Director Of Finance
CurrentAs the Director of Finance for the International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH), a center in the University of Washington’s Department of Global Health that works in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco, I am responsible for I-TECH’s worldwide financial reporting and accountability. I-TECH has projects in more than 20 countries with $92 million in complex grant funds, and its worldwide staff work with local ministries of health, universities, non-governmental organizations, medical facilities, and other partners to support efficient, well-ordered health care systems that provide high quality care to all citizens. Primary responsibilities include ensuring all I-TECH's systems are in compliance with standards established by the State Office of Financial Management, the FASB, the OMB and various funding sources (federal and private), as well as ensuring compliance with local law in the field, identifying areas of potential risk and provides strategies to mitigate them while playing a key role in reducing and mitigating the significant financial risk undertaken by UW as it operates in resource limited settings.