of financial reporting and compliance with DOE deadlines and requirements. + Evaluate and improve existing internal controls in collaboration with process owners to address emerging risks and changes in the regulatory environment and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the processes and methodologies. + Manage and conduct the most complex and sensitive financial, operational, and compliance audits in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. + Manage and conduct periodic follow-up reviews to assess and report on progress or completion of management's corrective actions in response to internal audit observations and recommendations. + Identify more complex and sensitive audit issues. + Prepare annual documentation for DOE Financial Management Assessment (FMA) Evaluation. + Respond to inquiries from DOE Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit inquiries involving internal controls. + Identify areas of potential risk and provide recommendations to mitigate those risks. + Collaborate with laboratory management and key stakeholders to communicate risk assessments and the status of internal controls. + Conduct periodic follow-up reviews to assess and report on progress or completion of management's corrective actions in response to internal audit observations and recommendations. + Develop and maintain productive customer and staff relationships. + To be successful in this position you will bring: + Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field and ten years relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience. + Strong analytical, interpersonal, and written and oral communication skills. + Advanced knowledge of OMB Circular A-123, Management¿s Responsibility for Internal Control, is desirable. + Advanced knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR). + Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Generally Accepting Auditing Standards. + Working knowledge of Accounting ERP systems such as PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, etc. + Capable of analysis and evaluation on a range of factors. + Demonstrates excellent judgment and sound decision making to obtain viable solutions. + Independent and requires little supervision on all but unique matters. + May recommend changes in policy or practice based on new data or situations. + U.S. Citizenship to access Federal reporting systems. + Preferred requirements include: + Prior experience working for a DOE laboratory or Federal contractor including familiarity with DOE Financial Management Handbook. + Background working with a large public accounting firm in internal audit and controls. **Certifications and Licenses:** + Certified Internal Auditor or Certified Public Accountant certification preferred. **SLAC Employee Competencies:** + Effective Decisions:Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner. + Self-Development:Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing. + Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes. + Initiative:Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward. + Adaptability:Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes. + Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages. + Relationships:Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals. **Physical requirements and working conditions:** + Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job. + Given the nature of this position, SLAC is open to on-site and hybrid work options. **Work standards:** + Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. + Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. + Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University¿s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu. ---------------- + Job Classification: Internal Audit Manager 2 + Grade: J Job code: 4467 + Duration: Regular Continuing The expected pay range for this position $154,892 - $182,719 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. SLAC is an E-Verify employer.