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Accountant II, Lubar College of Business

Manage reporting, reconciliations, budgets, and accounting operations for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Lubar College of Business. Advise college leaders and support program, gift, and grant funds.

USUnited StatesWIWisconsin
$70,000 – $80,000 / year
HybridFull-timeJuniorMiddleEnglish RequiredAccountant

Description

  • Build and maintain automated financial systems, recommending controls that protect reliability and data integrity.
  • Prepare and authorize financial transactions and payments.
  • Compile and analyze routine and ad hoc reports, financial data, and records.
  • Track budgets, activity, commitments, spending trends, and fund balances.
  • Reconcile accounts, transactions, and supporting documentation.
  • Investigate discrepancies, unusual activity, errors, and other accounting issues, and recommend or take corrective action.
  • Create journal entries, corrections, transfers, cost allocations, payroll accounting adjustments, and related transactions.
  • Contribute to budget preparation, projections, forecasts, year-end close, carryforward analysis, and financial planning.
  • Handle accounting for gift funds, including Foundation billing, reconciliations, adjustments, and related activity.
  • Advise college faculty and staff on transactions, reports, financial policies, and procedures.
  • Assist with financial operations, controls, system rollouts, process improvements, and special assignments.
  • Create process documentation and guide or train colleagues on financial systems and procedures.
  • Coordinate with finance staff throughout the Lubar College of Business and the University.
  • Report to the Divisional Finance Officer and advise college leadership on financial matters.

Requirements

  • Associate degree or higher in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related discipline.
  • At least two years of professional experience in accounting, budgeting, financial management, sponsored project administration, or a related field.
  • At least one year of experience preparing, reviewing, or analyzing financial reports and data.
  • Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and standard accounting procedures.
  • Skill in analyzing financial information, spotting discrepancies and trends, and making sound recommendations.
  • Ability to produce accurate reports, reconciliations, journal entries, and other accounting records.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and meet recurring financial reporting deadlines.
  • Careful attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy.
  • Ability to interpret and apply financial policies and procedures.
  • Clear communication of financial information to faculty, administrators, and other stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently and contribute effectively to a financial management team.
  • Strong customer service, problem-solving, and interpersonal abilities.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States by the start date.
  • Criminal background screening is required.
  • Finalists must provide three professional or supervisor references.
  • Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related discipline.
  • Preferred: Experience in higher education, government, nonprofit, or similarly complex organizations.
  • Preferred: Experience developing budgets and forecasts, and conducting budget-to-actual analysis or financial projections.
  • Preferred: Experience reconciling accounts and preparing journal entries, payroll accounting adjustments, or cost allocations.
  • Preferred: Experience with enterprise finance systems and advanced spreadsheet or data analysis tools, such as Workday, Microsoft Excel, or Power BI.

Benefits

  • Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities.
  • The hiring process includes criminal background and reference checks.
  • Support is available for employment eligibility verification.
  • The employer provides equal employment opportunity.

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