EFFORT ANALYST, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING ANALYST Req #:202793Department:RESEARCH AND STUDENT ACCOUNTINGJob Location: Seattle Campus Posting Date:07/14/2022 Closing Info:Open Until Filled Salary:Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Shift:First Shift 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.

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Research and Student Accounting has an outstanding opportunity for an Effort Analyst, Management and Accounting Analyst. The Management Accounting and Analysis (MAA) Effort Analyst position is part of a one and a half person team. This position is critical to University operations since it provides institutional compliance oversight and campus training relative to effort certification and cost-share documentation to ensure compliance with Federal regulations. In addition, it has substantial responsibility for coordinating and managing administrative, fiscal, and program activities associated with sponsored projects. This role has been revised to support the new organizational structure with backup support for the F&A and recharge teams

This position's primary responsibility is to provide institutional compliance oversight and training for effort reporting management of Faculty Effort Certification, cost-sharing, and effort reporting in general as required by the Code of Federal Regulations 2CFR200. It has substantial responsibility for coordinating and managing administrative fiscal and program activities, policies, and procedures associated with sponsored projects. This position includes management of databases and creation of ad-hoc reports for various financial reports/analyses as needed. The Compliance Analyst will be part of the MAA cross-functional teams, which include F&A and Recharge.

The Federal government requires that charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These "records" must

Be supported by a system of internal controls providing reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated

Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the University compensates the employee

Include both Federally assisted and all other compensated activities

Support the distribution of the employees' salaries among specific activities

For the UW faculty this is accomplished through the Faculty Effort Certification (FEC) reports. For non-faculty salary, this is accomplished through Grant and Contract Certification Reports (GCCR). These reports provide the supporting documentation for salaries charged to sponsored projects. Without the FEC/GCCR reports, the salaries are considered unsupported and therefore, unallowable.

Effort Reporting and Cost Sharing Support:

Maintain current university policies and procedures through regular review of federal regulations, policy notices, and discussions with senior staff, Internal Audit, and peer institutions.

Respond to audit findings and/or recommendations and implement corrective actions.

Develop, maintain, and oversee a comprehensive program to ensure compliance with effort reporting.

Participate in the design and implementation of management reports and data queries to monitor university compliance with effort reporting and cost-sharing regulations.

Support the development of additional ad hoc queries or reports, as needed to meet compliance requirements and/or provide departments the ability to do the same.

Provide back-up for both the F&A and Recharge Teams.

Participate in university-wide teams researching best practices for compliance with federal regulations.

Process Management

Lead department audits and ensure processes are in place for timely certification.

Direct and/or coordinate special projects/assignments, as needed (for example, ECC implementation).

Analyze data to identify potential areas of concern and work with departments to resolve them.

Manage reporting activities for faculty effort and cost-sharing.

Conduct regular and random samplings of effort and cost-share data for compliance.

Improve processes consistently and continuously by incorporating LEAN improvement concepts into daily work.

Training and Departmental Outreach

Determine compliance risks and areas for training development.

Develop curriculum and deliver formal and ad hoc training to support employees responsible for effort reporting and cost-sharing. Topics may vary from high-level concepts to specific policies and procedures; training may be provided one-on-one or in larger groups.

Develop job aids for campus departments to address risks and resolve gaps.

Help departments solve issues related to effort reporting and cost sharing.

Serve as a liaison between MAA, campus departments, GCA, OSP, eFECS, Integrated Service Center, and UW-IT to resolve complex reporting issues.

Respond to complex questions received through the eFECS help desk.

Supervision and Leadership

Serve as team leader on Financial Management teams such as eFECS, Salary Cap, etc.

Supervise work related to the effort team, including employees/students.

Maintain and develop university effort and GCCR processes and key training.

Promote university/cross-departmental collaboration and communication.

Communications

Solicit requests for web and newsletter articles from the eFECS Team, Post Award Fiscal Compliance, GCA, etc.

Write and publish the FEC Newsletter.

Develop and maintain the FEC/Cost Share and GCCR websites using the Drupal tool. Review regularly to ensure information is current and reflects federal and other sponsor regulations.

Other Duties as Assigned:


Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or similar field of study; OR equivalent experience can substitute for the degree requirement.

3 years of experience in the following area(s)

• Minimum of 3 years experience in accounting and/or cost accounting and/or compliance, or combination of all, in a complex organization, preferably in higher education

• Knowledge of the OMB Uniform Guidance Policy, specifically 2 CFR 200

• Ability to solve complex problems, develop, and oversee program operations

• Ability to work effectively with faculty and departmental administrators and other departmental personnel

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Excellent written and verbal skills.

• Experience working on teams.

• Ability to work independently.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Drupal, and SQL Server Management

• Compassion for others and the ability to work within a diverse workforce and community

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with the University systems including Workday, Cost Share Summary, MyFinancial, Desktop, SERA, Enterprise Data Warehouse

• Experience with F&A rate proposal compilation, and recharge rate setting

• Understanding of sponsored and associated regulatory compliance

• Master of Business Administration or related field, or Certified Public Accountant, or Certified Government Financial Manager

• Knowledge of/experience working with Lean process improvement techniques

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