Associate Director of Finance at University of Wisconsin Madison

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:Academic StaffEmployment Type:RegularJob Profile:Finance Associate Director (C)Job Summary:Join the UW-Madison Libraries finance team and support the people who lead in curating preserving and sharing knowledge to advance the mission and strategic priorities of our world-class research university. The Associate Director for Finance of the UW-Madison Libraries leads a team of financial specialists to manage the day-to-day financial operations of the division and plays a critical role in creating and maintaining an annual budget of approximately $35 million. We are looking for a collaborative and forward-thinking leader who sees opportunities in dynamic environment and works with the team to navigate change as we work through information system upgrades and campus improvements.Key responsibilities for this position are:Collaborates with the Director of Business Administration and leadership to build the annual budget create forecasts and monitor costs throughout the year.Sign off and audit financial transactions ensuring that they are processed according to university policy.Creates timely and accurate reporting to the Executive Council and others.Provides leadership in developing policy and procedures as we adjust to the Workday environment.Supervises a team of financial specialists. Trains evaluates and coaches employees in their professional development.Provides subject matter expertise on business functions to Libraries units. Provides training or updates as requested by leadership.Assists employees in pre- and post-award functions for grants.Engages in professional development.This position is eligible for partial remote work. A remote work agreement may allow for a maximum of 20% remote per week.This position is full-time 100%.Ongoing/RenewableKey Job Responsibilities:Plans schedules and directs financial operations budgets allocations and compensation plans for a specific fiscal work unit.Implements the unit personnel resource allocation plan including hiring training supervision and resolution of personnel issues.Recommends interprets disseminates and implements unit-focused fiscal policies and procedures ensuring compliance with established rules regulations and financial guidelines.Participates in the development maintenance and monitoring of automated financial information systems and accounts and ledgers for multiple functional areas.Directs the solicitation review and awarding of funds from grant programs and integrated research projects occasionally.Exercises 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 full-time equivalent (FTE) employeesDepartment:Libraries AdministrationCompensation:Starting salary will be based on experience and qualifications. Well-qualified applicants can anticipate earning between $95000 - $125000 with final salary based 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. For a summary of benefits please see in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation holidays and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at ( Qualifications:Significant work experience in financial management and/or accountingExperience leading a team of professionals through daily operations in a collaborative environmentEffective written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information in a concise manner to a wide audienceAbility to prioritize workloads and meet deadlinesPreferred Qualifications:Experience with financial policies and procedures at UW-Madison or in a higher education settingDemonstrated experience developing operational budgets and financial forecastsExperience leading teams through rapidly changing environmentsExperience with Workday and Adaptive PlanningExperience reviewing and revising policies and proceduresExperience building reports in Excel or similar toolsKnowledge of state and federal laws related to financial practicesEducation:Bachelors Degree Required in Business Finance or Accounting PreferredHow to Apply:Click the Apply button to start the application process.You will be prompted to upload the following documents:-Resume-Letter of QualificationsApplicants 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.References will be requested from finalists only and are not required with the initial application. Reference requests will be sent via email from SkillSurvey.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.Contact Information:Anne Murphy-Lom Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. SeeRELAYSERVICEfor further information.Institutional Statement on Diversity:Diversity is a source of strength creativity and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity culture background experience status abilities and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching research outreach and diversity as inextricably linked goals.The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students faculty and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal OpportunityEmployer.Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to including but not limited to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age pregnancy disability or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgroundsand encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website.To request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodationfor any step in the hiring process (e.g. application interview pre-employment testing etc.) please contact the Divisional Disability Representative (DDR)in the division you are applying make your request as soon as possible to help the university respond most effectively to you.Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct including sexual violence and sexual harassment.The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.Required Experience:Director Key Skills Crisis Management,Marketing,Public Relations,Fundraising,Media Relations,Constant Contact,Strategic Planning,Social Media Management,Team Management,Public Speaking,Wordpress,Writing Skills Experience: years Vacancy: 1