Description

Divisional Finance Officer

Milwaukee, WI
Full Time
JR10005433

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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 College's integrated leadership team.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• May create and monitor the unit budget and approve expenditures
  

• Develops, plans, and directs staff implementation of information technology serving the institution
  

• Evaluates existing strategy and makes recommendations to information technology leadership for program enhancement
  

• Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised information technology operational policies and procedures impacting the institution
  

• Serves as the subject matter expert to unit leadership regarding information technology operations and functions
  

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
  

Department: College of Engineering and Applied Science

Compensation: 105,00.00 to 135,00.00

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's 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:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field
  

• Master's 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:

• Bachelor's 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:

• Cover Letter addressing each of the required and preferred qualifications
• Resume

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

Contact Information:

Amy Rehfeldt

HR-Coordinator

rehfelda@uwm.edu

+1 (414) 2516083

Reasonable Accommodations
Pursuant to university policy, UWM provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual with a disability. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact uwm-jobs@uwm.edu or 414-229-4463. This job announcement and other material on this site will be made available in alternate formats upon request to an individual with a disability.

Confidentiality of Applicant Materials
UWM is a State agency and subject to Wisconsin's Open Records Law. UWM will not, however, reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsin's Open Records law. In certain circumstances, the identities of "final candidates" and/or the identity of the appointed applicant must be revealed upon request.

CBC and Reference Check Policy
Employment will require a criminal background check. UWM takes the prevention of sexual misconduct seriously. As such, you and your references will be required to answer questions regarding any past findings of sexual violence and sexual harassment or any pending allegations of sexual violence or sexual harassment.

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (Clery Act)
For the UWM Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports (i.e., Clery Report), which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies, see http://www.cleryact.uwm.edu/, or call UWM's Dean of Students Office, Student Union 345 at (414) 229-4632 for a paper copy.

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.


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