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Req #: 248045

Department: EVANS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY & GOVERNANCE

Appointing Department Web Address: https://evans.uw.edu/

Job Location Detail: This position will benefit from the telework policies that provide flexibility in work location with a hybrid schedule of in person and remote options

Posting Date: 07/22/2025

Closing Info:

Closes On 08/05/2025

Salary: $8,300 - $10,574 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-contract-covered-exempt-20250130-a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Evans School of Public Policy is the nation’s #3 ranked school of public policy and governance (#2 among public universities). Its purpose is to inspire public service and democratize public policy by advancing a mission (https://evans.uw.edu/about/mission-values/) of educating leaders, generating knowledge, and hosting communities to co-create solutions to pressing societal problems. We are currently implementing an array of impactful learning programs for professionals and will be continuing to broaden that array. The UW and the Evans School promote diversity and inclusivity among our staff, faculty, and students; we seek applicants for this position who are committed to these principles and whose experiences have prepared them to fulfill our commitment to inclusion and have given them the confidence to fully engage with audiences from a wide spectrum of backgrounds.

The Evans School of Public Policy & Governance has an outstanding opportunity for a Director of Finance to join the Evans School Community.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Finance and & Administration (ADFA), the Director of Finance is responsible for the school’s financial planning and management, budget development, monitoring, reporting, long-range forecasting, grant and contract fiscal oversight, and policy setting regarding fiscal procedures for annual budgets across all funding sources worth approximately $25 million. This position works to integrate and rationalize the financial reporting, decision-support and forecasting systems required by the School to manage its resources.

The Director for Finance performs and coordinates School wide research and financial analysis in the areas of institutional effectiveness, strategic planning and financial management. This position has a wide range of responsibilities such as financial reporting, preparing complex analyses for special projects, and providing operational assessments. Together with the ADFA, this position will develop, conduct research and analyze data for decision making and policy implementation in areas including (but not limited to) modeling and financial forecasting, resource utilization, institutional and instructional costs and productivity, and benchmarking studies. This position will also be responsible for producing regular financial reports and presentations to the ADFA and senior leadership team.

This position manages, supervises, and partners with the team responsible for providing support for fiscal operations in the school, including budget development and the administration and financial management of state, fee based and certificate program budgets, grants and contracts, procurement, gifts, endowments, scholarships, self-sustaining activities and discretionary funds. The Director will work with the ADFA to manage this funding, and will design, develop, and oversee financial accounting and reporting systems that feed into the school’s overall financial reporting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** **Financial Management - 40%

+ Provides guidance and strategic partnering to the Assistant Dean, Finance and& Administration regarding fiscal management, planning of annual budgets and operating plans that supports mission, strategic goals, and core values of the school.

+ Coordinates the school’s internal annual budget process.

+ Leads the School’s annual Provost Budget Submission process including the preparation, submission and management of state budget and budget revisions to the Office of Planning and Budgeting.

+ Leverage Workday and improves financial reporting systems to optimize the School’s ability to manage financial performance within the UW budgeting environment.

+ Holds budget authority and responsibility for developing and managing budget for the school’s finance and administration.

+ Acts as a resource for the school on university financial systems, policies, and practices.

+ Research and prepare budget proposals, narrative analysis and reports for expanding services and/or undertaking new projects, determine fiscal impacts and prepare budget models.

+ Provide oversight and sponsored project expertise and leadership to meet all pre- and post-award management requirements.

+ Lead and develop the effective and efficient administration of sponsored projects throughout the entire life-cycle, focusing on regulatory compliance, assessment and mitigation of business risk, and enforcement of sponsor/donor and UW/Evans policies and procedures.

+ Maintain oversight of complex sponsored faculty effort reports; work directly with PIs to resolve cost-share requirements or any requirements for Federal/Non-federal funding sources.

+ Oversee the delivery of high-quality, customer-focused sponsored project management services, interacting with staff and faculty to facilitate successful sponsored project planning and administration

+ Serve as proposal manager during periods of high proposal submission volumeOversight of fiscal year and biennium close activities **Business Planning Leadership – 30%**

+ Directs the preparation, implementation, and interpretation of business analyses for existing programs and new programs, including assessment of staffing needs, financial impact, immediate and future growth, as well as communication to with stakeholders.

