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[Remote] Temporary Financial Assistant

Work from home Full-time role Hiring

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

Company Overview

  • 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. It was founded in 1851, and is headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.northwestern.edu.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Northwestern University has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 69 in 2026, 318 in 2025, 299 in 2024, 272 in 2023, 282 in 2022, 184 in 2021, 155 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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