Advanced Financial Specialist - Madison, United States - State of Wisconsin

State of Wisconsin

Verified Company

Madison, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Introduction:

The Division of Employment & Training has 1 permanent vacancy for an Advanced Financial Specialist.

This position will be headquartered in Madison, WI with the ability for remote work after training has been completed and per business needs.

High speed internet access will be required to meet the needs of remote work.

The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) offers interesting and meaningful work with an employee-friendly and inclusive work environment, work-life balance, a casual office environment, flexibility, and many opportunities to grow your skills.

The State of Wisconsin offers an exemplary benefits package with:

- generous paid time off, including at least 3.5 weeks of vacation/personal time, 9 paid holidays, and ample sick time that rolls over each year with no cap
- excellent and affordable health insurance options (starting at $39/month for single and $97/month for family coverage)
- other great insurance options (dental, vision, life, and more)
- top-notch retirement program and optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan

Well Wisconsin program offering wellness tools and rewards to employees and spouses

- free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their household members tools, resources, and professional consultation services

This recruitment may be used to fill future similar permanent, project or limited term vacancies.

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Budget Unit Supervisor, this position has responsibility to implement, monitor and update the division's fiscal reporting and monitoring systems for assigned programs and projects in the Division of Employment and Training.

This includes both federal and non-federal grants.

This position insures full compliance with federal regulations for programs and assist in preparing the required monthly, quarterly, or annual reports specified by the granting agency, DET management, and program managers.

This position also creates requisitions and modifies purchase orders and assists in the processing of invoices in the state system, reconciles expenditures and encumbrances included on reports to state or federal agencies and assists in the development of written policies and procedures to facilitate the functioning of programs within federal and state guidelines.

For more information, please see the position description.

Salary Information:

Salary is $29.00 per hour ($60,320 annually), plus excellent benefits. For more benefits information, view our benefits overview, or more in-depth benefits e-learning.

A 12-month probationary period will be required. The classification title for this position is Financial Specialist Advanced (schedule 02, range 15). This position is not represented in a collective bargaining unit and is non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Pay will be set in accordance with the State Compensation Plan in effect at the time of appointment. Starting pay may vary for current state employees.

Job Details:

Criminal histories:
we also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Finalists for this position may be required to allow DWD to conduct a background check or other checks to determine whether the circumstances of any conviction may be related to the job being filled.

Eligibility to work in United States: applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States (i.e., a US citizen or national or a lawful permanent resident) at the time of appointment. DWD does not sponsor visas and is not an eligible OPT employer for those with F1 visas. This is not a contract position. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States.

Qualifications:

It is very important that you specify your experience for the qualifications marked with an asterisk () in your letter and resume as these qualifications will be evaluated in the first step of the selection process. Additional qualifications may be evaluated in subsequent steps.

You
need to have the following experience:

Processing financial documents/transactions with attention to detail and accuracy (such as accounts payable, banking, billing, collections, credit card or financial services, payday lending, payroll, professional tax preparation, etc.), including using basic office software
Organizing and prioritizing work to meet deadlines, including adapting to meet changing priorities
Excellent communication skills, including explaining detailed information to people from a variety of backgrounds

Any of the following experience would be
nice to have:

Working within state and/or federal cost accounting procedures
Reporting on grant activities, following grant funding guidelines, grant cost accounting, or similar
Recommending or implementing changes to financial or data systems or processes