Associate Athletic Director for Finance

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Position Title:

Associate Athletic Director for Finance

Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Finance Associate Director (C)

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Current Employees and Students: If you are currently employed or enrolled as a student at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.

Position Title:

Associate Athletic Director for Finance

Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Finance Associate Director (C)

Job Duties:

The Associate Athletics Director for Finance reviews, analyzes, and prioritizes requests for financial resources in multiple areas in support of efficient day-to-day operations of the Athletics Department. This position prepares the annual budget and is responsible for leadership of all financial systems within athletics. This position will manage personnel and planning and will guide the work of the Financial Specialist and one additional staff member. Reviews department work for compliance with reporting regulations, develops audit schemes, and recommends and implements fiscal policies to provide for compliant, accurate, and timely reporting within the Athletics Department.

This position also serves as department liaison with Human Resources, supporting all activity regarding employment status of staff including on/off-boarding of employees. As part of this role they will provide support for recruitment, facilitate open records requests, and monitor and process payments for Athletics staff.

This position will prepare the annual NCAA/EADA reports and leads the audit. Other responsibilities include leading the business operations and serving as liaison within the Athletics department on areas including but not limited to team store, raffles, concessions, reconciliations of tickets, etc.

This position reports to the Athletic Director with a dotted line reporting relationship to the Controller.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Directs the solicitation, review, and awarding of funds from grant programs and integrated research projects occasionally.

• Recommends, interprets, disseminates and implements unit-focused fiscal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with established rules, regulations and financial guidelines.

• Implements the unit personnel resource allocation plan including hiring, training, supervision, and resolution of personnel issues.

• 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

• Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems and accounts and ledgers for multiple functional areas.

• Plans, schedules and directs financial operations, budgets, allocations and compensation plans for a specific fiscal work unit.

Department:

Athletics

Compensation:

Minimum compensation of $70,000

This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business or other related field at time of application
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in accounting or budgeting or financial management
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills in working with a diverse community.
• Aptitude to manage multiple projects and have the ability to prioritize and work.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team environment and on collaborative efforts.
• Proficiency using database, spreadsheet, word processing and other applicable software applications. Microsoft office suite experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years experience in higher education field.
• Master’s degree in business or related field.
• Experience with EADA reports and NCAA audit.
• Working knowledge of NCAA and/or Horizon League rules and regulations.

Conditions of Appointment:

A criminal conviction investigation will be conducted on the finalist(s).  A six-month probationary period is required for this position. In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, the University does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Human Resources.

How to Apply:

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Please be sure to complete all required fields, and include all required documents before submitting your application. Once submitted, you will not be able to edit or attach any application materials. Files must be complete to be considered. Please include the following documents:

• Cover letter
• Resume

Application Deadline:

To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by Sunday 7, 2025.

Contact Information:

Human Resources

Phone: (920) 465-2390

Email: jobs@uwgb.edu

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate will be expected to work inclusively and respectfully within a diverse campus community and practice civility in the workplace. The University welcomes applicants who are dedicated to the appreciation and promotion of inclusivity and equity as crucial components in the pursuit of organizational excellence.  

 

In addition, the successful candidate will have strong oral, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills, demonstrated integrity and strong leadership, and the willingness to work independently and as part of a collaborative team. The University invites applicants who are dedicated to enriching the quality of life for students and the community by embracing the educational value of diversity, promoting environmental sustainability, encouraging engaged citizenship, and serving as an intellectual, cultural, and economic resource. 

Benefit Details 

The Universities of Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package to meet the diverse needs of its employees. For benefits eligible positions, this includes several health insurance options, with annual deductibles as low as $250/individual and $500/family. Our benefits package also includes dental, vision, several life insurance options, AD&D and Accident insurance and Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts. We participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), where employer contributions begin immediately, and employees are fully vested after 5 years of service. The Universities of Wisconsin also provides supplemental retirement savings programs including a 403(b) and Deferred Compensation. 

 

In addition, eligible employees receive several types of paid leave benefits, which are prorated for employees working less than 100%. This includes 9 legal holidays, 36 hours of personal holiday and between 96-130 hours of sick leave annually and paid parental leave. Eligible employees earn 13-27 days of vacation each year, depending on years of service and employment type. 

For more details, please review the benefit quick guide linked below. 

• UW System Employee Benefits Brochure 

• Total Compensation Estimator 

 

Employee Misconduct 

All final candidates will be asked to provide names, email contact information, and/or phone numbers for three (3) references, with at least one being from a manager or supervisor, during the interview process. All final candidates must be asked, prior to hire, whether they have been found to have engaged in, are currently under investigation for, or left employment during an active investigation in which they were accused of employee misconduct, sexual violence or sexual harassment. When obtaining employment reference checks, these same misconduct, sexual violence or sexual harassment questions must also be asked. 

 

Confidentiality Statement  

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).  

 

Annual Security Report

For more information regarding the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the surrounding area, see our Campus and Community section. For Campus Safety information see our University Police website and our Annual Security Report (for a paper copy please contact the Office of Human Resources at (920) 465-2390). This report includes statistics about reported crimes, as well as information about crime prevention and campus security policies and procedures. 

 

EEO Statement

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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