Temporary Financial Assistant

4 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Northwestern University Full time
Job ID50010
LocationChicago, Illinois

Department: Temp Center
Salary/Grade: TMP/01

Position: Temporary Financial Assistant
Hours: This is a full-time position (40 hours per week/ 9am-5pm / M-F)
Pay: $17.50 per hour
Campus: Chicago
Approximate start date: 5/1/2024
Approximate end date: TBD

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

Temporary Job Description:

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  • May analyze open encumbrances that are no longer valid & recommend appropriate modifications to ensure smooth processing of financial transactions.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.

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.

Software Required:

MS Office suite 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

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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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.

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