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Title: ACCOUNTANT - JOURNEY
Position Vacancy ID: 69280
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Working Title:  ACCOUNTANT - JOURNEY
% Time:  100  Schedule-Range:  07-03
Position Description  Title Specifications  Additional Information
Job Summary:   Under the general supervision of the Financial Management Supervisor for Financial Operations in the Controller¿s Office at UW-Madison, this position is one of a group of professional accountants who manage processes and systems which are used by UW-Madison to collect financial information. The financial information is used to trigger processing activities in the UW System Shared Financial System (SFS) and related subsidiary ledgers. Information in these subsidiary ledgers and SFS are accessed by end users primarily via the Web-based Wisconsin Integrated Data Mart (WISDM) and SQL query tools against the WISDM data stars. These sources provide financial management information for the schools, colleges, divisions and departments at UW-Madison. Information in these data sources is also used to prepare the UW-Madison and UW System Annual Financial Reports and the State of Wisconsin Consolidated Annual Financial Report (CAFR). This position (and the other accountant positions) are responsible for reconciling data in these data sources. ). Requires knowledge of the broadest possible variety of University funding sources. Requires knowledge of Federal regulations, State of Wisconsin, UW System, and UW-Madison campus rules, regulations and guidelines.

This position has primary responsibility for the accurate maintenance of records in UW-Madison¿s Capital Equipment Inventory Management System (CEIMS). These records must be kept in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and State of Wisconsin, UW System and Federal policies in this area. CEIMS stores information about approximately 125,000 pieces of moveable capital equipment which meet the State¿s definition of capital equipment. Also manage the posting of payroll transactions for UW-Madison to the subsidiary ledger (SFD) in the Shared Financial System and eventually post to the General Ledger in SFS ; Provide Journal Entry Tool (JET) support to Madison campus users of this system.

As with all the accountant positions in the Controller¿s Office, this position provides backup support to other accountants in the Controller¿s Office as needed.
Schedule:  Full-Time
Schedule
Comment:
  7:45 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday
Department:  ACCOUNTING SERVICES
College/Division:  BUSINESS SERVICES
Contact Person:Kathleen Smith   Phone:  608-265-0904
Contact Email: ksmith@bussvc.wisc.edu   TTY Phone:608-263-2473
Work Address:PARK ST N 21
  21 N PARK ST
  MADISON WI 53715-1218
Bargaining Unit:07 - WPEC
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