Financial Specialist Advanced

State of Wisconsin; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 39.000 - 55.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Paid leave

Health benefits

Flexible schedule

Pension plan

Well Wisconsin Wellness

EAP program

Telework options

Zusammenfassung

The State of Wisconsin, WisDOT, is seeking a Financial Specialist - Advanced to manage complex grant funding, reporting, and audit processes. This hybrid role is based at the Hill Farms State Office Building in Madison, WI, with at least 2 days on-site per week and telework as appropriate.

Responsibilities include preparing federal grant expenditures, maintaining grant procedures, and acting as a subject-matter expert on AIP-funded projects.

Qualifikationen

• Experience processing financial transactions for grants and contracts.
• Experience reconciling financial statements with the operating system.
• Experience auditing records for compliance with regulations.
• Experience using Excel to track project expenditures.

Aufgaben

• Prepare project funding requests for federal and sponsor funds.
• Develop and maintain procedures to manage federal grants.
• Provide SME expertise for Airport Improvement Program funded projects.

Kenntnisse

Financial transactions

Reconciliation

Auditing

Tools

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Introduction

If you have financial experience, an eye for detail and an interest in providing top notch customer service, consider applying for our Financial Specialist - Advanced position!

This position offers a hybridized work schedule. The position will be headquartered at and required to work from the Hill Farms State Office Building in Madison, WI at least 2 days per week. All employees working a hybrid work schedule are generally expected to telework from within the State of Wisconsin. This topic will be discussed more at the time of the interview.

Benefits

WisDOT is a great place to work! In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, we offer a competitive benefits package featuring:

• Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of paid leave time to start, 9 paid holidays, and 130 hours of sick time that roll over each year.
• Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits (health plan options start at just $49/month for single plans and $122/month for family plans after two months of employment)
• A casual office atmosphere, flexible work schedules, and telework options depending on the position’s requirements
• An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan
• Well Wisconsin Wellness Program
• A free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being
• Use this Total Rewards Calculator to see the total value of our competitive benefits package!

In addition to our generous employee benefits, we strive for inclusivity and celebrate different religious holidays and cultural observances and provide flexibility for utilizing paid time off for such celebrations. For more information on WisDOT you can visit our website by clicking here.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is an organization dedicated to creating transportation solutions through innovation and exceptional service. We are committed to fostering an environment rooted in Integrity, Diversity, Excellence, and Accountability. Click here to learn more about how we apply these values in our work.

Position Summary

This position prepares project funding requests for federal and sponsor funds including the preparation of grant expenditure reports and timely project closeouts. The position maintains and develops procedures and methods to manage federal grants to oversee timely expenditure and closeout of federal projects and grants. This position requires a high level of independent judgement and an understanding of complex details related to federal and local customer contracts for projects. Customer contracts may include multiple funding sources. This position is a subject matter expert for customer contracts for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funded projects. This position requires detailed analysis and interpretation of unique and complex rules and regulations.

Salary Information

This position is in schedule-range (02-15) with a hourly rate of $34.19, plus excellent benefits. A twelve-month probationary period is required. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the Wisconsin State Compensation Plan.

Job Details

This state agency does not sponsor work visas. This state agency is not enrolled in USCIS E-Verify and is not eligible to employ international F-1 students seeking STEM-OPT extension. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States.

Prior to any appointments for position(s) filled from this announcement, candidates may be subject to a comprehensive criminal background check which may include FBI fingerprinting.

Qualifications

Qualified applicants will have experience with all the following:

• Experience processing financial transactions (such as approval processes, financial transaction entries, financial reports, or similar activities)
• Experience performing reconciliation duties (such as comparing financial statement with financial operating system; federal fund monitoring)
• Experience performing auditing duties (e.g., examining records, reports, and documentation to verify accuracy; completing audit paperwork; ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, and with internal control procedures, etc.)
• Experience utilizing Excel to create spreadsheets to track project expenditures or data

Deadline to Apply

The deadline to apply is 11:59PM CST on November 16, 2026.