Req #: 230235

Department: HOUSING & FOOD SERVICES

Posting Date: 05/01/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $7,000 - $8,789 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/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230119_a11y.pdf)

FINANCIAL ANALYST

Thank you for considering Housing & Food Services at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Housing & Food Services (HFS) provides on-campus housing to over 9,500 student residents and operates over 25 dining and café locations that serve the entire campus community. To successfully accomplish this, we employ over 1,200 students, classified and professional staff members who work throughout HFS, providing residential and dining services to the campus. As reflected in our mission statement— working together to enhance student life —teamwork and service to our students and customers are at the heart of our business.

At the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity, and justice for all. In Housing & Food Services, our DEI statement reads:

HFS will become an organization that prioritizes inclusive workplace communities, centered on belonging and opportunity for all staff. All HFS staff must accept responsibility to identify and interrupt biases, privilege, barriers, and power dynamics. We challenge ourselves to engage in open dialogue, active listening, and empathic learning.

Should you wish to learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at UW Housing & Food Services, please reference this link Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement Training (https://rise.articulate.com/share/Rvbm5rUb5hsucH1MFwIlEmC1xhyJOtye#/) .

PURPOSE This Financial Analyst (payroll title: Program Operations Analyst) is a member of the Housing & Food Services (HFS) Financial Planning & Analysis team. This position will collaborate across HFS and the institution to ensure departmental financial stability and perform complex analysis of revenue, expenses, budgets, and business processes. This role will deliver insights and provide data-backed recommendations to senior leadership for both operational and strategic decision-making.

HFS is a dynamic and complex organization with revenues exceeding $180 million annually. Business lines include housing, student services, residential life, maker’s spaces, conference services, and a wide variety of food services such as dining halls, restaurants, food courts, cafes, food trucks, and catering operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES Analysis & Forecasting: • Conduct financial analysis and strategic planning in support of business groups. • Work on monthly close process working closely with accounting to ensure the validity of the financials and report results to stakeholders. • Oversee and review and update bi-yearly operational planning activities for detailed business level budgeting and forecasting and create detailed financials plans. • Conduct financial, statistical, and business analyses, business and financial forecasting, and financial spreadsheet modeling, using a broad range of tools and technologies. • Analyzes reports prepared by others in the University and HFS department to evaluate their impact on the HFS organization. • Participates in the university-wide year-end audit reporting process. Working with external auditors to address cross-departmental impacts and accountability.

Budgeting & Financial Planning: • Develop and maintain annual operating budgets and forecasts for assigned business units. • Prepare and analyze operating and strategic plans, including quarterly and monthly forecasts. • Provide support for annual housing and dining rate development activities.

Reporting: • Support the on-going maintenance, generation, and dissemination of HFS’ analytical reporting portfolio. • Develops, reports, and analyzes metrics and KPIs in partnership with business lines of assigned portfolio. • Review and measure financial and operational performance on a weekly basis with business team and report to senior management using financial and operational metrics, including performing ad-hoc audits of the financial metrics used for data accuracy.

Other: • Participates in or conducts special projects as assigned. • Participate in cross-functional teams with other departments, as appropriate. • Performs other duties as assigned.

POSITION COMPLEXITIES Analyzes complex business processes for a diverse set of business operations, including restaurants and hospitality, student housing and participates overseeing financial solvency.

IMPACT TO THE UNIVERSITY Work product used for both long and short-term strategic decision making regarding departmental operations, growth, debt, and overall solvency for HFS.

WORKING CONDITIONS Maintains a regular office schedule with the expectation of additional work hours to achieve deliverables.

SUPERVISION RESPONSIBILITIES None

REPORTS TO Assistant Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field. Three to Four years’ experience in financial analysis that demonstrates: • Experience with MS Excel (Advanced), MS SQL Server, MS Report Builder, Questica, Adaptive, Tableau or Power BI, and Workday. • Experience with budget and forecast development. • Experience developing and preparing organizational financial performance metrics. • Experience performing financial data analysis and modeling. • Experience in financial policy development and analysis. • Experience working across multiple groups and teams. • Understanding of GAAP and financial statements. • Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Strong business acumen. • Strong attention to detail. • Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results under tight deadlines.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. DESIRED REQUIREMENTS • Master’s degree in business, Accounting or Finance. • CPA, CMA, FPAC • Experience with R/R-Studio is a plus. • Experience in retail, hospitality, or higher education industries.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT • A satisfactory outcome from the employment verification and reference check processes is required prior to hire.

Application Process: The application process for UW positions 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 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.

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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.