Financial Specialist II 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:University StaffEmployment Type:RegularJob Profile:Financial Specialist IIJob Summary:This position is for a financial specialist to support the Wisconsin Centers for Nanoscale Technology (WCNT). The financial specialist will provide financial support to WCNT staff as well as internal and external users of the facilities. Duties will include center billing budgeting expense tracking financial reporting preparing purchase orders and assisting staff with purchasing and travel reimbursements. This position reports to the WCNT Director.Partial remote work available after a training period has been completed.Key Job Responsibilities:Drafts communications and advanced reports and maintains organization of varied records to provide administrative support within a specified work unitReallocates expenses to appropriate funding stringsAudits monitors organizes and updates fiscal records reports and affiliated materialsAudits or reconciles original purchase documents with paymentsAudits or processes advanced transactions and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules regulations and policiesCreates general reporting for transactionsAnswers advanced fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiencesReviews transaction processing internal controls and recommends policies and proceduresDepartment:The University of Wisconsin Madison College of Engineering Wisconsin Centers for Nanoscale Technologies (WCNT) includes the Nanoscale Fabrication Center (NFC) the Soft Materials Characterization Laboratory (SMCL) and the Nanoscale Imaging and Analysis Center (NIAC). The centers are shared instrumentation facilities providing equipment facilities and expertise in nano-fabrication electron microscopy micro-analysis and soft materials characterization. The WCNT supports a broad range of research across UW-Madison by students staff faculty and by external academic and industry users.Compensation:The starting rate for the position is $23.00/hourbut is 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. For more information refer to thecampus benefitswebpage.Required Qualifications:HS diploma with one year of relevant experience in business accounting or financeProfessional level and highly efficient use of Microsoft Office (Outlook and Excel)Preferred Qualifications:Working knowledge of WorkdayUW Purchasing and other UW financial systemsExperience with purchasing records management financial reporting and financial policiesExperience with Microsoft Access or SQLThe ability to work independently with limited supervisionEducation:Required: HS diplomaPreferred: Associates Degree or Bachelors DegreeHow to Apply:Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications/cover letter 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. Please note there is only one attachment field. You must upload all of your documents in the attachment field.University sponsorship is not available for this position including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be 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 an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.Contact Information:WCNT Director Julie Morasch 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:IC Key Skills Financial Services,Financial Models,Account Management,General Ledger Accounts,ERP,Payroll,External Auditors,Customer Relationships,Credit Card,Financial Statements,Business Units,Annual Budget,Income,New Clients,Financial Management Experience: years Vacancy: 1