+ Collaborate on the development and communication of Evans Finance vision and resourcing direction.

+ Co-partner in developing financials for all School units across and providing ADFA with Evans Finance Monthly, quarterly and yearly financial forecasting reports out.

+ Execute budget oversight, management, and approval for all Evans Summer Sessions, Certificate, and Non-credit programs.

+ Support ADFA business and operational planning, including projected benefits and consequences of decisions. Helps support an open communication pathway for School through one-on-one and group meetings. Contributes to the implementation and assessment of the School's strategic plan.

+ Track and analyze complex fiscal data for all Evans programs to make strategic decisions about resource effectiveness and financial trends.

+ Manages and prepares reports for School leadership and others regarding the financial conditions of the School. Translates complex financial data into general summaries directed toward a diverse audience.

+ Develops fiscal and administrative strategies for future needs of any proposed Dean's level initiatives and coordinates with departmental administrators on fiscal and administrative strategies for proposed unit-led initiatives.

+ Tracks and ensures compliance with federal, state and University regulations, policies and procedures related to administrative, human resources, and fiscal issues.

+ Provides strong leadership, and acts as school’s liaison with the Central Shared Environment (CSE) to provide oversight for CSE team’s body of work for the school including, supporting purchasing, travel, accounting, financial reporting, and other business activities.

+ Implements appropriate management methods and strategies to promote a culture of high performance, accountability, and continuous improvement; works collaboratively with UW central administration as needed. **Personnel & Partnership management - 25%**

+ Manage, supervise, partner and provide leadership for the Grants team that currently support state and fee-based funds, research proposals, grants and contracts, service agreements, gifts, and endowments Partner with Central Shared Environment (CSE) & Finance, Planning & Budgeting (FPB) to understand and leverage central UW systems that can benefit the changing programs of the school.

+ Provide leadership in research management, including setting policies, advancing professional development, and driving new staff hiring and growth.

+ Determine appropriate training and development and where necessary disciplinary action.

+ Provide cross-training to ensure back-up systems are in place.

+ Provide excellent role-model for School values and mission; work to build a positive team.

+ Facilitate team meetings as well as conversations and engagement about diversity, equity, and inclusion.

+ Provide opportunities for growth as appropriate; encourage improvement activities

+ Provide guidance to academic units to ensure alignment with institutional goals and student needs. **Other - 5%**

+ Organize and execute team staff meetings and trainings

+ Serve as backup in the absence of the Assistant Dean, Finance & Administration

+ Attend School and Staff meetings as well as serve on other committees/work groups as appropriate.

+ Manage administrative systems authorizations in ASTRA

+ Perform special projects and other related duties as needed **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**

+ Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Public Administration, or related field.

+ Six or more years of increasingly responsible financial and administrative leadership experience in higher education, to include four or more years of experience in research administration, managing both pre and post award grants and contracts reporting and analyzing financial data, policy development, compliance and risk mitigation, and advising high-level decision makers. **Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration** **ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS**

+ Experience with federal sponsors such as NIH, NSF and USAID as well as nonfederal sponsors such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

+ Experience with a change management project for a large-scale business operations change, e.g., enterprise resource planning (ERP) software implementation.

+ Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

+ Exceptional project management and organizational skills, and problem-solving ability.

+ Proven capacity to effectively manage deadlines and ensure accuracy while responding quickly and appropriately to emerging and/or urgent issues.

+ Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn new software.

+ Ability to supervise and lead a team of staff, as well as motivate, lead, and support the success of unit colleagues to enable School-wide success.

+ Demonstrated knowledge of the importance of and commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity, with emphasis on underrepresented communities. **DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

+ Master’s degree in Business, Accounting, Public Administration, or related field.

+ Three to five years of increasingly responsible financial and administrative leadership experience at the University of Washington, including utilization of the university's financial systems.

+ Experience with accrual accountingThis position will benefit from the telework policies that provide flexibility in work location with a hybrid schedule of in person and remote options. **Application Process:** The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.