{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-financial-services\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:27:05","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-financial-services\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner uwm-u-mb-20\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-financial-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2023\/06\/bfs-h-banner.png\" alt=\"Engelmann Building\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"uwm-p-navigation-icon\" aria-label=\"Secondary\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workday\/\">\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon uwm-c-icon--sm\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-receipt fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\nWorkday<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/travel\/\">\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon uwm-c-icon--sm\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-plane fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\nTRAVELWISE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-u-mt-20 uwm-u-mb-0\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<p>Business &amp; Financial Services\u2019 primary goal is to support the mission of the University through exemplary fiscal stewardship. BFS manages campus financial resources consistent with the Chancellor\u2019s vision, including advising campus leadership on business decisions and how they affect the integrity and overall health of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s financial assets.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-departments\">Departments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Accounting Services<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Accounting Services serves the University Community in maintaining an accounting, budget control and accounts payable system for 51ÁÔÆæ. The system records budgets, encumbrances, receipts and disbursements. We also prepare various reports for campus administration, UW-System Administration and State and Federal agencies.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-financial-services\/accounting\/\">Accounting Services<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Purchasing &amp; Accounts Payable<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The Procurement Office (comprised of Purchasing and Accounts Payable professionals) buys and pays for goods and services for the University and provides guidance on procurement practices in accordance with State, UW System, and Campus laws, policies, procedures, guidelines, and best practices.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/purchasing-payables\/\">Purchasing &amp; Accounts Payable<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Travel<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The Procurement Office is an initial contact to provide individuals with general travel policy and E-Reimbursement information.  Our objective is to either answer questions or connect individuals with the resource or individual who can answer inquiries that cannot be resolved with our guidance.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/travel\/\">Travel (UW Travelwise)<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Financial Planning &amp; Analysis<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The Office of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&amp;A) is part of the Business and Financial Services department within the division of Finance and Administrative Affairs. The FP&amp;A objective is to maintain sound and sustainable financial planning in both the current year and over the multi-year forecast horizon.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-financial-services\/financial-planning-analysis\/\">Financial Planning &amp; Analysis<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray-dark uwm-u-pt-80 uwm-u-pb-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-leadership\">Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-p-card--contact uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header-text\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Anthony Helmke<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\">Controller<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:helmkea@uwm.edu\">helmkea@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-251-5602\">414-251-5602<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot fa-fw\"><\/i><span>Engelmann Hall 266<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-p-card--contact uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header-text\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Mickie Pearsall<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\">Director FP&amp;A<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a 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href=\"tel:414-229-4302\">414-229-4302<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot fa-fw\"><\/i><span>Mitchell Hall 283<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-p-card--contact uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header-text\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Donna McGee<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\">Director of Procurement<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:mcgeed@uwm.edu\">mcgeed@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-229-5197\">414-229-5197<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot fa-fw\"><\/i><span>Engelmann Hall 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