Senior Payroll Financial Analyst

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

1d•$77,616 - $116,424

About The Position

UW Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Payroll Accounting Analyst – Payroll Accounting to join its Financial Reporting Team. The Senior Payroll Accounting Analyst – Payroll Accounting will provide support for internal and external audit requests related to payroll and benefits accounting. This role offers the ability to have a direct impact on the financial success of UW Medicine, work with a high-performing team dedicated to supporting UW Medicine’s mission, and play a lead role in assisting UW Medicine respond to an unprecedented level of change in the healthcare industry.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field
6+ years of experience with payroll accounting and FTE reporting
Advanced Excel and Access skills for large-volume data analysis

Responsibilities

Responsible for managing monthly payroll accounting entries and FTE calculations, ensuring accuracy of UW Medicine’s payroll accruals and accruals for a variety of compensated absences, including vacation, sick, and holiday time.
Ensures compliance with accounting standards, delivers timely and accurate reporting, supports Workday payroll processes, and partners with internal stakeholders to validate data and support financial decision‑making.
Plays an active role in supporting Workday Release Testing to validate payroll and financial impacts as well as other ad-hoc analysis, reporting and data validation.
Ensures that ledger data is delivered, with consistent classification, to the financial reporting tools.
Serves as a subject matter expert (SME) for payroll business system process improvement initiatives.