Budget & Financial Accountant
Core
Organize and facilitate annual divisional budget processes, quarterly forecasting, and financial reporting for the Office of Online & Professional Learning Resources across the Universities of Wisconsin.
Role type
Mid-level financial accountant (budgeting & reporting)
Builds
Divisional budget models, monthly financial reports, and quarterly forecasts
Domain
Higher education / Public sector finance
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Budget preparation, financial forecasting, variance analysis, financial reporting, data reconciliation, MS Excel, MS Office Suite
Preferred skills
Governmental accounting principles, enterprise financial systems (Workday, Adaptive budget system), training new staff
Responsibilities
Organize annual budget processes, prepare revenue and expense budget models, consolidate monthly financial data, analyze budget vs actual variances, reconcile program revenues with student enrollment data, provide financial analysis support to program managers, train new hires on financial operations
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC