WashU IT

Departmental Accounting Assistant – Department of Medicine Business Office

WashU IT

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $18 - $27 per hour

About the role

  • Coordinates purchasing, billing, and collection activities
  • Maintains statistics, records, or accruals
  • Assists in grant or budget preparation and payroll
  • Monitors and purchases office supplies and lab equipment
  • Facilitates price comparisons and maintains equipment inventory and asset records
  • Processes receiving of division purchase orders and approval of documents
  • Maintains division funds and accounts, assigns account numbers to orders ensuring compliance with granting agency guidelines
  • Prepares requisitions, check requests, petty cash reimbursements, reconciles monthly ledgers, and monitors open encumbrances
  • Processes payroll, changes of status, and attendance records for employees
  • Provides back-up coverage for clinical secretary and Division Administrator when needed

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience
  • Accounting/Bookkeeping (2 Years)
  • Some college-level accounting coursework
  • Skills: Accounting Methods, Accounting Reconciliation, Budget Preparation, Check Requests, Financial Systems, Grant Preparation, Office Equipment, Ordering Office Supplies, Payroll Processing, Petty Cash Management, Purchase Order Processing, Spreadsheets
Benefits
  • Up to 22 days of vacation
  • 10 recognized holidays
  • Sick time
  • Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
  • Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
  • Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan with 7% contributions
  • Wellness challenges
  • Annual health screenings
  • Mental health resources
  • Mindfulness programs and courses
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • Financial resources
  • Access to dietitians
  • 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child
  • Coverage of the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us
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Hard Skills & Tools
AccountingBookkeepingBudget PreparationPayroll ProcessingAccounting ReconciliationGrant PreparationPurchase Order ProcessingPetty Cash ManagementSpreadsheetsOffice Equipment
Certifications
High school diplomaHigh school certification