The UW School of Medicine and Public Health is a nationally recognized leader in clinical care, education, and research. The Financial Specialist I provides comprehensive financial and research administrative support to ensure the accurate, timely, and compliant management of departmental resources, including pre-award budget development and post-award budget monitoring.
Responsibilities
- Assist with pre‑award grant activities to support accurate and timely submission of grant applications
- Audits, monitors, organizes, and updates fiscal records, reports, and affiliated materials
- Provides support for continuity of operations for procurement activities and for tracking of equipment and assets
- Drafts basic communications and reports and maintains organization of varied records to provide administrative support within a specified work unit
- Audits or reconciles original purchase documents with payments
- Audits or processes transactions and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations, and policies
- Answers general fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiences
- Provides support for research and administrative staff onboarding and offboarding, including undergraduate and graduate students
Skills
- At least one year of experience supporting financial or accounting processes
- Experience processing financial transactions and maintaining financial records
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office or similar tools
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Experience in higher education or public sector finance
- Familiarity with Workday, or similar financial systems
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent experience
Benefits
- Generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave
- Competitive insurances and savings accounts
- Retirement benefits
Company Overview
UW School of Medicine and Public Health offers graduate programs, health professions programs, and innovative research. It is a sub-organization of University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was founded in 1907, and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.med.wisc.edu.