Finance Director

Job Summary:

The Finance Director is an essential member of the WPM Leadership team.

They will oversee the financial operations and strategy of WPM and a team of finance professionals supporting the work of Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin.

This is a role for someone who takes pride in a balanced ledger with the skill to lead people to excellence.

The Finance Director will plan, develop, and implement strategic financial goals, priorities, policies, and procedures across multiple finance functional areas to ensure efficient financial resource deployment for the organization.

The Finance Director develops budgets, manages and monitors actual results, and manages automated accounting systems. They will provide counsel to the Director of WPM in efficient and effective use of financial resources. They'll consult with administrative units to encourage the use of best practices for compliant, efficient reporting.

The Finance Director will coordinate financial reporting and audit activities with WPM's partner state agency, the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. They will collaborate with central UW Madison financial offices including Business Services and Madison Budget Office to ensure compliance with GAAP, GASB, campus, state and grant regulations.

The Finance Director advises, supports and coordinates with the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations providing financial support to PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio.

The Finance Director reports to the Executive Director of Wisconsin Public Media.

You'll join a group of TV, radio, and online media professionals who are fun-loving, hard working, and mission driven.

Responsibilities:

Plans, develops, and implements financial strategic goals, priorities, policies, and procedures across multiple finance functional areas to ensure efficient financial resource deployment. Develops budgets, manages automated accounting systems, and provides consultation to administrative units to encourage the use of best practices for compliant, efficient reporting.

• 10% 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
• 35% Oversees, reviews, develops, recommends, and implements policies and procedures for internal and external financial reporting, budgeting and financial operations
• 15% Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems and budgets, and disseminates updates and results to leadership when appropriate
• 15% 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
• 10% Advises and supports affiliated organizations that provide financial support to PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio

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.

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Education:

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Field of accounting preferred.

Qualifications:

License/Certification:

Preferred
CPA - Certified Public Accountant

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)

Additional Information:

You'll receive a competitive salary, recognition of life-work integration and excellent benefits as part of UW-Madison. This position is primarily on-site on UW-Madison campus with the flexibility of occasional remote work.

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.

How to Apply:

The following must be received for your application to be complete: 1) Resume; 2) A cover letter describing how your experience relates to the listed required and preferred job qualifications.

Finalists will be asked to provide a list of at least three professional references with titles, emails, and phone numbers (include at least one supervisory reference). Note that references will not be contacted without your prior knowledge.

Contact:

Amanda Vinova
amanda.vinova@wisc.edu
608-262-0598
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Finance Director (C)(FN037)

Department(s):

A46-PUBLIC MEDIA/DIRECTOR'S OFF

Employment Class:

Limited

Job Number:

280396-LI

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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