FINANCIAL SPECIALIST I - DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY

Salary:

Minimum $18.75 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications
The starting salary for the position is $39,000 ($18.75/hour) but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. We offers benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at ( https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/ ).

Job Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Laboratory Manager, the Financial Specialist I will be part of the administration team within the Department of Oncology/McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research. The role will provide high customer service to faculty, staff, and students on a variety of departmental financial transactions. This position will review and submit requests with purchasing, accounts payable, and travel related items, keep financial records, and support the administrative team.

SMPH is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members and veterans are strongly encouraged.

Responsibilities:

Prepares and advises on general financial transactions and reconciles transactions. Creates general reporting on transactions. Maintains financial records, provides administrative processing support, and provides customers service for staff and customers in an assigned program area to support program financial management.

• 20% Audits, monitors, organizes, and updates fiscal records, reports, and affiliated materials
• 45% Audits or processes transactions and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations, and policies
• 10% Audits or reconciles original purchase documents with payments
• 10% Drafts basic communications and reports and maintains organization of varied records to provide administrative support within a specified work unit
• 10% Answers general fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiences
• 5% Serve as a back up to other Administrative Office personnel as needed

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.

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Education:

Preferred
H.S. Diploma

Qualifications:

- Experience, training, or certificates in Accounting, Finance, or other business areas preferred.
- Prior experience working with complex automated accounting and payment systems such as WISER, UW Purchasing, and other UW financial systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 particularly in Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Ability to work independently on resolving matters timely, effectively communicate and develop good relationships with others, and maintaining records is a must.
- Administrative experience/knowledge of the biological sciences field preferred.

Work Schedule:

Business hours are from Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Flexible scheduling or work schedule to be agreed upon.

Work Type:

Part Time: 60% - 80%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable


Additional Information:

The McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is also designated as the Department of Oncology within the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Our administrative team actively supports departmental research and their pursuit of understanding cancer.

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.

Effective January 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be updated to require that positions earning less than $35,568 annually be considered non-exempt under FLSA provisions for overtime (see https://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime2019/ ). Based on these rules, if the person selected for this recruitment will earn less than the new salary threshold at January 1, 2020 ($35,568 annually), he/she will be an academic staff non-exempt employee, will be paid hourly, and will receive overtime compensation for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the "" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing how you meet the minimum/preferred qualifications for the position. You will also be asked to provide contact information for three (3) references, including your current/most recent supervisor during the application process. References will not be contacted without prior notice.

Contact:

Melissa Zhang
melissa.zhang@wisc.edu
608-263-0496
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Financial Specialist I(FN006)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/ONCOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

Employment Class:

University Staff-Ongoing

Job Number:

276160-CP



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.

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/

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).

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Applications Open: Mar 24 2023 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Apr 21 2023 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time