Northwestern University · 10 hours ago
Financial Assistant
Evanston, IL
Contract
Onsite
Mid Level
$18.42/hr - $25/hr
4+ years expNorthwestern University is seeking a Financial Assistant to coordinate administrative processes and support the Electrical & Computer Engineering department. The role involves managing financial records, processing transactions, and responding to inquiries while ensuring compliance with budgetary guidelines.
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Responsibilities
Independently responds to and composes correspondence
Creates and maintains standard spreadsheets and/or databases
Prepares queries, reports, statistics, tables, charts, etc. based on information compiled from various sources
Determines format, elements, trends, etc
Processes and/or approves appropriate expenses, purchases and reimbursements per budget
Creates and maintains financial records
Prepares forms
Verifies appropriateness and accuracy of charges
Processes and reconciles expenses, accounting transfers, and/or appropriation changes
Updates financial transaction spreadsheets and databases
Generates summary reports and statistics
Maintains accounting balances for grants/contracts
Verifies invoices and expense reports; and/or reconciles to budget
Screens and prioritizes incoming calls
Responds to inquiries
Provides basic interpretation of purchasing policies and procedures
Researches information to resolve problems or issues
Coordinates work of temporary/work-study students, etc
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A high school diploma or equivalent required
4 years of administrative support or other relevant experience required
Intermediate knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, email, and database software programs is required
Benefits
Meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans
Retirement benefits
Tuition discounts
Comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life’s challenges and opportunities
Flexible work arrangements
Programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care
Employee career development
Variety of tools and resources
Company
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research and teaching university that offers academic programs across various fields of study. It is a sub-organization of Northwestern Athletics.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Northwestern University has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (325)
2024 (308)
2023 (280)
2022 (282)
2021 (184)
2020 (155)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$98.02MKey Investors
National Peanut BoardAdvanced Research Projects Agency for HealthGRAMMY Museum
2024-10-30Grant
2024-10-04Grant· $34M
2023-11-28Grant· $0.02M
Leadership Team
Diego Klabjan
Professor
Henry Bienen
Interim President
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