Divisional Finance Officer

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Position Title :

Divisional Finance Officer

Job Category : Limited

Employment Type : Regular

Job Profile :

Business Affairs Director I

Job Duties :

Reporting to the Dean this position serves as the Chief budget and Fiscal manager for the College overseeing day-to-day financial activities annual budget development and long-range financial planning. The Divisional Finance Officer plays a key leadership role in ensuring the excellence effectiveness and efficiency of CEAS business operations.

This position works closely with university administration business officers personnel managers division leadership and staff and the UWM Foundation. The role also includes supervisory responsibility for four staff members and participation as a member of the Colleges integrated leadership team.

Key Job Responsibilities :

Develops the divisions financial strategy including planning forecasts budgets and cash management that focus on attaining and sustaining long-term financial equilibrium in collaboration with university leadership

Works with senior administrative and academic leadership to design establish and maintain an administrative organizational structure to effectively and efficiently accomplish goals and objectives while appropriately defining duties and mitigating risk

Serves as a major point of contact and catalyst for problem resolution. Provides insightful and diplomatic communications

Serves as the primary business advisor liaison and partner to divisional leadership and key stakeholder groups

Exercises supervisory authority including hiring transferring suspending promoting managing conduct and performance discharging assigning rewarding disciplining and / or approving hours worked of at least 4.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

Partners with key financial management offices in Business & Financial Services and the Office of Research

Assesses processes staffing and systems to identify opportunities for improvement and streamlining on a regular basis

Directs and coordinates all accounting and budgetary functions of the Division including purchasing employee payroll travel reimbursements deposits program revenue accounting and state appropriations budget and accounting and grants management. JR

Serves as member of the Divisions Leadership Team working collaboratively to establish and support the overall vision and strategic direction of the division

Department : College of Engineering and Applied Science

Compensation : 10500.00 to 13500.00

Required Qualifications :

Bachelors degree

At least three years of professional experience performing directly related work within a similar function

Demonstrated knowledge of financial principles and accounting standards through progressively responsible roles in finance or a related field

Experience with financial analysis and reporting

Preferred Qualifications :

Bachelors or advanced degree in accounting finance business administration or a related field

Masters degree related advanced degree or relevant professional certification (e.g. CPA)

Directly related experience working in finance within a public university or similar setting

Supervisory or leadership experience

Proven ability to collaborate and advance initiatives across all levels of an organization

Proficiency in financial analysis and reporting tools including PC-based spreadsheet applications and financial systems

Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems including Workday

Experience with grants management

Education :

• Bachelors degree

Additional information

Hybrid work arrangements may be available. Primary work will be conducted on the UW-Milwaukee campus with remote work requests considered after the initial training period. Details will be discussed during the interview process.

How to Apply :

Interested candidates must submit the following at time of application :

In instances where the Search and Screen Committee or PRP Administrator is unable to ascertain from a candidates application materials whether they meet any of the qualifications they will be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications.

Contact Information :

Amy Rehfeldt

HR-Coordinator

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Employment Authorization

In compliance with federal law all persons at the time of their start date will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy disability status as a protected veteran or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

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Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 229 - 4632