Fiscal Analyst

Job Summary

Eastern Washington University is seeking a Fiscal Analyst
3. This senior‑level professional accountant will work in the Office of Controller – General Accounting, applying extensive knowledge of accounting, financial policy requirements, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The analyst will independently plan, coordinate, and conduct financial reviews and analysis of fiscal data, grants, or contracts in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements. The role will continuously maintain accounting information and processes to meet GAAP, internal controls, and state and federal guidelines.

Salary range: $62,868 (minimum) to $82,476 (top salary). The exact salary will depend on education, experience, and skills. The university offers a comprehensive benefits package including health and disability insurance, retirement, generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waiver for employees and eligible family members, discounted sports tickets, access to campus fitness facilities, and free transportation via STA buses.

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EWU is committed to supporting and promoting a workforce that is welcoming to all and encourages applicants of all backgrounds to apply for this position.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field.
• Two years of work experience in an accounting or related field.
• Experience with relational database tools and queries.
• Experience with accounting principles.
• Experience with spreadsheets, tables, charts, or similar tools (e.g., Microsoft Office).
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to apply a responsive and flexible approach that supports the needs of students, faculty, staff, and the public, including universal access.

• Progressive experience using financial and quantitative tools for analysis and reporting, and the ability to think strategically and analytically, solve problems, and make solutions‑oriented recommendations and decisions.
• Proficiency working with an ERP/integrated technology, including data query and extraction.
• Experience with fiscal report design and preparation.
• Experience with analysis of large data sets, including evaluation of findings that required data query, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience with internal control evaluation and/or audit techniques.
• Prior experience in higher education or a governmental setting.

Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports including tuition and fee distributions, tuition reconciliations, work study reconciliations, endowment payout projections, Perkins admin cost reports, auxiliary financial statements, capital projects reports, financial aid review, IPEDS, select portions of the FISAP, bank, investment, and state treasurer reconciliations, state and local billings, cash requests for selected financial aid programs, and management reports. Prepare journal entries as needed and create working papers in accordance with professional standards.

Record accounting entries including retain ages payable and invested, 061 remittances to OST, local capital transfers, agency clearing, indirect cost recovery, and other noted entries.

Percent of Time: 40%

Coordinate capital appropriation activity with the university’s Facilities and Planning department, including approval of capital invoices and establishing encumbrances. Assist Office of Grants and Research Development with creation of new grant funds and indexes, indirect cost recovery process, and the creation of the sponsored programs budget. Assist Student Financial Services with monitoring program reconciliations (SEOG, EWU Grant, Pell, SNG, CLM, Perkins, Alternative Loans, Direct Loans, outside and state scholarships).

Review and analyze fixed asset adjustment entries, reconciliations, inventories, and prepare year‑end capitalization entries. Review financial…