NMC&A Accounting Manager

About the Role

The Nuclear Material Control & Accountability (NMC&A) department is seeking an Accounting Manager to take overall ownership of the nuclear material accounting system functionality and lead site reporting to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) at DOE Headquarters. This critical leadership position is responsible for ensuring the absolute integrity of nuclear material tracking, managing a specialized accounting team that oversees both internal material movements and external regulatory compliance.

The incumbent will provide strategic oversight to ensure that all nuclear material transactions, inventories, and system updates are executed accurately, resolving any complex systemic or operational discrepancies that arise. This role requires a deep understanding of advanced NMC&A principles, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and the scientific foundations of material behavior, including nuclear material quantity calculations, chemical and physical form changes, measurement requirements, and process flows. The manager must intimately understand how these scientific and accounting aspects of nuclear material mapping impact and relate to the broader safeguards of nuclear materials.

Responsibilities

• Interface with production personnel, security teams, and IT programmers to translate complex material tracking requirements into automated system solutions.
• Provide oversight and direction to the internal accounting team, managing all modeling, mapping, and material accounting activities for any material movements or adjustments internal to Y-12.
• Ensure the nuclear material accounting system is continuously monitored for discrepancies and that appropriate, accurate updates are implemented.
• Coordinate closely with shop floor system programmers and IT developers to translate operational requirements into functional software, driving the automation of the accounting system.
• Evaluate, coordinate, and implement the site-wide physical inventory program in accordance with approvals and frequencies managed by the Officially Designated Federal Security Authority (ODFSA).
• Direct the positive assurance verification process, which relies on discrete item checking reconciled through barcode labels, barcode readers, and mobile reading devices.
• Ensure that inventory data collected in the field is accurately evaluated and reconciled by the accounting team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant security, NMC&A, or operations experience.
• Deep understanding of advanced NMC&A principles, GAAP, and the scientific foundations of material behavior.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interface effectively with various clients (production and support organizations).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree and previous NMC&A Accounting experience.
• Experience/familiarity with Y-12 nuclear operations, nuclear material accounting system, handling/storage/processing of accountable nuclear materials, and roll-up evaluations.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans.
• Employer-matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Education reimbursement.
• Onsite workout facilities and healthy cafeteria options.
• Flexible work arrangements and wellness initiatives.
• Career advancement and professional development programs.

Notes

Requires a Q clearance; however, all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants.