Accountant

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Accountant for the Wisconsin Energy Institute at UW–Madison processing financial transactions and assisting with budgeting. Collaborates with researchers to support sustainable energy solutions.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeMadison • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $54,150 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prepares and/or approves financial transactions and payments
Acts as back-up contact for capital equipment purchased on GLBRC grant funds for tagging, reporting, and auditing purposes
Answers questions and provides accounting related information to internal and external stakeholders according to established policies and procedures
Assists with accounting and reviewing reconciliations, journal entries, schedules, and reports
Provides and prepares budgets and projections based on existing data and established policies and procedures
Develops and maintains automated financial systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity
Prepares and analyzes financial data, reports and records, identifies discrepancies, investigates, recommends, and implements solutions as needed
Organizes, prepares, and updates financial statements, monthly and year-end journal entries, accounts, ledgers, and reports for various financial needs within an automated financial system to ensure accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Two years of relevant work experience
Excellent written communication skills and attention to detail as demonstrated by application materials
Knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
Ability to work independently as well as demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
Excellent organizational and time-management skills
Customer service orientated and ability to work collaboratively amongst varying groups
Experience at UW-Madison using financial and research administration software such as ShopUW+, RAMP and WISER/Workday (preferred)
Experience with fund accounting (preferred)
Experience in a university research environment (preferred)
Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and other sponsor regulations related to sponsored projects (preferred)
Experience analyzing budgets and interpreting contracts, regulations, and guidelines (preferred)
Ability to think critically and resolve problems (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off
competitive insurances and savings accounts
retirement benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial transactionsbudget preparationfinancial analysisreconciliationsjournal entriesautomated financial systemsdata integrityfund accountingcontract interpretationproblem resolution

Soft Skills

written communicationattention to detailindependent workteam collaborationorganizational skillstime managementcustomer service orientationcritical thinking