at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50774
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.
- Supports ASRSP under supervision of the Assistant Director of Compliance.
- Supports school/dept's sponsored financial operations.
- Reviews a portfolio of multiple schools/depts' sponsored financial operations comprised primarily of standard and routine work.
- Provides transactional oversight.
- Applies industry and professional standards, university policy and procedure, federal and state laws and other regulations (as applicable).
- Represents &/or guides business area on internal &/or external financial affairs by exchanging information.
Areas of responsibility:
- Accounting policy & procedure
- Analysis
- Audit
- Expense reimbursement
- Grants &/or awards
- Inventory
- Journal &/or ledger
- Petty cash
- Purchase orders
- Reconciliation
- Reporting
