Position Summary:
This position is located in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and works under general supervision. WCER is the largest educational research center in the United States and the largest externally supported research center on the UW-Madison campus. It houses approximately 100 separate projects with annual budgets ranging from $5,000 to $50 million. The total WCER annual budget of approximately $80 million is funded from a wide variety of federal and non-federal sources. The total financial activity surpasses $30 million per year.

This Financial Specilist position will process WCER's travel and conference activities, process and track vendor invoices, and perform other miscellaneous financial acitivities. The various tasks require familiarity with approximately 100 research projects supported by over 400 faculty, staff, and students. This position also involves the application of nearly 100 funds and accounts - both internal and external - including the following types of funds: 101, 133, 135, 136, 233, 144, 150, and 161.

The incumbent will work closely with WCER Business Office managers, WCER project managers and staff, the School of Education Dean's Office staff, and central campus Business Services staff. The Financial Specialist must have the ability to maintain effective working relationships with all parties. The ability to communicate policies and procedures to a varied group of individuals within a complex, evolving research center and university setting is essential.


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

Department(s):
A177500-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/WCER

Work Type:
Full-time:100%

Work Schedule:
7:45 - 4:30 with a 45 minute lunch

Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable

Hourly rate:
Minimum $17.00
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:
To apply for this position please send a cover letter address to Nicole Kleinschmidt, a resume, and a list of three professional references.

Your cover letter should describe your experience with the following:

1. Processing expense reports.
2. Processing reimbursements for travel or other purchases.
3. Explaining financial policies and procedures to others in the workplace.
4. Providing administrative support to a diverse audience.

Contact:
Mary Hegge
mhegge@wisc.edu
608-262-9173
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:
FINANCIAL SPECIALIST(00161)

Employment Class:
University Staff-Ongoing

Job Number:
107529


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 12 2019 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: May 7 2019 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time


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