Join Argonne National Laboratory’s Budget Office as a Financial Analyst supporting budget, financial analysis, planning, cost review, and forecasting across direct funded research projects and indirect organizations. This onsite role in Lemont, IL helps operations and research teams make informed decisions through clear reporting, variance analysis, and proposal-ready cost documentation.
In this full-time position (Regular worker type), you will contribute to core financial processes, from monitoring spending to supporting institutional subawards administration. Compensation for this role is USD 60,750 to 94,770 per year.
Responsibilities
- Prepare financial reports and interpret cost data to provide insights to operations, research personnel, and sponsors.
- Support the development and maintenance of budget information and financial data, providing financial assistance to staff as needed.
- Recommend actionable plans and decisions based on detailed financial analysis.
- Monitor project spending, analyze variances, address funding challenges, and resolve financial discrepancies.
- Coordinate the financial administration of institutional subawards, including initial award setup, funding authorizations, modifications, and related documentation.
- Develop cost estimates and financial documentation for proposal submissions and agreements under guidance.
- Collaborate with internal partners, including accounting, researchers, procurement, financial management, HR, and others, as well as external research partners such as universities and other national laboratories.
- Independently research financial questions, investigate discrepancies, and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Improve efficiency by recommending and implementing automated financial tools and coordinating information needs.
Requirements
- PA2: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of related experience, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of financial planning and analysis principles, including procedures used in budget development and cost monitoring.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, track projects, and identify and analyze anomalies with minimal supervision.
- Experience managing and querying information, including use of SI tools, to analyze and present financial data.
- Adaptability to new procedures and technologies.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships across all levels internally and externally.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for conveying complex information clearly.
- Ability to interpret and apply financial policies, procedures, and requirements, offering guidance as needed.
- Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, modeling, and understanding financial processes to identify and implement improvements.
- Ability to model Argonne’s Core Values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.
Technologies
- SI tools
- Workday Financials
- Coupa
- Concur
- Power BI
Preferred Qualifications
- Comfort navigating and operating within laboratory policies, processes, and government regulations.
- Understanding of direct and indirect cost allocation, full cost recovery budgeting, and related financial procedures.
- Familiarity with business systems such as Workday Financials, Coupa, Concur, and Power BI (or comparable financial management systems).
Contingencies and Background Check
All Argonne offers are contingent upon a background check that includes an assessment of criminal conviction history on an individualized, case-by-case basis. Positions require, upon hire (or may require in the future), obtaining a government access authorization involving additional background check requirements. Failure to obtain or maintain authorization could result in withdrawal of an offer or termination of employment.
Foreign Government Sponsored or Affiliated Activities Disclosure
Argonne employees, and certain guest researchers and contractors, are subject to restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Sponsored or Affiliated Activities as defined in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation during the application phase for review by Argonne’s Legal Department.
