Financial Manager, Administrative Regional Team

About the role

Join the College of Letters & Science (L&S) for an exciting role as a Financial Manager with a team of other finance champions. You'll have an opportunity to make a positive impact by supporting department administrator(s) towards the best utilization of financial resources while ensuring compliance with all relevant Universities of Wisconsin, State of Wisconsin and federal regulations and policies and procedures. This is a new initiative with an evolving team as the college implements Administrative Transformation Program (ATP) within L&S. The role is perfect for trailblazers passionate about building effective relationships while applying equitable practices that foster a community of belonging. There are multiple openings on the new team and we encourage you to review and apply to all of the positions. Under the general direction of the Associate Dean for Innovation and Strategic Budgeting, the Financial Manager will manage the efforts of a team of finance in a collaborative way that fosters innovation and supports team development and success; provide expertise, facilitate training, coordination, and workload management across the team; and serve as a key point of contact and partner for department administrators. L&S is the heart of UW-Madison and home to a tremendous breadth and depth of departments and degree-granting programs in the humanities; natural, physical, and mathematical sciences and the social sciences.

Responsibilities

• 20% Facilitating and sharing unit or organizational budgets and large budget projections including budget planning, policies, controls, procedures, forecasts, and analysis
• 10% Recommends, interprets, disseminates, and implements unit-focused fiscal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with established rule, regulations and financial guidelines
• 20% May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
• 10% Identifies, verifies, and audits financial charges, credits, and authorizes payments
• 5% Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems
• 5% Serves as a subject matter expert to unit leadership regarding financial operations, status and reporting, and recommends process improvements
• 20% Plans, directs, and engages in financial and/or accounting operations for multiple areas; coordinates data management, budget preparation and management, and financial reporting efforts
• 10% Analyzes financial information and makes recommendations to unit leadership

Requirements

• 4 years of experience in accounting, finance, and/or budgeting/forecasting including experience using financial systems software and tools
• Experience fostering and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, such as department administrators, supervisors, staff and college & campus partners
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with an ability to interpret, analyze, and summarize financial data
• Strong verbal and written communication, administrative and organizational skills
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service excellence and a history of offering responsive and solution-oriented assistance
• Evidence of using sound judgement and discretion in applying and interpreting laws, rules, policies, and procedures