Job Summary:
The Division for Teaching and Learning (DTL) is looking for a collaborative and experienced leader to serve as our Financial Manager.

The Financial Manager will play a crucial role in leading the division's budget, purchasing, and grant/research administration processes. The Financial Manager will:

-Develop, manage, reconcile and complete analysis on budget and expenditures for the division's seven departments
-Support business planning by assisting with long-term/multi-year fiscal planning, providing guidance in funding priorities and new initiatives, and reviewing budgetary impacts of potential spending changes in collaboration with colleagues and leadership
-Oversee the areas of purchasing, expense reimbursement and other financial processes
-Collaborate with units to integrate extramural funding into their budgets and support their efforts to meet the reporting requirements related to sponsored grants, non-sponsored grants, contracts and agreements
-Recommend process improvements and controls
-Provide fiscal management for cross-unit collaborations
-Supervise the financial specialist
-Support and participate in division-wide community building and collaboration efforts
-Manage the IT contractual partnership

After significant reorganization and growth, DTL serves as the central home for campus-level efforts to advance excellence in the university's core educational mission. The division is home to 130 employees and 160 student employees and manages a budget of approximately $13.5M across several funding sources. The division departments include the Office of Academic and Career Success (OACS), the Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring (CTLM), the Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE), the Student Learning Assessment (SLA) office, the Morgridge Center for Public Service, Indigenous Education/Our Shared Future, the Center for Campus History (CCH), as well as the division office. Guided by the principles of learning, equity, belonging and engagement, we aim to do our work in a spirit of service to our students, staff and faculty and in partnership with colleagues in schools, colleges, departments and programs across campus.

This position reports to the Associate Vice Provost/Chief of Staff and is a part of the division office team that includes finance, HR, communications, and administrative services.

You can expect to work on a compassionate and supportive team that values you as an individual, supports your work/life balance, and provides you with opportunities to grow and develop. We are specifically seeking candidates who are strongly committed to centering justice, and equity in the way they approach financial work. It is imperative that the selected candidate execute the position in service and support of our students and staff, viewing themselves as a resource and advocate first and foremost. Working in strong collaboration with department staff, divisional, and campus-level colleagues, the position is responsible for supporting budget and financial functions for all divisional employees.

Responsibilities:
Guides financial and or accounting staff performing work in multiple finance functional areas and participates in day-to-day financial operations to ensure accuracy of financial transactions and reports, and/or supervises staff. Recommends and implements fiscal policies and advises on development of processes in support of efficient and compliant reporting.
20% Plans, directs, and engages in financial and/or accounting operations for multiple areas; coordinates data management, budget preparation and management, and financial reporting efforts
10% May exercise 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 FTE or equivalent employees
20% Identifies, verifies, and audits financial charges, credits, and authorizes payments
15% Recommends, interprets, disseminates, and implements unit-focused fiscal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with established rule, regulations and financial guidelines
10% Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems
10% Analyzes financial information and makes recommendations to unit leadership
15% Serves as a subject matter expert to unit leadership regarding financial operations, status and reporting, and recommends process improvements