Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

October 26, 2025

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

1143-NN_ADMINPRO - Finance/Budget Manager, 1143-YN_ADMINPRO - Finance/Budget Manager

Business Title:

Finance/Budget Manager

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Position Details:

Summary of Duties:

As the Finance/Budget Manager, you will serve as the principal fiscal advisor, for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, overseeing the development, and analysis of all departmental budgets, including grants and self-supporting funds. You will provide strategic financial planning and forecasting in collaboration with leadership, ensuring alignment with institutional and department goals, policies, and procedures.

You will also manage complex financial commitments such as faculty start-up packages, remodeling funds, and program obligations, while producing comprehensive financial reports and projections. In this position you will also be responsible for supervising and directing the work of support staff, leading efforts to improve financial systems, including cost analysis, revenue modeling, and fee structure adjustments.

Additional Information:

Applications received by the screening date October 15, 2025 will receive first consideration. If an adequate number of qualified applications are received before October 26, 2025 at 11:59 p.m., the posting may close to new applications early.

This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. Overtime eligibility will be determined upon salary placement.

Monthly Salary: $4,943 - $6,912 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. Successful candidates typically begin up to mid-point of the salary range. For additional information, please review WSU’s Administrative Professional Compensation.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, and four (4) years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified which has included at least one (1) year of supervisory experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

• Demonstrated proficiency with spreadsheet, database, word processing, e-mail, and calendaring software.

• Experience with budget, personnel, and management of financial resources.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• More than two-years of fiscal experience in an academic department in a higher education setting.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with WSU systems.

• Experience with the Workday system.

• Demonstrated organizational skills.

About Department of Mathematics and Statistics - For more information about the great work we are doing, please visit our website: Department of Mathematics and Statistics Webpage

Area/College: College of Arts and Sciences

Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Location: Pullman, WA

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

1) Resume
2) Cover Letter

External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.

Professional reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

12 Month

Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including members of the military and veterans, and persons with disabilities.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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