Position Summary:
UW-Madison, the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System, is a major land-grant university committed to excellence in teaching, research, and public service, with a campus environment that facilitates cross disciplinary collaborative research, revenues of $2.8 billion, a student body of approximately 43,000, and faculty/staff of approximately 22,000. The Cash Management function is a centralized, campus organization within the Accounting Services unit in the Division of Business Services and is responsible for accounting for cash, check, ACH, wire, and centrally received revenue receipts.
Under the general supervision of the Cash Management Supervisor, this position is primarily responsible for overseeing Custodian Funds, which are funds or accounts set up to serve the various cash related needs of UW-Madison, such as paying research participants or business processes. Thus, this position is responsible for processing Custodian Fund requests for research participant studies, setting up bank accounts, ensuring proper internal controls for Custodian Funds, and providing training for Custodian Funds. This position is also responsible for processing various journal transactions on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. This position requires knowledge and application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), broad variety of University funding sources, Federal regulations, State of Wisconsin, UW System, and UW-Madison campus rules, regulations, and guidelines.

Position Duties:
List of Duties

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.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration. CPA and/or Master's Degree.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
Minimum of at least 2 years of accounting, finance, or business administration experience.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and theories.
2. Knowledge of or ability to interpret the State of Wisconsin statutes, federal regulations and administrative rules.
3. Knowledge of or ability to learn the university, college, and department policies, including the UW System account code structure.
4. Knowledge of banking systems and applications, along with understanding banking rules and regulations.
5. Knowledge and skills in working with a variety of financial accounting systems for querying and reporting. Systems may include web based reporting tools, general ledger financial applications, QuickBooks, SFS Accounts Payable, WISDM, and JET tools.
6. Knowledge of or ability to understand research subject studies financial reporting needs, expenditure reporting, revenue recording, cash receipt collections, and use of departmental deposits.
7. Knowledge and understanding of the life cycle of Custodian Funds beginning with the campus request, use of funds, reporting of funds, and closure of the advance. Excellent understanding in both the functional and technical aspects of the transaction life cycle.
8. Ability to work independently as well as with a team.
9. Excellent organization and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and to handle pressure.
10. Demonstrates extensive detail-orientation and problem solving abilities.
11. Strong ability to maintain effective working relationships with all staff within a diverse campus community.
12. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
13. Strong skill set in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
14. Knowledge of computer applications, automated accounting systems and general financial applications.
15. Knowledge of training and presenting techniques.

Additional Information:
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.

Department(s):
A030500-BUSINESS SERVICES/ACCOUNTING

Work Type:
Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:
Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)

Instructions to Applicants:
To begin the application process, click the Apply Now button.

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and a list of 3 professional references, one of which should be your current supervisor or manager. The application materials should include a brief description of your accounting experience, along with how it relates to cash management, treasury, and/or business administration. Professional references will be held confidential and will be used in the final stage of the recruitment process.

Contact:
Kyle Brown
kyle.brown@wisc.edu
608-262-9021
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Official Title:
SR ACCOUNTANT(R10BN) or ACCOUNTANT(R10DN)

Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:
98407-AS


The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://oed.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding 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).

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Applications Open: Apr 18 2019 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: May 12 2019 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time


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