Accountant I

Salary:

Minimum $58,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
This is a full-time appointment. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf .

Job Summary:

The University of Wisconsin-Madison-Wisconsin Union- Accounting Team is seeking an Accountant I to fill a fixed term position (Term is planned for 18 months with possible extension to 24 months). We offer a fun, dynamic, and collaborative environment with opportunities for hybrid remote and onsite work at Memorial Union, with flexible hours Monday-Friday.

This position works within a team to perform a variety of accounting tasks for the Wisconsin Union, including preparation and entry of journal entries, reconciliation of accounts, and assistance with preparation of financial reports and budgets and the integration of additional units into the Wisconsin Union. We are a growing, diverse $50+ million annual operation comprised of more than 100 responsibility centers and over 5700 revenue and expense accounts.

Responsibilities: Performs general accounting duties following generally accepted accounting principles and procedures. Prepares financial reports and assists with budgeting. Ensures the accurate recording and reporting of the business unit's financial transactions.

• 35% Organizes, prepares, and updates basic financial statements, monthly and year-end journal entries, accounts, ledgers, and reports for various financial needs within an automated financial system to ensure accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions
• 15% Prepares and analyzes financial data, reports and records, identifies discrepancies, investigates, recommends, and implements basic solutions as needed
• 20% Assists with accounting and reviewing reconciliations, journal entries, schedules, and reports
• 10% Answers questions and provides accounting related information to internal and external stakeholders according to established policies and procedures
• 10% Assists in preparing budgets and financial projections
• 10% Prepares and/or approves financial transactions and payments

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.

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Education:

Preferred
Associate's Degree

Qualifications:

-Minimum of two years accounting work required
-Experience with Excel required and advanced Excel preferred
-Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) software preferred
-Experience with UW-Madison systems/policies preferred
-Experience with preparation of accrual financial statements preferred
-Experience with Outlook, Teams, and Word preferred

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:

Terminal, 23 month appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding

Additional Information:

The Wisconsin Union operates from several buildings on the UW-Madison campus including Memorial Union, Union South, Fluno Center, Pyle Center, University Club, Red Gym, and the Student Activity Center. The Wisconsin Union is a financially self-supporting division of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Financial support for the organization is provided by income earned by over thirty food service units and a variety of nonfood units such as games, guest rooms, space rentals and campus vending. Substantial support is also provided by student fees. The total annual organizational budget is approximately $60 million dollars.

Student Affairs is led by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide identity-based spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.

How to Apply:

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resume and cover letter as a part of the application process. Please make sure outline your relevant work experience as it relates to the qualifications and responsibilities in your cover letter and resume.

Contact:

Rod Rotar
rod.rotar@wisc.edu
608-263-5596
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Accountant I(FN001)

Department(s):

A96-WISCONSIN UNION/CONFCTRS/PYLE ADMIN

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Terminal

Job Number:

280550-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.

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