The Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) is responsible for the NRC's Planning and Budgeting, and Performance Management process and for all of the NRC's financial management activities. The CFO establishes planning, budgeting, and financial management policy for the agency and provides advice to the Chairman and the Commission on these matters. The CFO develops and maintains an integrated agency accounting and financial management system; establishes policy and directs oversight of agency financial management personnel, activities, and operations; prepares and transmits an annual report which includes the agency's audited financial statement to the Chairman and the Director, Office of Management and Budget; monitors the financial execution of NRC's budget in relation to actual expenditures, controls the use of agency funds to ensure that they are expended in accordance with applicable laws and standards, and prepares and submits to the Chairman timely cost and performance reports; and reviews, on a periodic basis, fees and other charges imposed by NRC for services provided and makes recommendations for revising those charges as appropriate. The CFO provides an agency-wide management control program for financial and program managers to comply with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, and is responsible for implementing the Chief Financial Officers Act and the Government Performance and Results Act at the NRC.

Resource Management and Support Staff

Director: Richard Rough

Formulates the office budget and financial plans, and oversees the use of office resources by conducting financial management tracking. Plans and coordinates the provision of administrative support services for the office including space planning and facilities, information management and technology, and human resource activities. Reviews agency policies and procedures and interacts with divisions and NRC offices pertaining to administrative services. Plans and supports office strategic and performance planning, conducts performance monitoring and reporting activities, and supports organizational improvement initiatives. Prepares the NRC Information Digest. Prepares the Performance and Accountability Report which includes the NRC’s audited financial statement for transmittal to the Chairman and Office of Management and Budget. Performs internal communications activities including publication of the monthly newsletter for office staff and external communications to other NRC staff and stakeholders. Maintains and updates the office Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and interacts with NRC offices on matters concerning COOP. Oversees design and content management of the office website. Maintains and updates Management Directive 9.20 Organizational Functions, Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Develops and maintains office procedures.

Division of Planning, Budget, and Analysis

Director: Reginald Mitchell
Deputy Director: Tammy Croote

Manages the agency's Planning, Budgeting, and Performance Management (PBPM) Process. Provides agency senior management with independent analyses of policy, program, and resource issues. Manages the strategic planning, budget formulation, and resource/ performance management process; develops and maintains policies, procedures, and operations to formulate and implement the approved NRC budget; develops and administers NRC authorization and appropriation legislation; develops and maintains financial systems for resource planning and funds control; oversees the agency's administrative control of funds; approves and issues allowances and financial plans; and maintains liaison with OMB, and congressional committees as directed.

Budget Operations Team

Chief: Chutima Taylor

Defines requirements for, and oversees the implementation of, NRC’s budget formulation system (BFS). Maintains operational responsibility for BFS and ensures that it meets established requirements for Federal Financial Systems. Maintains and updates budget structure and budget and reporting codes. Manages use of Sharepoint for budget formulation. Manages operational production of budget books. Determines NRC funding requirements for salaries and benefits.

Budget Policy and Process Team

Chief: George Smolik

Develops and implements the agency’s Planning, Budget, and Performance Management (PBPM) process in coordination with all NRC offices. Communicates and coordinates resolution of all agency budget policy matters. Manages and coordinates the data requirements of offices throughout the budget process. Prepares and coordinates resource information required by OMB circulars and bulletins. Develops authorization and appropriation legislation and maintains history and status of all NRC authorizations and appropriations legislation.

Analysis and Reporting Team

Chief: Russell Allwein

Performs analyses of budget and execution data to inform the budget process and improve budget execution. Develops financial reports to inform stakeholders and decisionmakers regarding budget development and execution. Reviews Commission papers. Assists with analytical components of budget formulation such as awards allocation.

Performance Management Team

Chief: Erikka Legrand

Coordinates the NRC’s planning, performance measuring and monitoring, and assessing components of the PBPM process. Includes preparation of the NRC’s Strategic Plan, performance plan and performance report for submission to OMB and Congress and recommendations pertaining to the conduct of performance evaluations. Includes coordination of activities in support of the Performance Improvement Officer (PIO) and the Performance Improvement Council (PIC).

