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University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeePosted 10/20/2026full-timeMilwaukee • Wisconsin • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $70,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial management, including preparing and analyzing financial reports, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with accounting principles. Proficient in utilizing financial systems and tools to enhance data integrity and support organizational financial processes.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Financial ReportingBudget ManagementAccount ReconciliationGenerally Accepted Accounting PrinciplesFinancial Analysis
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and maintain automated financial systems and recommend controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity
- Prepare and approve financial transactions and payments
- Prepare and analyze recurring and ad hoc financial reports, financial data, and records
- Monitor budgets, financial activity, commitments, spending patterns, and fund balances
- Perform account, financial transaction, and supporting-record reconciliations
- Research discrepancies, unusual transactions, accounting errors, and financial issues; recommend or initiate corrective action
- Prepare journal entries, accounting corrections, transfers, costing allocations, payroll accounting adjustments, and other financial transactions
- Assist with budget development, projections, forecasts, fiscal-year close, carryforward analysis, and financial planning
- Provide accounting support for gift funds, including Foundation billing, reconciliations, adjustments, and related transactions
- Provide financial guidance to College faculty and staff regarding transactions, reports, policies, and procedures
- Support financial processes, internal controls, system implementations, process improvements, and special projects
- Develop documentation and provide guidance or training on financial processes and systems
- Collaborate with financial personnel across the Lubar College of Business and University
- Report to the Divisional Finance Officer and serve as a financial resource to College leadership
Requirements
What you’ll need- Associate degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- At least two years’ professional experience in accounting, budgeting, financial management, sponsored-project administration, or a related area
- At least one year of experience preparing, reviewing, or analyzing financial reports and financial data
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and standard accounting practices
- Ability to analyze financial information, identify discrepancies and trends, and develop appropriate recommendations
- Ability to prepare accurate financial reports, reconciliations, journal entries, and other accounting documentation
- Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and meet recurring financial report deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Ability to interpret and apply financial policies and procedures
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to faculty, administrators, and other stakeholders
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a financial management team
- Strong customer-service, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
- Employment authorization in the United States required at start date
- Criminal background check required
- Three professional/supervisor references required for finalists
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- Preferred: Experience in higher education, governmental, nonprofit, or similarly complex organizations
- Preferred: Experience preparing budgets, financial forecasts, budget-to-actual analyses, or financial projections
- Preferred: Experience performing account reconciliations and preparing journal entries, payroll accounting adjustments, or costing allocations
- Preferred: Experience using enterprise financial systems and advanced spreadsheet or data-analysis tools such as Workday, Microsoft Excel, or Power BI
Benefits
Comp & perks- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
- Criminal background check and reference check process
- Employment eligibility verification support
- Equal opportunity employment
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Financial ReportingBudget ManagementAccount ReconciliationJournal EntriesFinancial ForecastingData AnalysisFinancial TransactionsCosting AllocationsPayroll Accounting AdjustmentsFinancial Documentation
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailProblem-SolvingInterpersonal SkillsCustomer ServiceCommunication Skills
Tools & Technologies
WorkdayMicrosoft ExcelPower BIEnterprise Financial Systems
Industry Keywords
AccountingFinanceHigher EducationNonprofit OrganizationsGovernmental Organizations