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Temporary Financial Assistant
3 months ago
Department: Temp Center
Salary/Grade: TMP/01
Position: Temporary Financial Assistant
Hours: This is a part-time position (40 hours per week/ 9am-5pm / M-F)
Pay: $17.50 per hour
Campus: Chicago
Approximate start date: ASAP
Approximate end date: TBD
Northwestern University is seeking a temporary full-time Financial Assistant for the Chicago campus.
Temporary Job Description:
- Accounting policy & procedure
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Additional/special pay
- Analysis
- Balancing
- Bank deposits
- Budget
- Capital spending
- Cash receipt
- Chart &/or account coding
- Cost accounting
- Creating new accounts
- Expense reimbursement
- Financial Statements Forecasting
- Grants &/or awards
- Payroll
- Procurement card program
- Purchase orders
- Recharge
- Reconciliation
- Reporting
- Student accounts
- Student funding
- Transfer charges
- Wire transfers
Budget:
- Maintains & tracks individual budget accounts.
- Coordinates annual budget process including tasks associated with the open/close processes.
- Completes reconciliation procedures.
- Creates summary reports.
- Coordinates &/or provides information for annual salary review process.
Analysis, Statements & Reporting:
- Prepares account, budget, cost, expenditure &/or funds analysis.
- Provides reports to managers/PIs in tracking payment status & notification when balances & activities do not comply with policy, procedures or are inadequately prepared.
- May analyze open encumbrances that are no longer valid & recommend appropriate modifications to ensure smooth processing of financial transactions.
Transactions
- Provides review and oversight of all types of financial transactions some of which may be complex in regard to size or duration of account.
- Reviews; ensures approval based on alternatives regarding practice & policy.
- Troubleshoots problems.
- Performs vendor/account research as needed.
- Obtains additional information from or provides instruction & guidance for customers/vendors; corrects or escalates.
- Contacts outside agencies, banks &/or banking systems to obtain clarification of rules &/or regulations.
- Enters information into database.
Grants &/or Awards:
- Completes post award accounting.
- Sets-up sub-contracts &/or start-up research accounts.
- Closes grants
- Processes subcontract payments according to rules & regulations of granting agencies.
- Reconciles subcontract payments.
- Verifies payroll funding entries.
- Corrects charges to various accounts.
Administration:
- Provides excellent customer service, over the phone and in person answering standard questions regarding status of requests, policies and procedures for processing transactions, &/or instructions for completing paperwork.
- Instructs & advises regarding options and appropriate courses of action & follows-up inquiries to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Provides administrative support in regard to HR matters such as hiring, onboarding, benefits, compensation, etc.
Training:
- Assists with training of new staff members
- Creates & provides financial training on practice, procedure, policy &/or laws & regulations to customers.
Supervision:
- Provides guidance to junior employees.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications Required:
- High school diploma or the equivalent.
- 3 years accounting &/or bookkeeping experience or the equivalent combination of education & experience.
- Excellent computer skills including proficiency in the use of spreadsheet, database and word processing software.
- Familiarity with financial reporting.
Northwestern University seeks to employ a varied and diverse range of dynamic people who understand the importance of our mission and vision. When you consider a temporary opportunity at Northwestern University, you know that you are joining an institution with a deep history of academic, professional and personal development.
Northwestern strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for people who can obtain them as a critical tool for minimizing severe illness. More information can be found on the COVID-19 and Campus Updates webpage.
The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law.
