Temporary Financial Assistant

2 weeks ago

Evanston, United States Northwestern University Full time
Job ID50136 LocationEvanston, Illinois

Department: Temp Center
Salary/Grade: TMP/01

Position: Temporary Financial Assistant
Hours: This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week/ 8:30am-5pm / M-F/Friday possible remote)
Pay: $22.00 per hour
Campus: Evanston
Approximate start date: 5/6/2024
Approximate end date: 7/5/2024

Northwestern University is seeking a temporary full-time Financial Assistant for the Evanston campus.

Temporary Job Description:

  • Provides day-to-day financial and accounting support using an advanced knowledge of applicable skills, methods and practices and some innovation, analysis, and reasoning to choose appropriate alternatives from among pre-defined policies and procedures to complete work that includes successive steps and involves some non-routine problems and/or decisions.
  • Applies industry and professional standards, university policy and procedure, federal and state laws and other regulations.
  • Provides excellent customer service, over the phone, via email, and in person answering standard questions regarding status of requests, policies, and procedures for processing transactions, and/or instructions for completing paperwork. Instructs and advises regarding options and appropriate courses of action and follows-up inquiries to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Provides financial policy interpretation to determine the validity of customer requests and ensure compliance.
  • Completes and maintains transactions in enterprise systems.
  • Provides review and oversight of all types of financial transactions, some of which may be complex.
  • Reviews; ensures approval based on alternatives regarding practice and policy.
  • Troubleshoots problems.
  • Performs vendor/account research as needed.
  • Obtains additional information from or provides instruction and guidance for customers/vendors; corrects or escalates.
  • Accesses multiple systems to process transactions, retrieve information, and/or initiate wire transfers.
  • Completes reconciliation procedures.
  • Creates summary reports.
  • Assists with training of staff members
  • Provides administrative and/or clerical support. Updates calendar, spreadsheets, templates and forms; monitors submissions.

Qualifications Required:

A bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience;

Strong writing skills;

High level of organizational skills and attention to detail;

Diligent and can work independently;

Experience working with confidential information;

Professionalism;

Flexibility, adaptability in a fast paced environment.

Software Required:

  • Excellent computer skills including proficiency in the use of spreadsheet, database, and word processing software.
  • Familiarity with accounting and/or 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.

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