Financial Specialist - Continuing Education - Camps and Conferences

Join the Camps and Conferences team in successfully hosting over 10,000+ youth and adults annually through camps, conferences, events and lessons.

About the role

This position supports the unit by being the primary person responsible for all financial operations. The role prepares, analyzes, and distributes financial reports to monitor budgets, revenue, expenses, and overall program performance. In addition, this position works closely with program staff, vendors, and the finance team to resolve billing inquiries, maintain accurate financial records, support budget planning, and ensure the smooth and efficient financial administration of all Camps and Conferences activities. This is a full-time, 12-month position.

Responsibilities

• Processing and maintaining accurate billing and invoicing
• Creating general reporting for transactions
• Auditing or processing advanced transactions and assigning funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations and policies
• Auditing or reconciling original purchase documents with payments
• Reallocating expenses to appropriate funding strings
• Overseeing accounts payable by reviewing and paying vendor invoices in a timely manner
• Reconciling financial transactions, and ensuring compliance with organizational financial policies and procedures
• Reviewing transaction processing internal controls and recommending policies and procedures
• Producing final accountings for each unique event
• Managing the hire and payroll for all employees

Requirements

• High School Diploma at time of application
• 2 years of professional experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree in business or a related field
• Experience using WorkDay software for human resources and/or finance
• Experience in a higher education environment

Skills

• Willingness and ability to be an active participant in following applicable safety rules and regulations including necessary training and drills
• Ability to interact respectfully with people from diverse socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds

Pay

Well-qualified candidates can expect a starting hourly wage within a range of $21/hr - $24/hr.

Benefits

UW System employees receive an excellent benefit package. To learn more about the UW System's comprehensive benefit package, review the UW System Employee Benefits Brochure.