Associate Director of Finance

University of Wisconsin Madison
life insurance, paid time off, sick time, remote work
United States, Wisconsin, Madison
21 North Park Street (Show on map)
Nov 14, 2025
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Jobs Hub to apply through the internal application process. Job Category:Academic Staff Employment Type:Regular Job Profile:Finance Associate Director (C) Job Summary: Join the UW-Madison Libraries finance team and support the people who lead in curating, preserving, and sharing knowledge to advance the mission and strategic priorities of our world-class research university. The Associate Director for Finance of the UW-Madison Libraries leads a team of financial specialists to manage the day-to-day financial operations of the division and plays a critical role in creating and maintaining an annual budget of approximately $35 million. We are looking for a collaborative and forward-thinking leader who sees opportunities in dynamic environment, and works with the team to navigate change as we work through information system upgrades and campus improvements. Key responsibilities for this position are: Collaborates with the Director of Business Administration and leadership to build the annual budget, create forecasts and monitor costs throughout the year. Sign off and audit financial transactions ensuring that they are processed according to university policy. Creates timely and accurate reporting to the Executive Council and others. Provides leadership in developing policy and procedures as we adjust to the Workday environment. Supervises a team of financial specialists. Trains, evaluates, and coaches employees in their professional development. Provides subject matter expertise on business functions to Libraries units. Provides training or updates as requested by leadership. Assists employees in pre- and post-award functions for grants. Engages in professional development. This position is eligible for partial remote work. A remote work agreement may allow for a maximum of 20% remote per week. This position is full-time, 100%. Ongoing/Renewable Key Job Responsibilities: Plans, schedules and directs financial operations, budgets, allocations and compensation plans for a specific fiscal work unit. Implements the unit personnel resource allocation plan including hiring, training, supervision, and resolution of personnel issues. Recommends, interprets, disseminates and implements unit-focused fiscal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with established rules, regulations and financial guidelines. Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems and accounts and ledgers for multiple functional areas. Directs the solicitation, review, and awarding of funds from grant programs and integrated research projects occasionally. 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 Department: Libraries, Administration Compensation: Starting salary will be based on experience and qualifications. Well-qualified applicants can anticipate earning between $95,000 - $125,000, with final salary based on experience and qualifications. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/). Required Qualifications: Significant work experience in financial management and/or accounting Experience leading a team of professionals through daily operations in a collaborative environment Effective written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information in a concise manner to a wide audience Ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines Preferred Qualifications: Experience with financial policies and procedures at UW-Madison or in a higher education setting Demonstrated experience developing operational budgets and financial forecasts Experience leading teams through rapidly changing environments Experience with Workday and Adaptive Planning Experience reviewing and revising policies and procedures Experience building reports in Excel or similar tools Knowledge of state and federal laws related to financial practices Education: Bachelor's Degree Required in Business, Finance, or Accounting Preferred How to Apply: Click the "Apply" button to start the application process. You will be prompted to upload the following documents: -Resume -Letter of Qualifications Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. References will be requested from finalists only and are not required with the initial application. Reference requests will be sent via email from SkillSurvey. Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. Contact Information: Anne Murphy-Lom, anne.murphylom@wisc.edu, 608-262-2768 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. Institutional Statement on Diversity: 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. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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