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 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 web site. Maintains and updates Management Directive 9.20 Organizational Functions, Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Develops and maintains office procedures.

Financial Systems Development Staff

Director: Randell Dofat

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.

Division of Planning and Budget

Director: Reginald Mitchell
Deputy Director: Gordon Peterson

Manages the agency's Planning, Budgeting, and Performance Management (PBPM) Process. Develops the annual budget, including schedules and guidance for formulating, and executing the agency’s budget. Formulates the budget and related legislative policies for agency programs. Develops and presents all agency level budget and related policy proposals to the public and Congress. Develops and maintains financial systems for resource planning. Advises the Chairman, Commission, and EDO on the budget impact of events occurring within and outside the agency. Manages the agency's administrative control of funds and approves and issues allowances and financial plans. Provides agency senior management with independent analyses on issues related to policy, program, and resource issues. Coordinates the development of the agency’s Strategic Plan. Manages the agency’s Performance Management Program supporting initiatives from the agency’s Performance Improvement Officer, the Performance Improvement Council, and OMB. Works with agency stakeholders to assure that performance measures ensure the effectiveness of agency programs. Develops and maintains policies, procedures, and operations to ensure the formulation and implementation of the approved agency budget. Maintains liaison with OMB, and congressional appropriations committees on the formulation, presentation, and execution of the agency’s budget. Assess effectiveness of agency programmatic internal controls. Develops financial reports to support agency decision makers with budget development and execution.

Budget Analysis Branch

Chief: Russell Allwein

Develops budget policies and procedures and manages the budget formulation process in coordination with all agency offices. Develops the process for the annual planning and budget cycle, including the agency’s schedule. Develops instructions and fiscal guidance for all budget submissions, including the agency’s Performance Budget submission to OMB, Congressional justifications on the annual budget, supplementals, budget amendments, rescissions, deferrals, passback, reprogramming requests, and congressional effect statements. Serves as liaison with OMB, appropriations and budget committees, and other Federal agencies regarding requirements for budget submissions, hearings and presentations, and appropriations language. Coordinates the agency’s participation in the appropriations hearings process and the preparation of relevant briefing materials. Reviews and responds to Commission Papers and executes SRMs. Performs short-term and long-term analysis of agency budgets to support agency resource allocation decisions.

Planning and Performance Management Branch

Chief: Joel Mattingley

Leads the development of the agency’s planning, performance measuring, monitoring, and assessing components of the PBPM process. Prepares the Agency’s Strategic Plan, performance plan and performance report for submission to OMB and Congress. Coordinates activities in support of the Performance Improvement Officer (PIO) and the Performance Improvement Council (PIC). Works with agency stakeholders to implement OMB performance management initiatives. Coordinates the development and monitors the agency’s Operating Plan financial performance measures. Develops the agency’s Performance and Accountability Report. Maintains the agency’s budget structure. Assesses the effectiveness of programmatic internal controls and provides guidance and monitors the implementation of corrective actions.

Funds Allocation and Reporting Branch

Chief: Patrice Williams-Johnson

Formulates policies, standards, 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 the agency’s allowance and financial system. Monitors the administrative control of funds by the various NRC allowance holders. Provides training to agency allowance holders on the roles and responsibilities related to the administrative control of funds. Ensures proper execution of funds appropriated to the agency allowance holders by reviewing, approving, and monitoring outlays, and ensuring adherence to congressional ceilings and reductions. 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 agency funding for the current fiscal year to be submitted for congressional review and approval. Prepares periodic reports for distribution to senior management on agency financial performance. Coordinates the execution of agency reprogramming, shortfall, and supplementals. Defines requirements for, and oversees the implementation of, the agency’s budget formulation system (BFS). Maintains operational functionality of BFS and ensures that it meets established requirements for Federal Financial Systems. Updates and maintains agency budget structure and budget and reporting codes. Manages use of Sharepoint for budget formulation. Manages operational production of budget books. Manages agency funding requirements for salaries and benefits.

Division of the Controller

Controller: Cynthia Rheaume
Deputy Controller: Michele Kaplan

Provides technical advice, assistance, and interpretation to agency senior managers on the NRC's financial reporting, accounting, financial policy, financial systems, and financial operations 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. Develops and administers policies, standards, and procedures, for all financial operations 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 operations matters. Provides payroll, travel, and fiscal services for the NRC.

Financial Reporting and Analysis Branch

Chief: (Vacant)

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 statements, inputs to the 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. Serves as the agency expert on all internal control matters. Maintains management directives on financial and programmatic internal controls.

Financial Systems Branch

Chief: Amanda Flo

Ensures that all NRC financial management systems comply with established Federal requirements including Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements and all IT security 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. 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. 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.

Accounts Receivable/Payable Branch

Chief: Mona Williams

Formulates standards and procedures for license fee/accounts receivable (A/R), and accounts payable (A/P) operational activities. Acts as liaison with DOI on all A/P A/R operational issues and activities. Implements license fee regulations (10 CFR Parts 170 and 171). Administers NRC facilities and materials licensee and annual fee programs. 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.

Financial Services Branch

Chief: Mary Matheson

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 all 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.

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.

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. Responsible for interagency customer outreach and support.