at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50623
Department: Acctg Svcs Res & Spon Prog
Salary/Grade: EXS/5
Job Summary:
The Office of Accounting Services for Research and Sponsored Programs (ASRSP) helps university researchers with financial reporting, invoicing, collecting revenue, coordinating audits, and processing transactions related to their sponsored projects. Administers operational, financial, & business functions in support of the area/unit's mission & in coordination with central offices such as HR, Budget, Facilities, IT, & Provost. Implements existing policy & ensures the effective, compliant, & efficient completion of daily administrative operations. May represent business area on internal &/or external administrative affairs by exchanging information.
Specific Responsibilities:
Work Complexity:
- EE uses an advanced knowledge of 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.
Budget & Financial:
- Participates in determination of budget including fiscal resource allocation of appropriated, discretionary, endowment &/or gift revenues.
- Directly responsible for payroll, purchasing, travel & entertainment (T&E) transactions & requesting new chart strings using NU protocol.
- Ensures prompt payment of invoices, researching errors/delayed transactions.
