Finance & HR Shared Services Specialist

University of Washington; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Washington is seeking a Shared Services Specialist to join our SSU team, using Workday Finance to deliver fiscal, procurement, HR/payroll and related services across UW units.

In this role you will advise client units, process transactions, analyze data, develop procedures and drive improvement initiatives while collaborating with colleagues and leadership to support UW's education, research and health care missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and two years of work experience in fiscal, accounting, or payroll.
• Experience using Workday Finance is preferred.
• Strong analytical and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise client units on fiscal, procurement, travel, accounts receivable, HR/payroll, grant pre-award, grant close, accounting, and other policies and procedures.
• Complete transactions on behalf of client units in one or more areas: accounting, procurement, travel, accounts receivable, HR/payroll, grant pre- and post-award, and other areas as determined by Shared Services leadership.
• Analyze fiscal data and report on trends to client units and/or central offices.
• Develop procedures for implementation, execution, control and review/audit of fiscal operations.
• Analyze customer service data and other performance metrics to recommend improvement initiatives to shared services colleagues and leadership/governance.
• Independently and/or collaboratively research College, UW, State, and Federal processes and policies as appropriate to business needs.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Fiscal operations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Workday Finance

Job description

University of Washington is seeking a Shared Services Specialist to join our SSU team, using Workday Finance to deliver fiscal, procurement, HR/payroll and related services across UW units.

In this role you will advise client units, process transactions, analyze data, develop procedures and drive improvement initiatives while collaborating with colleagues and leadership to support UW's education, research and health care missions.