Funds Control Team

Chief: Patrice Williams-Johnson

Formulates policies, standards (including skill and training requirements), and procedures for the administrative control of appropriated and non-appropriated funds. Manages the agency allowance and financial plan process. Defines requirements for and oversees implementation of NRC's allowance and financial system. Maintains operational responsibility for the system, ensuring that it meets established requirements prescribed for Federal financial systems. Monitors the administrative control of funds by the various NRC allowance holders. Provides guidance and advice on funds control to offices. Prepares apportionment or reapportionment requests for submission to OMB. Prepares the quarterly Base Table Report and budget reprogramming request on NRC's funding for the current fiscal year to be submitted for congressional review and approval. Prepares periodic reports on NRC's financial performance.

Division of Financial Management

Director: Mary Givvines
Deputy Director: Teresa Grancorvitz

Provides technical advice, assistance, and interpretation to agency senior managers on the NRC’s financial reporting and accounting activities. Defines requirements for, coordinates, and oversees an agencywide internal controls program to comply with the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) of 1982 and OMB Circular A-123. Develops and administers policies, standards and procedures for all NRC financial systems and for NRC accounting and license fee activities. Develops and maintains financial systems for general accounting, cost accounting, fees, and capitalized property. Prepares the agency’s annual financial statements and other financial reports. Administers the NRC’s licensee fee program and provides managerial oversight of NRC’s license fee policy functions. Develops and publishes the NRC’s fee rule each year. Formulates standards and procedures for license fee policy. Interprets license fee regulations (10 CFR Parts 170 and 171). Processes Part 170 license fee waiver and exemption requests. Maintains liaison with GAO, Treasury, OMB and other agencies on accounting, financial system and reporting matters. Evaluates financial and programmatic information systems with respect to CFO needs.

Financial Systems Development Staff

Director: Anthony Rossi

Establishes the CFO’s long-term financial systems development strategy and coordinates its implementation. Coordinates the modernization, upgrade and replacement of NRC financial systems. Leads the development and implementation of the agency’s financial systems enterprise architecture. Ensures financial systems development and upgrades are consistent with, and guided by, the financial systems enterprise architecture. Leads the study and analysis of agency financial business processes to determine more efficient means to perform financial management tasks and optimize the use of information technology and resources. Ensures business processes are adapted to systems functionality and capability when most efficient. Ensures financial business processes are improved based upon study recommendations consistent with the NRC environment, including the efficiency and usefulness of business coding structures. Ensures the centralization, to the extent possible, of the automated processes to establish business codes, coding relationships and structure in order to optimize code functionality and efficiency, minimize interfaces, and improve internal controls over the financial business coding structure. Leads modernization and replacement of specific financial management systems that include: core financial system, license fee billing system, and time and labor system. Ensures the integration and interoperability of these systems with each other and with other supporting systems. Analyzes the functionality of other support systems to understand functionality and determine if support systems can be eliminated when new core financial system functionality can perform the support function or system requirements can be consolidated. Leads improvements in the communication and usefulness of financial information taking advantage of new technology to deliver information and reports during the modernization effort. Works with management and staff in NRC offices and regions to provide improved reports, information and access to data.

Financial Statement and Reconciliation Team

Chief: Michele Kaplan

Formulates accounting policies, standards, and procedures and their related reporting requirements. Maintains the NRC Accounting Policy Manual. Interprets and implements governmentwide accounting and financial requirements, such as the FASAB Accounting Standards, GAO guidance, Comptroller General decisions, Treasury Financial Manual, and OMB issuances. Prepares the agency's annual financial statement, Performance and Accountability Report, and other external financial reports and analyses. Provides general accounting services such as maintaining general ledger accounts, compilations of accounting data, and preparation of management accounting reports. Conducts appropriate financial reconciliations. Assesses financial reporting needs of NRC offices. Maintains liaison with GAO, OMB, Treasury and other agencies on accounting, financial statements, and related matters

