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Financial Specialist III
Job Group: Finance
Job Subgroup: Accounting, Financial Operations, and Reporting
Salary Range (Annual):
18: $39,400-80,520 Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: FN008
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Job Summary:
Primarily reviews, approves, and advises on a variety of complex financial transactions. Reconciles transactions. Maintains financial records, provides administrative processing support, and provides customer service for staff and customers in an assigned program area to support program financial management. Recommends controls and process improvements and troubleshoots complex financial errors. May be a lead or resource for others in the unit.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Monitors financial transactions and fund balances and generates and reconciles complex reports and statements in accordance with established rules and regulations
- Reviews and approves complex transactions and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations, and policies
- Reallocates expenses to appropriate funding strings
- Drafts communications and reports and maintains organization of varied records to provide administrative support within a specified work unit
- Answers complex fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiences
- Reviews transaction processing internal controls and recommends policies and procedures
- Serve as a unit liaison to leadership providing financial advice, recommendations, and financial status updates
- May train staff on financial processes and best practices
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Education:
Associate'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):
18: $39,400-80,520
- Job Code:
FN008: Financial Specialist III
- Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=FN008