A Matter of Perspective: Kristie Sojka brings a healthy viewpoint to FR&O and life

Financial Reporting & Operations is pleased to welcome
Kristie Sojka in the role of Accounting and Financial Analyst.

Sojka comes to FR&O most recently from the Dean’s Office
in the School of Medicine, where she was a Senior Finance Generalist for five years.  Prior to her role at the SOM, Sojka spent
time at the Curry School of Education in admissions. 

In FR&O, Sojka’s main area of responsibility is
reconciling UVA’s bank accounts & approving journal entries. This new role
allows her to see the other side of some of the work she did at SOM, and to
take a larger view of a reconciliation process she had been used to.

“Bank reconciliation as a concept is pretty basic,” she
laughs.

“What I do is just like what you do to reconcile your own bank
statements, only with multiple accounts, a vast amount of data, and millions of
dollars.”

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Sojka’s admissions role at the Curry School gave her an
insight into the experience of students and parents, something she thinks of
often now as her daughter Anna applies to colleges to study Environmental Science. 

 “I knew I’d be in
those parents’ shoes one day with my daughter,” she says, “so I treated them
how I would want to be treated.”

Experience in the school environment also gives Sojka an
interesting viewpoint on her work in central finance.

 “SOM is one of the most
complex  schools at UVA, and I wanted to
bring the school perspective to my current position, closing the gaps and
connecting the dots,” she says. 

Now that she can see some processes from beginning to end, Sojka
says she’s excited about the opportunity to bring value-added experience and
expertise in both her everyday work and on the Finance Strategic Transformation
project.

“We all want Workday Financials to function well for people
who do the work,” she says, adding, “I’m excited to be a part of that!”