Planning & Control Officer

Company: Princeton University
Location: Princeton
Posted on: October 29, 2024

Job Description:

OverviewThe Planning and Control Officer (P&CO), reports to the Head of Planning Control under Business Operations, the Chief Financial Officer and provides budget planning & financial management to the various organizations within PPPL. Predominantly, the P&CO provides:Business expertise, strategic guidance, support, and leadership to the organizations they're assigned to within PPPL.Budget and financial analysis support to the PPPL CFO along with timely and accurate business forecasts to the PPPL Budget Office for Laboratory Level funding, cost estimates, estimation of overhead, updates, and institutional planning The P&CO applies extensive and diversified knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and practices, Project Control management principles and practices relevant to budgets, administration, and management to support laboratory programs and projects in meeting technical, cost and schedule objectives. The P&CO is a self-starter who works to ensure that they have developed and continue to maintain a thorough knowledge of compliance with financial, costing, and procedural requirements at PPPL and ensure that these requirements are met at the program level through department policies and procedures. The P&CO identifies financial, compliance-related, or other problems/issues within the organization(s) they are assigned to that impact a project or respective assigned area's ability to meet goals and/or milestones and brings these issues to the attention of the respective Associate Laboratory Director (ALD)/Department Head and works within these teams to develop recommendations for remediation. A proud U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory managed by Princeton University, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is a longstanding leader in the science and innovation behind the development of fusion energy - a clean, safe, and virtually limitless energy source. With an eye on the future and in response to national priorities, PPPL also has begun a strategic shift from a singular focus on fusion energy to a multi-focus approach that includes microelectronics, quantum information science, and sustainability science. Whether it be through science, engineering, technology or professional services, every team member has an opportunity to make their mark on our world. PPPL aims to attract and support people with a rich variety of backgrounds, interests, experiences, and cultural viewpoints. We are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility and believe that each member of our team contributes to our scientific mission in their own unique way. Come join us!ResponsibilitiesPIf340f4e6a66a-25660-35813253

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