Senior Advisor

Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Rockville (MD); Remote; USD 169,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking a Senior Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer in Rockville, MD. The role focuses on organizational transformation and budget operations within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO).

Responsibilities include planning and executing internal reorganizations to align structure, workforce, and governance with strategic objectives, plus developing implementation roadmaps, governance bodies, and continuity plans.

Qualifications

• There are no education requirements for this position.

Responsibilities

• The incumbent serves as Senior Advisor to the CFO, advising on organizational transformation and budget operations.
• Plan, design, and execute internal reorganizations within OCFO to align structure, workforce, and governance with strategic objectives.
• Develop detailed reorganization implementation plans with milestones and continuity-of-operations safeguards.
• Establish and chair CFO transition governance bodies to oversee execution and monitor progress.
• Review budget submissions for alignment with resource levels and operating plans, advising on fiscal implications of organizational changes.
• Provide executive-level advisory support on governance, budget, and policy matters to senior leadership.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Rockville, Maryland
• Hiring Path: Fed Internal Search
• Number of Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: L Access Authorization

This position is located in Office of the Chief Financial Officer. The supervisor is David D'Abate This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

The incumbent serves in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) as the Senior Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer advising the CFO on all matters related to organizational transformation and budget operations.

Responsibilities include the planning, design, and execution of internal reorganizations within OCFO to align structure, workforce, and governance with strategic objectives, conducting comprehensive organizational assessments, including structural analysis and workflow evaluations, developing detailed reorganization implementation plans, including milestones, transition governance, communication strategies, and continuity-of-operations safeguards, establishing and chairing the CFO transition governance bodies to oversee execution and ensure accountability and, monitoring implementation progress, identifying risks and redundancies, and recommending corrective actions to achieve intended efficiencies.

Additional responsibilities include conducting authoritative review of budgetary submissions to ensure alignment with approved resource levels, operating plans, and organizational design, evaluating proposed resource allocations for structural consistency, duplication, or fiscal risk arising from reorganization initiatives, advising senior leadership on fiscal, operational, and policy implications of organizational changes, supporting budget formulation and execution processes by ensuring structural and governance coherence across business lines.

The incumbent will have demonstrated experience with Enterprise Organizational Design and Transformation including substantial participation in complex organizational assessments, restructures, or realignments within a federal agency or comparably large organization, demonstrated ability to design governance and structural models that align with strategic objectives and statutory authorities, experience developing and executing implementation roadmaps for organizational change, including transition governance and continuity-of-operations planning, experience identifying structural redundancies, efficiency gaps, and control weaknesses and implementing corrective solutions.

The incumbent will have Executive-Level Advisory Experience including experience serving as a principal advisor to senior executives (e.g., CFO, Deputy CFO, SES-level leadership) on organizational, fiscal, and governance matters, demonstrated ability to synthesize financial, operational, and policy information into strategic recommendations and, experience briefing senior leadership and facilitating executive decision-making forums.

The Senior Advisor is responsible for recommending organizational metrics and developing and implementing systematic and integrated management plans. Serves as task group leader for special assignments from the Chief Financial Officer or Deputy. As assigned, coordinates with, and remains cognizant of key OCFO interfaces and issues between OCFO and other Offices, with Commission staff and with the Regions.

Represents OCFO on intraoffice, interoffice, or interagency Groups, as assigned. Develops papers on policy and programmatic issues. Ensures that activities are appropriately coordinated with other NRC offices and regions.

The Senior Advisor also provides oversight of Federal Budget Formulation and Execution and must have demonstrated experience integrating organizational structure with budget formulation, operating plan development, and execution monitoring, demonstrated understanding of appropriations law, resource allocation controls, and federal financial management principles, experience reviewing and validating resource allocations to ensure alignment with approved levels and strategic priorities and, experience identifying fiscal risks or structural inconsistencies associated with reorganizations or program changes.

As the organization evolves, the incumbent must have experience with Governance Framework Development including, experience designing, standardizing, or modernizing governance structures within a federal organization, demonstrated experience drafting and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs), or similar control documents and, experience establishing accountability mechanisms, performance metrics, and internal control frameworks aligned with federal standards (e.g., GAO Green Book internal control concepts).

The incumbent will have demonstrated experience with the development, management and operation of the planning, budgeting and performance management process, related knowledge of central allowance operations, knowledge of OMB requirements (e.g., OMB Circular A-11 'Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates'), General Accounting Office (GAO) regulations, Treasury regulations, public laws and congressional intent as expressed in authorization and appropriations reports.

Requirements & Education

There are no education requirements for this position.

As an NRC employee you will enjoy excellent Federal Benefits, including: comprehensive health and life insurance plans; Flexible Spending Account Program for health and dependent care; Dental and Vision Insurance; retirement savings and investment plan similar to 401(k) (Thrift Savings Plan); annual (vacation) and paid sick leave; family friendly leave policies; 11 paid holidays per year; transit benefits.

This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $169279 – $197200/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a L Access Authorization security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-21.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

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