BUDGET AND FINANCE DIRECTOR

The School of Education is a unique school made up of ten diverse academic departments, three major research units, and many outreach and support units, all known for their dedication to high-quality outcomes and their desire to positively impact our world. The Budget and Finance Director will manage the budget and financial management activities for the School of Education. Reporting to the School of Education’s Chief Financial Officer, this position will work collaboratively with School leadership, department and unit leadership, and budget and finance staff in the areas of budget development and management, accounting, purchasing, expense reimbursements, gift fund management, and financial analysis and forecasting.
The Budget and Finance Director serves as the manager of budget and financial activities on behalf of the School of Education. Working closely with the CFO, this position provides financial analysis, forecasting, and financial planning support to advance the mission of the School. Responsibilities include leading the Budget and Finance team in the Business Office, leading the development of the School’s annual budget, providing financial analysis and forecasting to assist in financial management and strategy development, leading financial management activities (purchasing, accounting, reimbursements) and managing a large portfolio of gift funds. The Budget and Finance Director should be committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility with regard to budget and financial management activities.
Successful candidates will need to be able to build and sustain relationships with multiple stakeholders at all levels of the organization. They will need to actively listen to, and communicate with, senior leadership in the School of Education. The successful candidate will implement initiatives through coalition-building, often exercising influence without direct authority. The ideal candidate will be one who can understand the School’s strategic directions related to finance and translate them into administrative support solutions while navigating the unique cultures within a higher education environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest and desire in financial data and analysis and how to represent and communicate financial data to broad audiences. The candidate will also be proactive, with a focus on communication, training, and continuous improvement in the areas of budget and financial management.

• 25% Directs strategic planning initiatives and establishes objectives for multiple finance functional areas to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources and alignment with the strategic plan
• 5% Determines personnel needs and the personnel resource allocation plan
• 10% Oversees, reviews, develops, recommends, and implements policies and procedures for internal and external financial reporting, budgeting and financial operations
• 10% Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems and budgets, and disseminates updates and results to leadership when appropriate
• 20% Serves as a divisional representative and subject matter expert to institutional leadership and internal and external stakeholders providing financial direction and information, fostering collaborative relationships across multiple functional areas, and representing the interests of the division
• 10% Exercises 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 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 20% Leads the development of the School?s annual budget; working collaboratively with School leadership, department and unit leadership, and institutional budget contacts.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Required
Bachelor’s Degree

– Minimum 5 years in budgeting, financial planning, and analysis
– Experience in budgeting, financial planning and analysis at UW-Madison or another UW System institution preferred.

Full Time: 100%
This position has the ability to work in a hybrid environment, partially onsite and partially remote. Remote work schedule is to be discussed at the time of hire.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $112,200 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Actual hiring rate will be commensurate with education and experience. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Attach a current resume, cover letter, and three professional references. References will not be contacted until the final interview stage. If you have any questions, please contact Lyndsey Johnson at [email protected] .

Lyndsey Johnson
[email protected]
608-262-9149
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Finance Director (B)(FN033)

A170510-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/GEN ADMIN/DEAN’S OFFICE

Limited

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