FINANCIAL SPECIALIST

Job no: 241945-US
Work type: Partial Remote, Staff-Full Time
Department: MSN/ENV ST/ADMINISTRATION
Location: Madison
Categories: Accounting, Finance, Purchasing, Extension, Outreach, Public Engagement



Position Summary:

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

Position Duties:

List of Duties

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

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Degree and Area of Specialization:

H.S Diploma preferred

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

Required:
- 1 year experience providing financial administrative support services.

Preferred:
- Experience working in higher education
- Experience completing domestic and foreign instructional or consultant payments
- Experience reconciling purchases against general ledger using Excel, web-based data mart/warehouse financial reporting tools, and cloud-based content sharing platforms
- Experience purchasing and approving supplies, and domestic and international travel (e.g. managing a purchasing/company card, employee reimbursement, using procurement and payment systems)
- Experience ensuring purchases/expenditures are allowable, allocable and reasonable to charge in accordance with federal, state, and institutional policies
- Experience transferring revenue and expenditures using institutional forms and processes
- Experience creating/formatting/combining documents using Excel, Word and Adobe Acrobat

Additional Information:

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Department(s):

A400100-GAYLORD NELSON INST ENV ST/ENV ST/ADMINISTRATION

Work Schedule:

Standard business hours.

This position has the option of working remotely, with a minimum expectation of attending in-person meetings as needed (as determined by supervisor).

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $16.05 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:

To begin the application process, click the '' button. Please submit a resume detailing your educational and professional background along with a cover letter referring to your work experience in the following:
- Completing domestic and foreign instructional or consultant payments
- Reconciling purchases against general ledger using Excel, web-based data mart/warehouse financial reporting tools, and cloud-based content sharing platforms
- Purchasing and approving supplies, and domestic and international travel (e.g. managing a purchasing/company card, employee reimbursement, using procurement and payment systems)
- Ensuring purchases/expenditures are allowable, allocable and reasonable to charge in accordance with federal, state, and institutional policies
- Transferring revenue and expenditures using institutional forms and processes
- Creating/formatting/combining documents using Excel, Word and Adobe Acrobat

Contact:

Anne Yorde
anne.bartholomew@wisc.edu
608-263-3737
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(00161) or FINANCIAL SPECIALIST SENIOR(00162)

Employment Class:

University Staff-Ongoing

Job Number:

241945-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/

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Applications Open: Sep 23 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Oct 7 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time