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Financial Assistant

Boston, MA 02215

Posted: 08/30/2023 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Accounting & Finance Job Number: 578434 Country: United States Is job remote?: Yes

Job Description


Financial Assistant
3 month contract
Remote
Pay Range: $34-$35/hr
Must Haves:
  • Associates degree in accounting or 3 to 5 years of experience required.
  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency with spreadsheet software required.
  • Procurement experience
Preferred: 
  • Experience in the higher education industry
Job Summary/Description:

The Financial Assistant will provide support to the department through the duties listed below.
  • Works with multiple sources of funding which may include donor or research restricted funds.
  • Performs or coordinates several areas of financial accounting, recordkeeping, processing or administration.
  • May conduct one or more of the following duties.
  • Prepare budget for department, unit or school working with core or sponsored research funds usually utilizing information and assumptions provided by others.
  • Review or reconcile accounts, transactions, or balances.
  • Provide research and basic data analysis for use in financial planning and decision making.
  • Prepare complex financial reports that may require selection, preparation, and interpretation of data using a complex data query tool and spreadsheet application.
  • Generate entries to accounting and record keeping systems, and establish procedures for tracking and reporting.
  • Process or assist with payments of vendor invoices, and individual reimbursements.
  • Research accounting discrepancies.
Skills/Experience Required:
  • Associates degree in accounting or 3 to 5 years of experience required.
  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency with spreadsheet software required.
  • Critical thinking and ability to learn and apply new processes
  • Procurement experience

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