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This position leads the development of a university-wide training program, including foundational courses that will become prerequisites for Workday accounting role access. By creating consistent communication channels in a decentralized environment, the manager ensurestimelydissemination of accounting updates, policy changes, and system requirements, fostering transparency and alignment across campus units.\nIn addition to education initiatives, the manager oversees key compliance and monitoring functions, including institution-wide deficit tracking, overhead assessment reviews, and enhanced monitoring in collaboration with Internal Audit. Working closely with the Enterprise Accounting & Governance and Institutional Analytics & Decision Support teams, this role develops reporting tools toidentifyand correct financial activity, ensuring accuracy and accountability. Through these efforts, the manager strengthens financial governance while equipping campus stakeholders with the knowledge and resources needed tomaintaincompliance and operational excellence.\nDuties & Responsibilities:\nStrategy Development\nThe Education & Compliance Manager develops and advances a cohesive financial education strategy that strengthens institutional stewardship, supports compliance, and promotes financial sustainability across the University. This role ensures training programs and assessment frameworks are scalable, effective, and aligned with enterprise systems and governanceobjectives.\nDirect the development of training content and resources that support campus-wide financial literacy and accountability, collaborating with UCO units as well as broader university stakeholders.\n\nDesign and implement a university-wide financial training strategy aligned with institutional policies and Workday functionality.\n\nServes as a trusted advisor to campus stakeholders,providingauthoritative guidance on accounting & compliance policies and directives.\n\nCommunicates complex financial concepts clearly, ensuring transparency and alignment across diverse audiences, including senior executives and auditors.Builds and sustains collaborative relationships with internal and external partners to garner alignment and stability in accounting practices across Shared Environments, Dean’s Offices, and other central administrative units.\n\nDevelop a foundational accounting course that will serve as a prerequisite for Workday financial role access,establishingconsistent baseline knowledge across all units with accounting roles in Workday.\n\nLeadership / Team Management\nProvide leadership and manage the Education & Compliance Office.\nManage the day-to-day operations of the Education & Compliance Office, as well as guidance and oversight of projects and workflow, and general project timelines.\n\nWork with a diverse group of individuals to create an inclusive environment and culture\n\nResponsible for management, staff development, career enrichment, and training.\n\nFoster a collaborative and inclusive culture, promoting knowledge sharing, accountability, and continuous professional development.\n\nEnsure teamestablishesand adheres to best-in-class standards for developing financial literacy training materials, driving consistency and excellence across all educational initiatives.\n\nProgram Development/Management\nManage institutional compliance programs, including audit remediation and financial monitoring.\n\nEstablish andmaintaina compliance program operations manual.\n\nLead exemption review processes and ensure alignment with university policies.\n\nEstablish performance metrics and feedback loops to evaluate training effectiveness and continuously refine curriculum based on evolving institutional needs and regulatory changes.\n\nAdvance UCO’s deficitmonitoringprogram, implementing enhanced review protocols and risk indicators to proactivelyidentifyand address financial imbalances.\n\nCollaborate with Internal Audit to design and implement a structured process for tracking and resolving findings from audit reviews, ensuringtimelyremediation and strengthened institutional controls.\n\nOversee the institutional overhead assessment framework, ensuringaccurateapplication of rates and consistent compliance across all units.\n\nLead exemption review process, aligning decisions with university policies, and curating exemption requests for executive review.\n\nCollaborate with Treasury and Management Accounting and Analysis to ensuretimelysharing of relevant information for use in the Internal Lending Program and rate evaluations.\n\nAdministration\nEnsure training and cross-training on business processes and systems\n\nOther duties as assigned\n\nRequirements:\nBachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, or a related field; AND at five (5) years of responsible experience in financial operations combined with training, enablement, or instructional design responsibilities. To include, three (3) years of leading cross-functional initiatives in a complex or decentralized environment, withdemonstratedability to influence without direct authority and align diverse stakeholder groups, and three (3) years of leadership or management experience, including coaching, performance management, and developing high-performing teams.\n\nDeep understanding of finance and accounting frameworks, and the ability to break down terminology and illustrate how policies, internal controls, and ERP system behaviors interact, supporting clear, consistent understanding across decentralized units.\n\nDemonstrated experience designing and delivering training for major technology or software implementations, preferably large-scale ERP systems (e.g., Workday, Oracle, SAP). Must be able to create scenario-based, role-specific training that connects system workflows to daily financial operations, policy expectations, and internal controls.\n\nAbility to translate complex financial policies, regulations, and compliance requirements into clear, actionable guidance for diverse audiences including operational staff, unit leadership, central finance leaders, and auditors.\n\nExperience creating andmaintaininga comprehensive training strategy.\n\nWorking knowledge of fiscal health and compliance processes.\n\nProficiencywith ERP financial systems, learning management systems (LMS), and analytics tools (Excel, Power BI, Tableau) to track adoption,identifyrisks, and measure training impact.\n\nExcellent communication skills, including the ability to create auditor ready documentation, such as SOPs, process maps, decision trees, learning materials, and policy-to-process translations.\n\nDemonstrated commitment to accessibility and inclusive learning design, including adherence to recognized standards.\n\nWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines, and the ability tomaintainclear,accuratedocumentation from a single source.\n\nDemonstrated ability to work independently with excellent project management skills and a proactive approach to learning new applications and technologies.\n\nDesired:\nMaster’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, adult learning, instructional design, ora relatedfield.\n\nProfessional certifications such as CPA, CMA, CPTM,Prosci/ADKAR, PMP, or Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.\n\nExperience in higher education, government, or other complex research or public-sector financial environments, including familiarity with Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), state/local policies, sponsored research financial practices, and academic fiscal structures.\n\nExperience leading or supporting post-ERP stabilization, business process redesign, or institution-wide policy or system transformations.\n\nExperience with Workday Financials.\n\nDemonstrated ability to build or manage role-based competency frameworks, linking learning outcomes to system access, internal controls, and job expectations.\n\nExperience designing KPIs and dashboards that connect training outcomes to risk reduction, audit performance, policy compliance, and fiscal stability (e.g., deficit aging, exemption exceptions, cost center health).\n\nFamiliarity with service management and knowledge management practices (taxonomy, versioning, content governance).\n\nWe will begin screening completed application materials upon receipt through the close date.\nCompensation, Benefits and Position Details\nPay Range Minimum:\n$95,880.00 annualPay Range Maximum:\n$130,008.00 annualOther Compensation:\n-Benefits:\nFor information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/Shift:\nFirst Shift (United States of America)Temporary or Regular?\nThis is a regular positionFTE (Full-Time Equivalent):\n100.00%Union/Bargaining Unit:\nNot ApplicableAbout the UW\nWorking at the University of Washington provides a unique opportunity to change lives - on our campuses, in our state and around the world.\nUW employees bring their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world. In return, they enjoy outstanding benefits, opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work in an environment known for its diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.\nOur Commitment\nThe University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer, the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81.\nTo request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or .\nApplicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. 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