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Washington State University · 5 days ago

Finance Manager

Pullman, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$4,942.10/mo - $6,650/mo

4+ years exp

Washington State University is seeking a Finance Manager for Student Affairs to oversee financial operations related to the Housing and Dining System. The role involves supervising teams, ensuring compliance with accounting principles, and providing financial analysis and reporting to support decision-making.

Construction

No H1B

Responsibilities

Supervise the Housing & Dining Financial Customer Services Team and Housing & Dining Financial Team

Act on behalf of the Assistant Director in their absence

Independently provide financial accounting and analysis for the university’s Housing and Dining System

Prepare, reconcile, and analyze general ledger entries for the university’s accounting system

Extract data from the university accounting system and imports data into Quickbooks for the monthly financial management reports

Analyze to assure compliance with fiscal policies and procedures, making any needed corrections

Provide training to prevent further issues

Prepare data analysis and summary reporting for management decision-making purposes

Develop, implement and maintain financial reporting systems

Assist Directors and Assistant Director in the developing and refining of the operating budget

Provide analysis and recommendations for adjustments

Prepare financial statement

Provide general ledger and reconciliation services

Supply resource data for financial reports

Perform financial statement and budget analysis

Complete special projects as assigned

Perform accounts payable fiscal support where independent judgment is exercised to solve problems that arise within general ledger functions and finance system development

Work closely with developers, Modernization, and central accounting regarding technological integrations with Workday

Assist in developing institutional procedures for these integrations

Provide accounting support and training for staff in other units of the Student Affairs division

Determine deadlines and plan fiscal projects, assigning duties accordingly to fiscal staff

Qualification

Financial accountingBudget analysisQuickBooksMicrosoft Office SuiteWorkdayGeneral Ledger systemsPolicy developmentDiversity sensitivitySupervisory experiencePresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related field, and four (4) years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified which has included at least one (1) year of supervisory experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis

Experience with a desktop accounting system such as QuickBooks

Experienced in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel

Experience extracting data from general ledger accounting systems and providing analysis using tools such as Excel and/or Access