Financial Specialist II
About the role
Become the Financial Wizard of the Department of Psychiatry! Are you a numbers whisperer who loves turning messy data into financial harmony? We are looking for a dynamic Financial Specialist to become the transactional powerhouse behind our team.
Responsibilities
- Audits or processes advanced transactions and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations, and policies
- Reallocates expenses to appropriate funding strings
- Drafts communications and advanced reports and maintains organization of varied records to provide administrative support within a specified work unit
- Audits, monitors, organizes, and updates fiscal records, reports, and affiliated materials
- Answers advanced fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiences
- Audits or reconciles original purchase documents with payments
- Reviews transaction processing internal controls and recommends policies and procedures
- Creates general reporting for transactions
Requirements
- More than three years of related experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and Outlook
- Knowledge regarding a variety (federal, state, university, granting agency, etc.) fiscal policies and procedures
- Ability to analyze accounting data and advise others on the appropriate action to take as result of the analysis
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work independently with attention to detail
- Ability to work under deadline pressure, using computing resources effectively
- Comfortable interacting with a varied clientele and customer group
Qualifications
- High School Diploma preferred
Skills
Knowledge and understanding of University, school and internal departmental operating procedures
Proficient in gathering and interpreting information found in UW-Madison and other web-based data sources
Experience with WORKDAY ERP
Ability to effectively produce financial reports for the department
Application of established accounting principles and interpretation of a wide range of agency, state, federal, and donor rules and regulations in the maintenance, reconciliation and analysis of accounts
Benefits
Compensation: The minimum starting hourly wage for the position is $22.31 per hour; negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.
Pay
The minimum starting hourly wage for the position is $22.31 per hour; negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Schedule
The work schedule is flexible and will be determined at the time of hire.