FINANCIAL SPECIALIST II

Salary:

Minimum $22.00 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications

Job Summary:

This position approves and advises on a variety of financial transactions. Prepares and reconciles financial transactions. Researches and corrects financial errors. Maintains financial records, provides administrative processing support, and provides customer customer service for staff and customers in an assigned program area to support program financial management.

Responsibilities:

Primarily reviews, approves, and advises on a variety of advanced financial transactions. May prepare some financial transactions and reconciles transactions. Recommends controls and process improvements, troubleshoots advanced financial errors. 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.

• 15% Audits, monitors, organizes, and updates fiscal records, reports, and affiliated materials
• 50% Creates general reporting for transactions
• 10% Audits or processes advanced transactions and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations, and policies
• 5% Audits or reconciles original purchase documents with payments
• 5% Reallocates expenses to appropriate funding strings
• 5% Drafts communications and advanced reports and maintains organization of varied records to provide administrative support within a specified work unit
• 5% Answers advanced fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiences
• 5% Reviews transaction processing internal controls and recommends policies and procedures

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
Associate's Degree

Qualifications:

-Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook.- Required
-Experience monitoring financial transactions using a web-based financial tracking system. - Required
-Experience processing financial transactions through an automated processing system.- Required
-Experience in developing and maintaining financial spreadsheets.- Required
-Good Customer Service Skills- Required
-Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative team setting.- Required

-Experience with Accounts Receivables and Payables Processing.- Preferred
-Associate degree in Accounting or a business related field or 4 years of commensurate experience and training.- Preferred

COVID-19 Considerations:

UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086 . Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu for the most up-to-date information.

Work Schedule:

Monday- Friday, 7:30am-4pm - flexible

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


Additional Information:

The Fluno Center for Executive Education and Conference Centers are part of the Wisconsin Union operation and support continuing education and campus conferences.

The Fluno Center serves as a premier conference and lodging resource for continuing education, campus conferences and visitors. The Fluno Center includes 100 guest rooms, classrooms, and dining facilities. Conference Centers provides high-quality conference services, including lodging, audiovisual, catering and registration services for roughly 65,000 unique attendees for events and meetings.

How to Apply:

To be considered applications must be submitted online. Please submit a cover letter and resume outlining your relevant work experience

Contact:

Rod Rotar
rod.rotar@wisc.edu
608-263-5596
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 II(FN007)

Department(s):

A963300-WISCONSIN UNION/CONFCTRS/FLUNO CENTER

Employment Class:

University Staff-Ongoing

Job Number:

260622-CP



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/

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: Jun 17 2022 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Jul 5 2022 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time