Job Description

The College of Arts & Sciences has an outstanding opportunity for a Finance Analyst to join their team.

Reporting to the Director of Planning and Budgeting, the Finance Analyst will directly impact the success of our Mathematical Sciences units while developing expertise in cutting-edge financial systems like Workday, Adaptive Planning, and Financial Cubes. In this role, you will:

• Transforming complex financial data into actionable insights for department leaders
• Partnering with HR Managers to ensure seamless payroll operations
• Managing critical budgets that support world-changing research and education
• Joining a supportive team that will guide you through the fascinating fiscal landscape of higher education

This role is located on the Seattle campus and operates on a Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM schedule. While primarily onsite, the position may offer up to two remote workdays per week.

Key Responsibilities

• (40%) Run and analyze a variety of Workday-based reports and review with the department and their unique revenue portfolios on a regular basis (approximately $15M dollars annually).  Run earnings and actuals twice a month for each unit to ensure salary, wages and related tuition charges are posting to the correct FDM values for the units.  Run R1300.5 monthly and use as a ‘jumping off point’ to search for variance and run additional reports as necessary.   Run reports for grants, gifts, programs and stand-alone grant tags on a cadence requested by the chair or other faculty members.  As necessary initiate the process for correcting journal entries via the College’s Shared Environment .  Serve as Cost Center manager for a portfolio of the departments.  Ensure that requests for reimbursements, purchases and other expenditures are using correct FDM values.
• (40%) Submit, update and revised the Adaptive plan for the departments.   Work with department leaders to create spend plans for various revenue streams.   Enter and update five year plan in Adaptive each Autumn. Create recasts each new fiscal year.  Use reports in Adaptive to ensure actual spend matches plan and identify variances.   Create ad-hoc forecasts for department leaders, supervisor or Divisional Deans as requested
• (20%)  Ensure that HR Manager, department front line staff and faculty have appropriate FDM values for costing allocations, travel reimbursements, etc.

Required Qualifications

To be considered for this opportunity your application must demonstrate you meet both the minimum qualifications and additional qualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or related field
• Minimum of four years of experience in finance, accounting and yearly financial planning
• Applicants who do not meet these qualifications WILL NOT be forwarded to the Hiring Department.

Additional Qualifications

• Advanced excel skills including pivot table, V-Lookup
• Experience with data cubes
• Demonstrated attention to detail
• Demonstrate ability to communicate complex ideas to audiences that are not finance experts
• Demonstrated problem solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Curiosity and imagination
• Enjoys puzzles
• Able to deal with ambiguity

About the Team

The College of Arts & Sciences is at the heart of UW Seattle, bringing together 43 departments and centers across the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. With more than 1,400 distinguished faculty members and $120 million in annual research funding, the College drives innovation while supporting a vibrant academic community of over 24,600 students. It is also home to two world-class museums and a premier performance hall. Click here to learn more about this exceptional community of leaders and learners.

Beyond the impact of meaningful work, UW offers outstanding benefits, strong work-life balance, and opportunities for professional growth within a prestigious and diverse campus environment known for its natural beauty. If you are a highly organized, energetic professional who thrives on financial challenges and collaboration, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of higher education finance and making a difference across Washington state and beyond.

Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum:

$76,800.00 annual

Pay Range Maximum:

$85,800.00 annual

Other Compensation:

-

Benefits:

For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit:

Not Applicable