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Financial Manager
Job Summary:
The College of Letters and Science (L&S) is the heart of UW-Madison and home to a tremendous breadth and depth of departments and degree-granting programs in the humanities; natural, physical, and mathematical sciences; social sciences; and the computing, data, and information sciences.
Join L&S for an exciting role as a Financial Manager with a team of other finance champions. You’ll have an opportunity to make a positive impact by supporting department administrator(s) towards the best utilization of financial resources while ensuring compliance with all relevant Universities of Wisconsin, State of Wisconsin and federal regulations and policies and procedures. This is a new initiative with an evolving team as the college implements Administrative Transformation Program (ATP) within L&S. The role is perfect for trailblazers passionate about building effective relationships while applying equitable practices that foster a community of belonging. There are multiple openings on the new team and we encourage you to review and apply to all of the positions.
Under the general direction of the Associate Dean for Innovation and Strategic Budgeting, the Financial Manager will have the following key functions:
– Manage the efforts of a team of finance in a collaborative way that fosters innovation and supports team development and success.
– Provide expertise, facilitate training, coordination, and workload management across the team.
– Serve as key point of contact and partner for department administrators.
Responsibilities:
Guides financial and or accounting staff performing work in multiple finance functional areas and participates in day-to-day financial operations to ensure accuracy of financial transactions and reports, and/or supervises staff. Recommends and implements fiscal policies and advises on development of processes in support of efficient and compliant reporting.
• 20% Plans, directs, and engages in financial and/or accounting operations for multiple areas; coordinates data management, budget preparation and management, and financial reporting efforts
• 20% May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
• 10% Identifies, verifies, and audits financial charges, credits, and authorizes payments
• 10% Recommends, interprets, disseminates, and implements unit-focused fiscal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with established rule, regulations and financial guidelines
• 5% Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems
• 10% Analyzes financial information and makes recommendations to unit leadership
• 5% Serves as a subject matter expert to unit leadership regarding financial operations, status and reporting, and recommends process improvements
• 20% Facilitating and sharing unit or organizational budgets and large budget projections including budget planning, policies, controls, procedures, forecasts, and analysis
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Preferred:
Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred focus in Accounting, Business Management, or a related field
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
– 4 years of experience in accounting, finance, budgeting/forecasting and/or business services including experience using financial systems software and tools
– Experience fostering and maintaining collaborative relationships with department administrators, supervisors, staff and college & campus partners
– Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with an ability to interpret, analyze, and summarize financial data
– Strong verbal and written communication, administrative and organizational skills
– Demonstrated commitment to customer service excellence and a history of offering responsive and solution-oriented assistance
– Evidence of using sound judgement and discretion in applying and interpreting laws, rules, policies, and procedures
– Experience with direct supervision of at least 3 full-time equivalent employees
Preferred Qualifications:
– Experience offering guidance, outreach and monitoring for compliance regarding complex fiscal policies in higher education, governmental or other highly regulated setting
– Experience with improving processes, managing change and/or applying systems thinking to work
– Experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, such as PeopleSoft or Workday
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $74,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The typical starting salary for this position is $85,000 – $118,370 depending on qualifications and experience. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays and paid time off; competitive insurances and saving accounts; and retirement benefits.
Additional Information:
A criminal background check will be conducted on the selected candidate.
The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment.
How to Apply:
Please click on the “Apply Now” button to start the application process.
Applications must be submitted by deadline date. To apply, please upload a cover letter and resume. Please note your application materials may be used as a writing sample.
Selected applicants will receive an invitation to participate in virtual interviews (via Zoom) 7-10 days after the closing date. Those moving on to second round interviews will be invited to an in-person interview at UW-Madison. Once final applicants are identified, they will be asked to provide names and contact information for at least three professional references, including a current/most recent supervisor.
We are committed to reducing bias in the recruitment process and utilize a redacted application process, which is the practice of removing personally identifiable information from application materials, before the screening of applicants begins. This may include, but is not limited to, name, gender, age, address, dates (such as graduation dates), photos, references, links to personal webpages, supervisor names, and/or citizenship.
Wondering if you meet every qualification? At UW-Madison, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and other roles on the team, we encourage you to apply.
For questions on the position, contact: Stella Luong, stella.luong@wisc.edu.
Contact:
Stella Luong
stella.luong@wisc.edu
608-262-9966
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title:
Financial Manager(FN005)
Department(s):
A48-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/ADMINISTRATION/ADMIN
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
301633-AS
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, click here
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Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
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