Harness your years of professional accounting or auditing experience in a career that serves the citizens of the State of Wisconsin at the Division of Financial Institutions as an Accountant Senior! We pride ourselves on ensuring efficient and effective state financial operations and can't wait for you to join our team!

This full time permanent position is located within the Bureau of Administrative Services and Technology within the Department of Financial Institutions, headquartered at the Hill Farms State Office Building on the near west side of Madison. We are also conveniently located close to the restaurants, shopping, and entertainment of the Hilldale Mall.

The Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) ensures the safety and soundness of Wisconsin’s financial institutions, protects consumers of financial services and facilitates economic growth. The agency regulates and licenses financial service providers who do business in Wisconsin. Find out more about DFI here!

DFI 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 vacation 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 $35/month for single plans and $87/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

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.

The Department of Financial Institutions is predominantly Program Revenue funded collecting annual revenue of over $109 million, including over half in the form of electronic revenue from online credit cards, ACH, and e-check transactions. As the Accountant-Senior, you will be responsible for the high-level oversight of the receipting and cash management functions for the Department and act as the primary contact for all e-commerce initiatives in the agency. Your responsibilities will include reconciling, analyzing, and accounting for 23 organizational units.

Using your accounting expertise, you'll make recommendations for agency policies and procedures and providing technical guidance in accounting matters to other fiscal team members and business/program areas. Acting as the primary fiscal contact, you will be responsibile for developing and implementing new accounting applications to systems such as Enterprise Receipting and PeopleSoft.

You will also collaborate with the Bureau of Budget and Finance Director on the facilitation and development of both annual operating budgets and the biennial budget request.

In this role, you will provide back-up and support to the Bureau Director, assisting with fiscal estimates, legislative information, as well as a wide range of other fiscal-related activities.

This position is in schedule-range (07-03) with an annual salary of $62,400 - $78,000 (or $30 - $37.50 per hour), 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.

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

This state agency does not sponsor work visas. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States.

Certain positions within this Department may allow remote/work from home flexibility for a portion of their work schedule, depending on the needs of the position and the work unit. This topic and any remote work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process. For permanent positions that allow remote work flexibility, Wisconsin residency is not required. However, it is not anticipated that working outside of Wisconsin (or bordering cities) will be allowed because positions may at times need to report to office locations in Wisconsin on short notice.

Minimally qualified candidates must detail having experience in all the following in order to be considered:

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting, auditing, finance, or CPA from an accredited institution or commensurate professional accounting experience and/or training (e.g. analysis of financial statements and/or reports, balance sheets, auditing, fund or cost accounting, etc.)
• Reconciling, allocating, or auditing financial transactions/statements
• Preparing financial transactions (accounts payable, budget transactions, general ledger journal entries, or similar)
• Utilizing spreadsheets and queries for accounting purposes

In addition to the qualifications above, well-qualified candidates will also have experience in at least one of the following:

• Acting as a business liaison to IT involving implementation of accounting software/applications
• Providing technical advice and consultation on accounting issues
• Developing accounting/financial policies and procedures

Apply online! To apply, click “Apply for Job” to start the application process. Then, you will access your existing account or to create a new account if you don’t have an account. Once you are logged in, click “Apply for Job.” Follow the steps outlined in the application process and submit your application.

Your application materials are very important parts of your application and are used during our evaluation process to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. For instructions on how to develop and what should be included in these materials, click here. For more information on the basics of the selection process and how the State of WI ensures fair and equitable treatment of all applicants, click here. The vast majority of applicants are able to outline their background and experience in their resume in 1-3 pages. Any resumes submitted with more than 10 pages will not be considered after page 10. If this job posting requires a letter of qualifications, the same limit applies.

Permanent classified state employees who are eligible for consideration (transfer or voluntary demotion) should complete the application process as described above by the stated deadline.

Submitted materials will be evaluated by a panel of job experts and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Questions can be directed to Vicki Drover at vickil.drover@dot.wi.gov or 608-261-6302.

All application materials must be recieved by 11:59 p.m. CST on May 23rd, 2023.