Job Description

Job Summary:
The Financial Manager is the liaison between the Biochemistry Department's leadership, accounting staff, and researchers. Biochemistry is a large, complexly funded unit and this position will provide support in departmental fiscal activities including sponsored project administration and overall financial management. This position is a key person in the Biochemistry fiscal team and will be a point of contact for many areas.

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.
25% Plans, directs, and engages in financial and/or accounting operations for multiple areas; coordinates data management, budget preparation and management, and financial reporting efforts
5% 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
25% Identifies, verifies, and audits financial charges, credits, and authorizes payments
20% Recommends, interprets, disseminates, and implements unit-focused fiscal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with established rule, regulations and financial guidelines
5% Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems
10% Analyzes financial information and makes recommendations to unit leadership
10% Serves as a subject matter expert to unit leadership regarding financial operations, status and reporting, and recommends process improvements
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Education:
Required
Bachelor's Degree

Qualifications:
Experience in a business or administrative setting is required. This employee must be able to communicate with a diverse population, coordinate resources, determine priorities, and assist in decision-making. The successful candidate will have demonstrated time-management skills, attention to detail, ability to problem-solve, excellent written communication skills, ability to establish and maintain positive professional relationships, and ability to work independently.

Training or experience in an academic setting is desirable. Ideal candidates will have knowledge of or ability to quickly learn UW grant and financial systems; interpret and analyze college, university, and sponsor policies, guidelines, rules, and regulations.