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State of Wisconsin Investment Board · 4 days ago

Financial Analyst/Accountant

Madison, WI

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

0+ years exp

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) manages over $162 billion in assets and is seeking a Financial Analyst/Accountant to support its Finance Division. This early career role focuses on ensuring accurate accounting information and will involve diverse responsibilities including expense accounting, financial statement preparation, and collaboration across various finance teams.

Asset ManagementFinanceWealth Management

No H1B

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of accounting activities including calculating expense accruals, performing expense reconciliations, recording key journal entries, processing payments to vendors, and facilitating SWIB’s payroll process

Own most of SWIB’s internal operating expense and revenue accounting

Record accounting entries into SWIB’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and provide accounting instructions to SWIB’s custodian and other reporting books

Develop a deep understanding of SWIB’s ERP system, Workday, and collaborate across SWIB divisions to develop, test, and implement ERP enhancements and controls

Support VEO/Procurement with contract management workflows and other ad hoc procurement activities

Manage SWIB’s travel expense management and reporting activities

Assume a leading role navigating FinOps’ key systems

Assist with the production of the annual WRS and SIF financial statements and related footnotes including research and analysis on new Governmental Account Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements

Understand complex investment strategies and determine the proper financial reporting treatment for each

Collaborate with management to review processes and implement changes

Perform complex, ad-hoc project as requested

Proficiently use software applications including MS Office and the ERP systems employed by both SWIB and the State of Wisconsin (Workday and PeopleSoft)