Accounting-Cost Analyst, Mission Services (Early Career) Campus Recruiting

Bidder Eligibility:

This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to a maximum of seven years.

Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.

This job posting is at the Member level. If a Senior or Principal level employee applies and is selected, they will be moved into the Member level and their salary will be adjusted if necessary.

Employees must remain in their current position for one year before applying for a new position, with the exception of student interns. Application of this requirement will not supersede collective bargaining agreements. See collective bargaining labor agreements for represented bidder eligibility requirements for represented employees.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Salary Range:

$54,600 - $90,000

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Sandia Mission Services Talent Acquisition Team (MSTAT) is seeking Accounting/Cost Analysts. This team is active in identifying candidates with relevant academic and work experience in an effort to meet our staffing needs and objectives for either current or near-term positions.

Selected applicants will be interviewed by a subcommittee of managers. Subsequently, successful applicants will be provided to managers for placement in positions across the Laboratory. There may be positions that allow for either virutal or telecommuting opportunities. There also may be positions that do require reporting onsite due to the nature of the work.

Candidates are expected to team with others to support Sandia's mission by adding value, improving operations, offering innovative solutions and appropriately managing risk for the corporation.

Please submit the following with your completed application:

• Updated resume
• A letter of introduction addressing career goals and areas of primary technical interest/focus

Interested applicants should be currently enrolled and pursuing either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.

Position Information:

The Accounting-Cost Analyst is responsible for allocating costs, collecting data, and preparing reports to maintain Sandia National Laboratories cost accounting system.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Ensure that costs are allocated according to established procedures.
• Gather historical cost data on such activities as material purchases, labor, equipment depreciation, repairs, assembly, and operating expenses.
• Investigate cost structures for new and existing areas of Sandia.
• Price new services or products by developing unit costs and projecting expenses.
• Prepare reports that compare budgets with actual expenses.
• Prepare existing or projected profitability analyses.
• Recommend, design, or develop revisions to the accounting system.
• Designs, modifies, installs, queries, and maintains automated accounting systems to ensure an adequate recognition of financial transactions.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline.
• A higher-level degree in relevant discipline may also be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a required US DOE L-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Strong education, knowledge, and experience in business management functions.
• Knowledge and experience in project administration.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize a variety of tasks and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to organize and follow through to completion on multiple tasks, under strict deadlines and changing priorities.
• Willing to take initiative, take ownership of job responsibilities, and make appropriate decisions to complete tasks.
• Excellent analytical, facilitation, and decision analysis skills.

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

Job ID: 687859