Plays a pivotal role in overseeing the primary point of engagement for campus stakeholders for the Controller’s Office and ensuring the integrity, consistency, and usability of financial data across institutional systems
Job Summary
Plays a pivotal role in overseeing the primary point of engagement for campus stakeholders for the Controller’s Office and ensuring the integrity, consistency, and usability of financial data across institutional systems.
The manager leads strategic projects involving financial data transformation and system upgrades, while also driving process improvements to enhance data workflows and reporting accuracy.
Success in this role requires a deep understanding of Workday Financials and the University of Washington’s FDM architecture, along with strong operational discipline and stakeholder engagement skills.
Matching Summary
Plays a pivotal role in overseeing the primary point of engagement for campus stakeholders for the Controller’s Office and ensuring the integrity, consistency, and usability of financial data across institutional systems.
Salary
$96,960.00 annual - $140,004.00 annual
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Foundation Data Model (FDM) architecture
Workday Financials expertise
Financial data integrity and consistency
Change request management for FDM
Cross-functional collaboration with IT and HR
GAAP and federal/state reporting compliance
Strategic project leadership in financial systems
Nice-to-have
Customer-centric culture development
Inclusive environment fostering
Training material development
Data visualization for analysis
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related discipline
CPA or CMA designation strongly preferred
Five (5) years of progressive accounting experience
Three (3) years of management experience
Experience in higher education financial systems
Proficiency in Excel pivot tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP