Financial Systems Architect

• Lead the planning, design, integration, testing, upgrading, and optimization of financial system capabilities across ERP platforms, reporting tools, and connected applications.
  
• Translate complex business, accounting, and operational requirements into clear system specifications; develop documentation, validation processes, and acceptance criteria.
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve application and data issues within the financial systems environment, identifying root causes of application problems and ensuring high system availability and continuity.
  
• Develop and improve reporting structures, analysis workflows, operational metrics, and process automations that support decisionmaking and organizational efficiency.
  
• Identify system and process weaknesses, propose enhancements, support streamlining initiatives, and contribute to financial assurance and continuous improvement efforts.
  
• Manage intra-departmental projects to develop and deploy changes, system enhancements, upgrades.
  
• Manage operational testing of the ERP system updates. Develop new test scripts that align with new business practices or ERP system changes, and verify/validate all tests suites were completed successfully in support of new releases.
  

• Required: 6 or more years of experience in relevant IT field
  

• Required: Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree in relevant field
  

• Extensive technical expertise with enterprise financial systems, including ERP platforms, reporting tools, integrations, and configuration management.
  
• In-depth working knowledge of accounting theory, internal financial controls, cost accounting requirements, and federal contracting requirements.
  
• Working knowledge of business processes across Finance, HR, Procurement, Property, and Budget, and how these functions interact within an integrated ERP environment.
  
• Ability to analyze complex system issues, interpret business requirements, and develop effective technical and functional solutions.
  
• Strong proficiency with reporting tools, data analysis, performance metrics, benchmarking, and continuousimprovement methodologies.
  
• High level of skill in written and verbal communication, including the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
  
• Excellent problemsolving and criticalthinking abilities, with demonstrated capability to work independently and manage complex tasks with minimal oversight.
  
• Strong technical skills with a broad understanding of Costpoint, Time & Expense, Cognos Analytics and Power BI is desired.
  
• Strong data analytics, with an understanding of proper data modeling is desired.
  

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campusis located insoutheasternVirginiaamidst a vibrant and growing technology community.

A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of "big science" and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by SURATech, LLC, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

* Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans * Flexible Spending Accounts

* Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)

* 401(k) Plan - 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested * Flexible Work Arrangements

(Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)

* Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs

* Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches,

mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast

SURATech, LLC manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). SURATech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

SURATech is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@jlab.org or contact Human Resources by calling (757) 269-7100 and selecting option 1 between 8 am - 5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.

Employment with SURATech is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.