Financial Analyst - Social Sciences

Position: Financial Analyst - Social Sciences 2
** Job Description
**** Be part of something extraordinary.
** The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington is where groundbreaking research meets artistic expression.
** Who We Are
** The College of Arts & Sciences stands at the heart of UW Seattle, encompassing:
* 43 departments and centers across Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences
* Over 1,400 brilliant faculty members pushing boundaries in their fields* $120 million in annual research funding fueling innovation
* Two world-class museums and a premier performance hall
* 24,600+ students whose education you'll help support
* to see more about the exceptional community of leaders and learners we support in the College of Arts and Sciences.
*** Your Opportunity
** As a
** Financial Analyst
** in our College Business Office, you'll directly impact the success of a cohort of Social Sciences units while developing expertise in cutting-edge financial systems like Workday, Adaptive Planning, and Financial Cubes. This position will support the following departments and programs:
* Department of Geography
* Department of History
* Department of Law, Societies & Justice
* Department of Political Science
* Disability Studies program
* Center for Labor Studies Reporting to the Director of Planning and Budgeting, you'll:
* Transform complex financial data into actionable insights for department leaders
* Partner with HR Managers to ensure seamless payroll operations
* Manage critical budgets that support world-changing research and education
* Join a supportive team that will guide you through the fascinating fiscal landscape of higher education

Beyond the satisfaction of meaningful work, you'll enjoy:
* Outstanding benefits and work-life balance
* Professional growth opportunities in a prestigious institution
* A vibrant campus environment celebrated for its diversity and natural beauty
* The chance to change lives across Washington state and beyond

If you're a highly organized, energetic professional who thrives on financial challenges and teamwork, we're looking for you. Join us as we continue to innovate and excel in the dynamic world of higher education finance.
** DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES*** (40%) Run and analyze a variety of Workday-based reports and review with department and their unique revenue portfolios on a regular basis.  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 four departments.  Ensure that requests for reimbursements, purchases and other expenditures are using correct FDM values.
* (40%) Submit, update and revised the Adaptive plan for four 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.
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* Minimum Requirements:

*** Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or related field
* Minimum of four years of experience in finance, accounting and yearly financial planning
** Additional Requirements
*** 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  Equivalent experience can substitute for degree requirement
** Desired

Qualifications:

*** Curiosity and imagination
* Enjoys puzzles
*…