Financial Manager

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Financial Manager managing the business functions of the Accounts Receivables Unit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Overseeing grants administration and ensuring accurate billing across services.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeMadison • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Recommends, interprets, disseminates, and implements unit-focused fiscal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with established rule, regulations and financial guidelines
Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems
Analyzes financial information and makes recommendations to unit leadership
Serves as a subject matter expert to unit leadership regarding financial operations, status and reporting, and recommends process improvements
May exercise 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 FTE or equivalent employees
Identifies, verifies, and audits financial charges, credits, and authorizes payments

Requirements

What you’ll need

Prior experience working in public sector
Prior experience supervising multiple staff
Knowledge of accounting, finance, or related areas
Proficiency with Excel or another spreadsheet software
Experience working with complex automated accounting systems and processes
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, staff, students, and other stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysisfiscal policyautomated financial information systemsaccountingfinanceauditingprocess improvementsupervisory authorityExcelspreadsheet software

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationleadershipinterpersonal skillsorganizational skills