Financial Specialist III

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Financial Specialist III will work directly within one to three L&S departments as an expert on accounting and financial operations, policies, and procedures. The role involves key functions, such as:

• Ensuring seamless processing of travel and events from planning through reimbursement process

• Processing expense reimbursement, purchasing, procurement, billing operations, cost transfers and accounting journals, and financial coding for payroll

• Coordinating with the supervising finance manager and department administrator(s) to ensure continuous workload re-prioritization needs are addressed in a timely manner

• May train staff on financial processes and best practices

• Drafts communications and reports and maintains organization of varied records to provide administrative support within a specified work unit

• Answers complex fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiences

• Reviews transaction processing internal controls and recommends policies and procedures

• Monitors financial transactions and fund balances and generates and reconciles complex reports and statements in accordance with established rules and regulations

• Serve as a unit liaison to leadership providing financial advice, recommendations, and financial status updates

• Reviews and approves complex transactions and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations, and policies

• Reallocates expenses to appropriate funding strings

College of Letters & Science, Administration

The typical starting salary for this position is $53,000 - $64,000 depending on qualifications and experience. Only those with extensive relevant experience will be placed around the high end of that range. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays and paid time off; competitive insurances and saving accounts; and retirement benefits.

• Minimum 1 year experience completing or approving business operation transactions such as expenses, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cost transfers, salary funding or purchasing OR possesses an Associate's Degree or higher.

• Demonstrated ability to creatively solve problems by applying policies and procedures in a complex business environment.

• Experience using Excel for coordinating, processing, and tracking data.

• Demonstrated strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to effectively prioritize tasks.

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills including the ability to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures, and levels of education.

• Experience in higher education, public service or similarly regulated industry.

• Experience communicating to people relating to policy and procedures.

• Experience gathering financial data, preparing financial reports, and/or preparing/reviewing purchasing transactions.

Associate's Degree or equivalent experience preferred.

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You will be prompted to upload the following documents:

-Resume

-Letter of Qualifications

Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. Please note, there is only one attachment field. You must upload all of your documents in the attachment field.

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.

Maria Antezana Ardaya, maria.antezana@wisc.edu

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