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FINANCIAL SPECIALIST SENIOR

Employer
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location
Wisconsin, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Jan 14, 2021
Job no: 230433-US
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department: ENGR/MECHANICAL ENGR
Location: Madison
Categories: Accounting, Finance, Purchasing, Engineering



Position Summary:

Under general supervision of the Academic Department Manager, the Financial Specialist provides financial management, transaction processing, and administrative support for the Department. This position is the main resource for Department activities relating to reimbursements, payments, and purchasing. The position serves as the first point of contact for Department faculty members, staff, and graduate students for advice, direction, training, and problem resolution relating to financial transactions and processes. Non-routine business is handled by this position to make it a truly broad and versatile service for meeting or resolving complex activities.

Position Duties:

List of Duties

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

Degree and Area of Specialization:

Degree perferred but not required.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

Previous UW financial experience preferred but not required.

Ability to create, manage, and coordinate financial spreadsheets and reports, projects, and programs.

Strong skills in office practices and procedures for record keeping, data collection/retrieval, and work planning.

Knowledge and understanding of generally accepted governmental accounting and auditing principles preferred.

Must possess excellent organizational skills, a propensity for detailed accuracy, and the ability to organize and coordinate diverse activities.

Able to make a wide variety of decisions, analyzing situations, and exercising good judgment.

Must practice excellent interpersonal human relations, and oral/written communication skills.

Must posess excellent customer service and professionalism; be courteous, respectful, responsive, cooperative.

Ability to adapt to and apply new and changing methods, requirements, and priorities.

Excellent time management skills and ability to work quickly and accurately with strict time deadlines and under pressure. Must be able to work independently with limited supervision and manage multiple priorities at the same time.

Interest in working in a cohesive team environment, contribute, and learn with others.

Able to effectively train and mentor others.

Department(s):

A196200-COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING/MECHANICAL ENGR

Work Schedule:

7:45-4:30 M-F

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $20.00 HOURLY
If UW-Madison Employe - 5-10% Increase

Instructions to Applicants:

Please click on the "" button to start the application process. To apply, you will be asked to submit a cover letter and resume addressing your interest in working in the Mechanical Engineering department and highlighting your qualifications as they relate to this position.

Contact:

Catherine Carter
clcarter2@wisc.edu
608-265-2155
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )





Official Title:

FINANCIAL SPECIALIST SENIOR(00162)

Employment Class:

University Staff-Ongoing

Job Number:

230433-US

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Fall 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will 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).

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .

Applications Open: Jan 14 2021 Central Standard Time
Applications Close: Feb 9 2021 11:55 PM Central Standard Time

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