Business Strategy, Risk, & Assurance Manager

External Job Opportunity

Job Duties/Scope Of Work


Work Safe, Make a Difference, and Be a Part of History with the CPCCo Team!

At the Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo), located in Richland, Washington, we are working to provide a sustainable future for the historic Hanford area through the protection of the Columbia River and the remediation of the Central Plateau. To achieve our mission, we need exceptionally talented, innovative, and driven people to help us reduce risks on the Hanford Site by removing some of the most hazardous waste streams and facilities in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. If you would like to work with a highly skilled workforce to achieve unique and challenging goals that critically impact our environment and community, this is your chance to be a part of our legacy!

The Business Strategy, Risk, and Assurance Manager leads a diverse portfolio of business operations and governance functions, including Business Process Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management, Long Range Planning, Funds Management, and Task Order Closeout. This role is responsible for ensuring effective internal controls, compliant and efficient business processes, integrated risk identification and mitigation, forward-looking strategic planning, sound stewardship of funds, and timely, accurate closeout of task orders. The manager works closely with leadership, project teams, finance, procurement, and other stakeholders to drive accountability, improve organizational performance, support informed decision-making, and ensure activities are executed in accordance with company procedures, contract requirements, and mission objectives. This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

* Business Process Compliance:
o Analyzes and measures the effectiveness of existing business processes and develops sustainable, repeatable and quantifiable business process improvements.
o Documents risk assessment of the business systems and functional areas in conjunction with the functional area managers.
o Documentation and ownership of the internal control framework and review of internal controls for operational effectiveness.
o Responsible for the annual assessment plan for business systems and processes.
o Facilitation of corrective action management including coordination with project, CPCCo, and DOE personnel to identify, track and implement effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence of deficiencies.
o Participation in timely completion and closeout of corrective actions.
o Assist with the performance of extent of condition and effectiveness reviews in support of the issues management process.
o Identification of Business Services metrics and ownership of the Business Services Assurance reporting package.

* Enterprise Risk Management:
o Supports and leads implementation of the organization's Enterprise Risk and Opportunity Management process. Identifies, assesses, documents, and communicates risks and opportunities affecting mission, program, and project performance.
o Facilitates risk workshops, maintains risk registers and management plans, supports handling action development, performs qualitative and quantitative cost/schedule risk analysis, and provides reporting and guidance to project teams and leadership.
o Use Monte Carlo or similar simulations for cost and schedule uncertainty analysis.
* Long Range Planning -
o Supports development of long-range plans, strategic priorities, and integrated work forecasts to help achieve mission and business objectives. Analyzes program needs, schedules, resources, risks, and operational constraints to support informed decision-making. Coordinates with project teams, functional organizations, and leadership to develop planning products, track assumptions, identify impacts, and improve alignment between near-term execution and future goals

* Funds Management -
o Supports planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of program or project funding to help ensure effective use of financial resources. Monitors budgets, funding allocations, costs, and financial performance; analyzes variances and trends; and provides financial guidance to management and project teams. Helps maintain compliance with applicable accounting standards, contract requirements, policies, and internal controls while supporting accurate forecasting, reporting, and decision-making.

* Task Order Closeout -
o Supports and leads the administrative, contractual, and documentation activities required to complete task order and subcontract closeout in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, contract requirements, and prime contract closeout deadlines.
o Coordinates with internal organizations, subcontractors, project teams, and customers to ensure required records are complete, actions are resolved, and closeout packages are accurate, timely, and compliant.
o Communicates to Senior Management the status of task order closeouts.

* Interface with internal and external customers to answer inquires and resolve issues and observations.

* Assist with human performance and other improvement initiatives.

* Research best business practices within and outside the organization to establish benchmark data.

* Collects and analyzes process data to initiate, develop and recommend business practices and procedures that focus on enhanced safety, increased productivity, and reduced costs.

* Determines how new information technologies can support reengineering business processes.

* May specialize in one or more of the following areas: benchmarking, business process analysis and reengineering, change management and measurement, enterprise risk management, and/or process-driven systems requirements.

* Perform complex financial, risk, and business process evaluations to support compliance, operational effectiveness, and strategic or long-range planning initiatives.

* Provide management and supervisory oversight for assigned staff, including work assignment, prioritization, progress tracking, performance evaluation, and employee development.

* Ensure work activities are conducted in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, contract requirements, internal controls, and regulatory/compliance expectations.

* Analyze complex business and operational issues, assess potential impacts, develop recommendations, and support management in informed decision-making.

* Communicate effectively with leadership, project teams, finance, procurement, compliance organizations, and customer interfaces to coordinate activities and resolve issues.


Basic Qualifications


* Manager Grade 21 - Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience plus 10 years of relevant experience.

* Manager Grade 22 - Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience plus 12 years of relevant experience.

The higher posted level has greater scope, complexity, authority, impact. The level offered to the selected candidate will be based on the needs of the company and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience.


Desired Qualifications


* DOE operations (nuclear or non-nuclear) experience.
* A degree in the following fields is preferred: business, finance, accounting, project management, or public administration.
* Progressive professional experience in finance, assessment of risk, business process compliance, and strategic or long-range planning


Compensation & Benefits


In accordance with the CPCCo salary determination process, CPCCo takes into consideration the level of assigned job duties and responsibilities, and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience relative to internal peers and the external labor market. CPCCo will not solicit salary history for candidates.

Expected annualized pay range based on full time schedule (40 hours per week):

* Grade 21: $126,200 - $202,000.

* Grade 22: $137,150 - $240,000.

In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for variable pay awards.

CPCCo's generous benefits package offers medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) employer match and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please see https://cpcco.hanford.gov/page.cfm/Careers

A few benefits/perks you can anticipate, depending on the nature of your employment with CPCCo, include the following:
- A casual-dress work environment, where jeans are a regular thing.
- A standard 4-10's work schedule that allows for long weekends and recharging on the Columbia River, on a golf course, at 200+ surrounding wineries, or at other Pacific Northwest destinations where fishing, hunting, snowboarding, hiking, and other outdoor sporting opportunities are in abundance.

CPCCo is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.