Senior Compliance Accountant — Internal Controls & DOE Reporting

Savannah River National Laboratory; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Plan

Job summary

Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, SC, is seeking a Senior Compliance Accountant to assess the effectiveness of SRNL's internal control system over financial reporting, including risk analysis, documentation, testing, and reporting to the Department of Energy.

The role emphasizes coordinating annual assurance activities, developing control tests, collaborating with process owners, and providing remediation plans and process improvements to ensure compliance and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business‑related field; 10+ years’ experience.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong written and oral communication.
• Ability to analyze scenarios and solve problems; self-starter and accountable for processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the annual assessment of internal controls, coordinating documentation, procedures, policies, and flowcharts.
• Establish relationships with management, perform risk assessments, and define scope applicability.
• Identify internal controls and segregations of duties, designing test plans aligned with DOE guidance and validating controls.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Oral communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Self-starter

Ownership of processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business-related field

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, SC, is seeking a Senior Compliance Accountant to assess the effectiveness of SRNL's internal control system over financial reporting, including risk analysis, documentation, testing, and reporting to the Department of Energy.

The role emphasizes coordinating annual assurance activities, developing control tests, collaborating with process owners, and providing remediation plans and process improvements to ensure compliance and operational excellence.