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Current Available Faculty & Academic Staff Positions

  

Administrative Program Specialist - 315a.0809

Working Title: Financial Administrator

Department:

Foundation

Requirements (Degree/Experience):

  • Bachelor's degree with an Accounting major and a minimum of three years accounting experience
  • Extensive knowledge of and experience with Excel spreadsheets
  • Experience with systems software
  • Experience with fiscal year budgeting and planning, month/year-end accounting and audit functions, accounts payable/receivable, cash and investment management, and fixed asset accounting
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability and willingness to work cooperatively in a job sharing environment
  • Self-motivated, work well under pressure and in a team environment, and ability to handle several projects at one time

Responsibilities:

  • Organize, direct, and evaluate the day-to-day financial management of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Foundation's assets to ensure fiscal integrity of records and compliance with appropriate state and system regulations and policies.
  • Continually monitor and evaluate cash handling and cash management processes to optimize return on assets.
  • Review and administer all capital purchasing and leasing agreements and related financial interactions.
  • Prepare, analyze and present financial policies and financial reports to University and Foundation staff.
  • Assign and supervise accounting and related operational functions performed by staff and students.
  • Develop and implement financial policies and procedures that serve as a resource in processing information.
  • Continuously monitor and implement changes to financial systems and procedures to ensure efficient and timely service to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, financial institutions and donors.
  • Manage the online donation program and financial interaction between the University and Foundation.
  • Coordinate annual independent audit.
  • Develop annual budget and analyze actual expenses for the Advancement Division.
  • Manage state accounts for the Foundation.

Start Date:

August 11, 2008 or as soon as possible

Salary:

Commensurate with experience/standard benefit package

Terms of Appointment:

One year fixed term; academic staff; .75 FTE (30 hours per week)

Application Deadline:

Screening will begin on July 25, 2008, and continue until position is filled.

How to Apply:

Send a letter of application, resume, and contact information for three professional references to:

Becky Payne, Chair
Search and Screen Committee for Financial Administrator
UW Oshkosh Foundation
842 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901-8672

(920) 424-1020

payner@uwosh.edu

Please visit our web site at:
http://www.uwosh.edu

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is committed to recruiting, supporting and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and is an AA/EEO Employer.

Employment will require a criminal background check. UW Oshkosh complies with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act with regard to nondiscrimination on the basis of arrest and/or conviction record.

UW Oshkosh is required to provide a list of all nominees and applicants who have not requested in writing that their identity not be revealed. Persons agreeing to be final candidates will have their identity revealed as a final candidate.

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is both a major undergraduate campus and a regional graduate center in the statewide University of Wisconsin System. With a student body of 11,000, UW Oshkosh offers bachelor's and master's degrees in the professional colleges of Business, Education and Nursing, and the College of Letters and Science.

A flexible calendar permits faculty and students to plan and use their time creatively. The University features a faculty development program unique in the UW System, that supports research, curriculum development and professional development.

The UW Oshkosh campus is located along the Fox River in a city of 62,000 that is famous for its history and noted for modern commercial and cultural development. Bounded by lakes, rivers and nearby forested recreational areas, Oshkosh is located within easy driving distances of Milwaukee and Madison. Oshkosh is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the state.
 

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