{"id":6,"date":"2026-05-07T18:51:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/financial-operations\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-05-28T20:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:06:44","slug":"core-service-teams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/financial-operations\/core-service-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Service Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight400 hero-fww bptc blockspacebottom overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/financial-operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/05\/old_main_back.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight400 bptc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/financial-operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/05\/old_main_back.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgforsmallscrn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/financial-operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/05\/old_main_back.jpg\"\/><div class=\"overlay-text-backdrop\"><div class=\"bannerheight400 overlay-contentwidth\"><div class=\"hero-purple-bg overlay-pos-ll overlay-attach  overlay-text-container\"><div class=\"hh-mobile-textwidth\"><div class=\"overlay-headlineone\">Core Service Teams<\/div><div class=\"overlay-linkbuttons\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Core Services Teams are individuals from different financial and administrative departments who partner together to become subject matter experts in specific divisions across UWSP.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-accordion blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"\"><div class=\"panelcontainer nofirst\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Team One &#8211; Divisions: Executive, University-Wide, Finance and Administration, IT, Marshfield<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Budget Planner:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ehintz@uwsp.edu\">Erin Hintz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accountant:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:accounting.services@uwsp.edu\">Jordan Brzezinski<\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accounts Payable Specialist:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:lkvatek@uwsp.edu\">Lynette Kvatek<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purchasing Agent:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jcrain@uwsp.edu\">Jesse Crain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Student Financial Services:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jbednare@uwsp.edu\">Jamie Bednarek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Team Two- Divisions: Student Affairs, Wausau, University College, CNR<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Budget Planner: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:bwatkins@uwsp.edu\">Brian Watkins<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accountants:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:Accounting.Services@uwsp.edu\">Jordan Brzezinski<\/a> (SGA)\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:accounting.services@uwsp.edu\">Alyssa Martin<\/a> (Student Affairs, University College,&nbsp;Wausau, Marshfield, CNR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Accounts Payable&nbsp;Specialist: <\/strong>Lynette Kvatek and Michael Dresang |&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:AccountsPayable@uwsp.edu\">Email&nbsp;Accounts Payable<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purchasing Agent:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jcrain@uwsp.edu\">Jesse Crain<\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Student Financial Services: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:tmichals@uwsp.edu\">Teri Michalski<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Team Three &#8211; Divisions: Advancement, Marketing \/ Enrollment, Academic Affairs, Continuing Education, COLS, CPS, COFAC<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Budget Planner: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:hspringe@uwsp.edu\">Heather Springer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Accountants: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:General.Ledger.Accounting.Office@uwsp.edu\">Payton Schulist<\/a> (COLS, CPS, COFAC),\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:General.Ledger.Accounting.Office@uwsp.edu\">Email Payton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:accounting.services@uwsp.edu\">Amanda Kronberger<\/a> (Advancement, Marketing\/Enrollment, Academic Affairs, Continuing Education)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Accounts Payable\u200b\u200b Specialist: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mdresang@uwsp.edu\">Mike Dresang<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purchasing Agent: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jcrain@uwsp.edu\">Jesse Crain<\/a><strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Student Financial Services: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:abatterm@uwsp.edu\">Allison Batterman<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Core Team Roles &amp; Responsibilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-accordion blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"\"><div class=\"panelcontainer nofirst\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Financial Planning and Budgeting<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>Manage and perform financial planning and budgeting. Develop, analyze, implement, monitor, and maintain budgets. Develop budgeting and forecasting systems, policies, procedures, and allocation methodologies. Conduct program and budget research, analyze data, and prepare complex financial reports. Assist in the development of operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, policies, and objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Budget Planner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide guidance and support as it pertains to budget, planning, and reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop unit-specific short and long term budget projections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calculate annual pay plan increases and determine related allocation of budget<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop and monitor annual operating budgets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assist with annual setting of segregated and user fee rates at all three UWSP campuses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinate annual year-end balance reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinate annual program revenue assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assist PPAB with differential tuition allocations and management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinate, plan, and assist with process of annual allocations for campus fees such as the New Student Fee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review and approve GPR budget transfers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review and monitor cost recovery programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Accounting, Financial Operations, and Reporting<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>Manage and perform accounting and financial operations. Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, rules and regulations. Maintain and strengthen internal controls. Analyze, monitor, prepare, process and reconcile financial information and transactions. Develop financial systems, policies, and procedures. Manage and provide collection services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Accountant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prepare and process Accounting Journals&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor and assist with&nbsp;reconciling&nbsp;accounts, investigate discrepancies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review and process Accounting Adjustments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommend controls and process improvements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain&nbsp;Foundation Data Model (FDM); create, update, and close worktags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><br><strong>Accounts Payable\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Audit and process financial transactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assign funding; allocate expenses to appropriate funding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><br><strong>Student Financial Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide guidance on revenue collection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Procurement<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>Oversee acquisition of goods and services, including equipment acquisition and negotiation of complex contract terms and conditions involved with purchase of products and services. Responsible for market analysis, development of competitive solicitations, including request for bids and proposals, and&nbsp;management of the supply chain. Use strategic sourcing methods. Develop procurement systems, policies, and procedures. Monitor and report expenditures with third-party suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Purchasing Agent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create and solicit bids and proposals from third party suppliers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Negotiate contract terms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide guidance and propose options for various purchases&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Core Services Teams are individuals from different financial and administrative departments who partner together to become subject matter experts in specific divisions across UWSP. 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