[Remote] Temporary Financial Assistant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Northwestern University is seeking a temporary Financial Assistant. The role involves providing day-to-day financial and accounting support while applying industry standards and university policies, as well as performing various administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day financial & accounting support using an advanced knowledge of applicable skills, methods & practices & some innovation, analysis, & reasoning to choose appropriate alternatives from among pre-defined policies & procedures to complete work that includes successive steps & involves some non-routine problems &/or decisions
• Applies industry and professional standards, university policy and procedure, federal and state laws and other regulations
• Provides administrative &/or clerical support
• Accounting policy & procedure
• Accounts payable
• Expense reimbursement
• Processing Payments
• Purchase Orders
• Wire transfers
• Financial Data Entry and Upkeep
• Budget Statements Reconciliation
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

• Associate Degree in Accounting or the equivalent combination, training and experience
• 1-2 years of experience in a financial support function
• 1-2 years of administrative experience in an academic setting
• Experience with account reconciliation
• Experience with Payroll
• Helpful, respectful, approachable, building a positive work environment, receptive to feedback, demonstrates ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

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