Finance Data & Automation Specialist

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory seeks an Accounting Systems Analyst to bridge finance and IT, translating business needs into automated tools and reliable financial data. You will partner with finance and IT to improve workflows, validate data quality, and support system configurations across financial platforms.

The role emphasizes internal controls, audit readiness, and compliance with DOE and university requirements, while enhancing reporting and governance across the Laboratory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and three years relevant experience or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• Functional-technical experience supporting enterprise financial and business systems, including system configuration support, data integration, reporting, and workflow implementation.
• Experience querying and analyzing structured data using SQL or similar tools to support reporting development, data validation, and discrepancy resolution.
• Knowledge of data architecture concepts including data flows, data structures, data quality validation, and system-to-system integration.
• Experience supporting system testing, user acceptance testing, and validation of new system functionality, configurations, and software releases.
• Ability to analyze business and functional requirements and translate them into system configurations, reporting solutions, or workflow improvements.
• Knowledge of data governance, data security, and change control practices in enterprise system environments.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot functional and technical system issues and recommend solutions to maintain operational continuity.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for technology and financial data support, partnering with accounting and finance staff to improve workflows and reporting.
• Automate recurring processes and manual tasks using available tools to reduce error risk and improve auditability.
• Design and maintain automated data validations and reconciliations to support audit readiness.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and document processes for knowledge transfer.
• Support data migration, integration, and system configuration activities and assist with design planning.
• Manage user permissions, document processes, troubleshoot issues, and support operational continuity.
• Produce and distribute standard and custom reports, dashboards, and performance metrics for audit support and management reporting.
• Research, reconcile, and resolve data discrepancies across financial and reporting systems to ensure data integrity.
• Support data governance initiatives, data standards implementation, and change management practices across financial systems.
• Participate in system testing, validation, and software release processes while providing functional-technical support to business users.
• May perform moderately complex finance functions including monitoring accounts, expenditure reconciliations and reviews, revenue reporting/accounting, general ledger transactions, and journal entries.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Workflow automation

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Reporting automation

Data integration

Job description

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory seeks an Accounting Systems Analyst to bridge finance and IT, translating business needs into automated tools and reliable financial data. You will partner with finance and IT to improve workflows, validate data quality, and support system configurations across financial platforms.

The role emphasizes internal controls, audit readiness, and compliance with DOE and university requirements, while enhancing reporting and governance across the Laboratory.