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Job Category:
University Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Financial Specialist II
Job Summary:
The Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs (InterPro) is searching for an individual to join our Accounting and Financial services support team; a high-performing group that values teamwork, open communication, and shared growth. This team provides a variety of operational and financial functions to support daily operations of InterPro's credit programs, professional development courses, and member-based consortia. General duties include: process/support financial transactions such as invoicing, reimbursements and card purchases; assist Accountants with academic support services agreements (ASSAs) and contracts; provide high level customer service to internal stakeholders.
This position can part-time, between 50%-75%, preferred 50%.
The work schedule is flexible and will be determined at the time of hire within the general office hours of 7AM-6PM.
This position is eligible for partial remote work. Remote schedule will be determined at time of hire with the expectation of being in the office as needed. InterPro Offices are located on the 3rd floor of the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave. Remote work requires an approved remote work agreement (RWA) agreement. An RWA requires successful candidates to possess their own high-speed internet and phone to perform the work on a university provided computer. Per University policy, transportation between home and assigned work location is not payable/reimbursable and will be at the expense of the employee.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Audits or processes advanced transactions and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations, and policies
- Creates general reporting for transactions
- Answers advanced fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiences
- Reviews transaction processing internal controls and recommends policies and procedures
- Audits, monitors, organizes, and updates fiscal records, reports, and affiliated materials
- Drafts communications and advanced reports and maintains organization of varied records to provide administrative support within a specified work unit
- Reallocates expenses to appropriate funding strings
- Audits or reconciles original purchase documents with payments
Department:
College of Engineering, Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs (InterPro)
Compensation:
The minimum pay for this position is $23/hr. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.
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. Please review the summary of benefits for more information.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum two (2) years of experience processing invoices, travel payments/reimbursements, allocating expenses to appropriate funds, using and/or managing a p-card and other financial transactions
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in a role responsible for interpreting and adhering to regulatory frameworks, including state statutes and organizational policies
- Minimum two (2) years providing customer service (internal or external customers) in an administrative setting
- Experience using Excel or other spreadsheet applications (comfortable with basic navigation, data entry, simple functions and formatting)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working at the State or UW System in a finance related role
- Experience with Workday
- Experience supporting non-finance employees with financial transactions
- Experience working within an organization with varied funding sources (memberships, sponsors, revenue shares, UW Medical Foundation funds, etc)
Education:
Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred; focus in a business or finance related field preferred
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, select either "I am a current employee" or "I am not a current employee" under Apply Now. You will then be prompted to upload the following:
- Letter of Qualification
- Resume/CV
Important: The application has only one attachment field. Upload the required documents in that field, either as a single combined file (PDF preferred) or as multiple files in the same upload area.
Your letter of qualification and resume/CV should address how your training and experience align with the
Required and Preferred Qualifications listed above. Please specifically provide examples that demonstrate your experience in each of the following:
- Processing financial transactions, including the types of transactions handled and the systems or tools used to process, record, and track them (e.g., Excel, Google Sheets, Workday, SAP, QuickBooks, etc.).
- Customer service experience supporting internal or external customers with financial transactions, including resolving inquiries, explaining transaction-related processes, and the interpretation and application of relevant regulatory requirements to ensure accurate and compliant support.
Application reviewers will rely on these written materials to determine which applicants move forward in the process. References will be requested from final candidates. All applicants will be notified once the search concludes and a candidate is selected.
UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer and therefore we cannot accept F-1 OPT STEM Extensions for employment eligibility. Please be aware that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their continuous 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 the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is a renewable position that will require continuous work eligibility, if you are selected for this position you would have to provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.
Contact Information:
Molly Olds, HR Generalist, molly.olds@wisc.edu
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