at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job ID49798
LocationChicago, Illinois
Department: MED-Basic Science Admin
Salary/Grade: NEX/11
Job Summary:
The Basic Science Administration group supports the basic science academic departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Microbiology-Immunology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience; as well as the Center for Genetic Medicine, Center for Pharmacogenomics, and the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics. The Financial Assistant is a part of the Financial Administration Team. 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.
Specific Responsibilities:
Budget:
Maintains & tracks individual budget accounts.
Coordinates annual budget process including tasks associated with the open/close processes.
Updates calendar, spreadsheets, templates & forms; monitors submissions.
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.
Creates reports & queries; reviews for incomplete records, data entry errors, &/or accounting mistakes.
May analyze open encumbrances that are no longer valid & recommend appropriate modifications to ensure smooth processing of financial transactions.
Transactions:
Completes & maintains transactions in enterprise systems.
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.
Accesses multiple banking systems to process transactions, retrieve information, &/or initiate wire transfers.
Provides financial policy interpretation to determine the validity of customer requests & ensure compliance.
Contacts outside agencies, banks &/or banking systems to obtain clarification of rules &/or regulations.
Enters information into database.
Grants &/or Awards:
Provides assistance regarding grant financial administration such as preparing financial information for grant submission.
Completes post award accounting.
Sets-up sub-contracts &/or start-up research accounts.
Modifies grant budgets.
Closes grants.
Approves expenditures on travel, consulting &/or equipment, along with various forms, such as Intra Institutional Vouchers, Requests for Accounting Corrections, the Research Assistant and Scholarship Appointments, &/or payroll adjustments, in accordance with granting agency guidelines &University policies & procedures.
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.
Completes other administrative &/or clerical activities such as organizing meetings; reserving AV equipment.
Coordinates office, lab &/or building repairs & maintenance.
Maintains inventory.
Training:
Assists with training of new staff members
Creates & provides financial training on practice, procedure, policy &/or laws & regulations to customers.
Supervision:
Supervises or leads temporary, part-time or work study students.
Provides guidance to junior employees.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: (Education, experience, and any other... For full info follow application link.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
