Accountant II
Job Details
Accountant II
Milwaukee, WI
Full Time
JR10012879
Position Title: Accountant II
Job Category: Academic Staff
Employment Type: Regular
Job Profile: Accountant II
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Develops and maintains automated financial systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity
- Prepares and/or approves financial transactions and payments
- Prepares and analyzes financial data, reports and records, identifies discrepancies, investigates, recommends, and implements solutions as needed
- Answers questions and provides accounting related information to internal and external stakeholders according to established policies and procedures
- Organizes, prepares, and updates financial statements, monthly and year-end journal entries, accounts, ledgers, and reports for various financial needs within an automated financial system to ensure accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions
- Provides and prepares budgets and projections based on existing data and established policies and procedures
- Assists with accounting and reviewing reconciliations, journal entries, schedules, and reports
Compensation: $70,000 Salary will be determined by finalist's experience, training, education, and equity-based factors.
Required Qualifications:
- Associate degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field.
- Minimum 3 years of accounting or financial reporting/auditing experience
- Proficiency with Excel including complex formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis.
- Experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reports.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field.
- Experience with ERP systems such as Workday
- Experience in a higher education, government, and/or non-profit environment.
- Experience supporting faculty grants, sponsored projects, or restricted funds accounting.
- Experience providing customer service to a variety of audiences
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to effectively prioritize and manage competing transactions
Work will be performed primarily on-site. Occasional remote work as approved.
How to Apply: All interested applicants please apply online and submit a resume and cover letter for consideration. Please apply no later than August 9, 2026.
10
Unlock this job opportunity
View more options below
View full job details
See the complete job description, requirements, and application process
