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Accountant III
Job Group: Finance
Job Subgroup: Accounting, Financial Operations, and Reporting
Salary Range (Annual):
21: $49,700-101,530 Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: FN003
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Job Summary:
Performs complex accounting duties, prepares financial and statistical reports, delivers training to others, develops and/or manages complex budgets, and develops and documents controls for accounting systems to ensure the accurate recording and reporting of the business unit's financial transactions. May lead and be a resource for others in their department/unit.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Leads and executes the development, organization, preparation, and updating of complex financial statements, journals, accounts, ledgers, and reports for various financial needs within an automated financial system to ensure accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions
- Prepares and analyzes financial reports, data and records, identifies discrepancies, investigates, and recommends solutions as needed
- Monitors automated financial systems, develops, and documents controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity
- Performs complex accounting and auditing reconciliations, journal entries, schedules, and reports
- Develops and manages complex work unit budgets, analyzing funding sources, operational needs, budget trends, and financial commitments
- Forecasts budget balances and recommends corrective action as needed
- Answers questions and provides accounting related information to internal and external stakeholders according to established policies and procedures
- Facilitates trainings and provides financial guidance to management and staff
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Education:
Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Institution Job:
No
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Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
No
- Employee Category:
Academic Staff
- Scaled Job:
No
- Salary Range (Annual):
21: $49,700-101,530
- Job Code:
FN003: Accountant III
- Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=FN003