Chief Financial Officer

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Chief Financial Officer leading financial planning and budgeting for university's technology division. Overseeing policies and procedures for financial reporting and operations with significant budget management responsibilities.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeMadison • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversees, reviews, develops, recommends, and implements policies and procedures for internal and external financial reporting, budgeting and financial operations
Determines personnel needs and the personnel resource allocation plan
Serves on various university committees, working with a wide range of constituencies including the Administrative Council, Financial Manager Meeting, Budget Office, the University of Wisconsin system office, Division of Business Services, and University Leadership
Directs strategic planning initiatives and establishes objectives for multiple finance functional areas to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources and alignment with the strategic plan
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
Serves as a divisional representative and subject matter expert to institutional leadership and internal and external stakeholders providing financial direction and information, fostering collaborative relationships across multiple functional areas, and representing the interests of the division
Serves as a member of the DoIT executive team, leading and supporting university and divisional initiatives
Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems and budgets, and disseminates updates and results to leadership when appropriate

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing a team of finance professionals across in-person, hybrid, and remote environments.
Demonstrated experience working with and applying fund accounting structures, restrictions, and practices unique to public sector organizations, higher education, or government entities.
Demonstrated experience translating complex financial data into actionable insights for stakeholders such as executive leadership, campus partners, and non-financial stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience managing and completing fiscal year-end close activities including reconciliation and reporting for at least three consecutive fiscal years in a supervisory role.

Benefits

Comp & perks

generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave
competitive insurances and savings accounts
retirement benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial reportingbudgetingfinancial operationsfund accountingfiscal year-end closereconciliationreportingautomated financial information systemsdata analysisstrategic planning

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringteam developmentcollaborationcommunicationsupervisory authorityrelationship buildingproblem-solvingperformance managementstakeholder engagement