at Northwestern University in

Evanston, Illinois, United States Job Description Job Opening Id:

54540

Department:

Temp Center Salary/Grade:

TMP/01

Position:

Temporary Financial Assistant Hours:

This is a full-time position ( 40 hours per week/ 8:30am-5pm / M-F)

Pay:

$21.66 per hour

Campus:

Chicago Approximate start date: 9/28/2026 Approximate end date: 3/31/2027 Northwestern University is seeking a temporary Full-time Financial Assistant for the Chicago campus.

Temporary Job Description:

The ideal candidate is highly organized, has impeccable follow-through, is proactive by nature, strives to provide superb customer service, and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, and ambitious environment with a collaborative and mission-driven culture. We are seeking someone with excellent quantitative skills and high proficiency with Excel and accounting principles. We also need someone with excellent skills in self-organization, time management, oral and written communication, as well as someone with a team player attitude, an ability to work with individuals at all levels within the department, a desire for continuous learning, and enthusiasm for growing their skills. Responsibilities include but are not limited to preparing and submitting expense reports for NU personnel and visitors, invoice payments, add pay and special pay requests, and adding new vendors to NU Financials; submitting wire transfer requests for international vendors; managing purchases and reconciliations for corporate credit card purchases; supporting the annual budget planning process; supporting payroll management by deploying funding and submitting correction journals in myHR; pulling reports and cleaning data in preparation for meetings; serving as a resource to all department members regarding NU financial policies and practices; and other duties as assigned. This position has a hybrid schedule - remote Mon & Fri and in-office Tue, Wed, Thu (office is located at 625 N Michigan Ave in Chicago, IL).

Qualifications 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; To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account