Financial Systems Operations Team

Chief: Amanda Flo

Ensures that all NRC financial management systems meet established Federal requirements including Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements. Serves as the OCFO’s principal interface with NRC’s Office of Information Services on such requirements. Arranges and manages the independent verification and validation of new financial systems software and/or modifications to existing systems. Participates in and supports the development or improvement of all of the agency’s financial systems with the direct support of the system owner. Participates in the implementation of the CFO’s long-term financial systems development strategy and coordinates its implementation. Maintains operational and maintenance responsibility for NRC’s core accounting system, cost accounting system, and capitalized property system, ensuring that they meet established requirements for Federal financial systems. Controls the establishment and maintenance of agency data coding structures in the appropriate automated systems and maintains data dictionary for all financial systems. Provides agency managers with cost information. Coordinates agency cost management improvement efforts. Maintains liaison with GAO, OMB, Treasury and other agencies on financial systems, cost analysis, and related matters.

License Fee Team

Chief: Mona Williams

Formulates standards and procedures for license fee operational activities. Implements license fee regulations (10 CFR Parts 170 and 171). Administers NRC facilities and materials licensee and annual fee programs. Defines requirements for and oversees implementation of NRC's licensee fee billing system (both new and legacy). Maintains operational responsibility for the system, ensuring that it meets established requirements for Federal financial systems. Issues appropriate invoices and reports. Processes small-entity license fee certifications. Processes Part 171 license fee waiver and exemption requests. Implements license fee waivers and exemptions. Formulates policies, standards, and procedures for debt collection activities and related fiscal services and reporting requirements. Interprets and implements debt collection regulations (10 CFR Parts 15 and 16) and associated cash management efforts. Develops, implements and maintains NRC's debt collection strategy. Provides project management oversight for NRC's accounts receivable interagency agreement. Prepares the Treasury Report on Receivables and reviews/approves additional accounts receivable reconciliation reports prepared by the shared service provider. Maintains liaison with GAO, OMB, Treasury and other agencies on debt collection and related matters.

Division of Financial Services

Director: Gordon Peterson (Acting)
Deputy Director: Gordon Peterson

Provides technical advice, assistance, and interpretation to agency senior managers on the NRC's financial operations activities. Develops and administers policies, standards, and procedures, for all financial operation activities of the NRC. Develops and maintains financial systems for time and labor reporting. Maintains liaison with the GAO, Treasury, OMB, and other agencies on financial operation matters. Provides payroll, travel, and fiscal services for the NRC.

Time, Labor and Payroll Services Team

Chief: Lynette Crawford

Administers the NRC centralized payroll and time and labor reporting policies and functions.
Manages the NRC payroll service provider contract to include overseeing that services are rendered accurately and timely. Serves as liaison with the provider on payroll related matters.
Captures and maintains payroll performance measurement data. Defines requirements for and oversees implementation of NRC's Time and Labor System. Maintains operational responsibility for the system, ensuring that it meets established requirements for Federal financial systems. Formulates procedures for the accounting and reporting of Time and Labor System activities. Conducts compliance reviews on time and labor reporting policies and functions. Provides customer services (including training) related to time and labor reporting and payroll transacting to all NRC employees. Maintains liaison with GAO, OPM, Treasury, and other agencies on payroll, time and labor reporting, and related matters. Prepares special analyses and reports.

Travel Services Team

Chief: John Walker

Formulates policies, standards, and procedures for travel and related services and reporting requirements. Interprets and implements Federal travel requirements, such as the Federal Travel Regulations, GAO Manual, Comptroller General and GSA decisions, Treasury Financial Manual, and OMB issuances. Authorizes administratively approved temporary duty travel, including foreign travel, for all headquarters employees and others invited by them to perform official travel. Assists and advises permanent change-of-station candidates of the financial aspects of relocation. Manages the employee relocation program, including advising employees and working with relocation contractors. Maintains liaison with GAO, GSA, and other agencies on travel procedures and related matters. Prepares special analyses and reports.

NRC Central Allowance Team

Chief: Mary Matheson

Manages the administrative control of funds of the NRC Central Allowance which includes all agency salaries and benefits (except for the Office of the Inspector General), contractor support for 16 headquarters offices, and travel funds for all headquarters office. Formulates policies, standards, and procedures for imprest funds, obligation activities, and related fiscal services and reporting requirements. Ensures that all obligations are recorded in the agency accounting system and that Treasury payment requests are properly certified. Prepares special analyses and reports.