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Northwestern University · 16 hours ago

Temporary Senior Financial Assistant

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$26/hr - $26/hr
date1+ years exp

Northwestern University is seeking a temporary full-time Senior Financial Assistant for the Evanston campus. The role involves payroll management and reconciliation for the central Dean's office, including processing payroll journals and financial reports.

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Responsibilities

Payroll management and reconciliation for central Dean's office at McCormick, including processing of payroll journals, add pay submissions, and position funding updates in myHR Admin system
May be asked to review & format spreadsheets, financial reports, and SmartSheet tracking systems

Qualification

Payroll managementExcelFinancial reportingBookkeepingCustomer serviceProfessionalismWritten communicationOrganizational skillsAdaptability

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
Excellent written & verbal communication skills
Customer service-oriented
One to two years of bookkeeping or financial experience required
Excel and financial reporting familiarity
MS Office suite 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Company

Northwestern University

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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.
dateFounded in 1851
location
Evanston, Illinois, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
web-link
https://www.northwestern.edu

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$98.02M
Key Investors
National Peanut BoardAdvanced Research Projects Agency for HealthGRAMMY Museum
2024-10-30Grant
2024-10-04Grant· $34M
2023-11-28Grant· $0.02M

Leadership Team

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Diego Klabjan
Professor
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Henry Bienen
Interim President

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