Temporary Accounting Coordinator

Job ID: 53302

Location: Evanston, Illinois

Department: Temp Center
Salary/Grade: TMP/01

Position: Temporary Accounting Coordinator
Hours: This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week/ M-F)
Pay: $23.00 per hour
Campus: Evanston
Approximate start date: 2/23/2026
Approximate end date: 8/23/2026

Northwestern University is seeking a temporary full-time Accounting Coordinatorfor the Evanston campus.

Temporary Job Description:

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. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Cash, the temporary Accounting Coordinator performs the following:

• Monitoring and managing the Cash email inbox
• Identifying and depositing incoming wire payments
• Working through the backlog of unidentified wires
• Supporting collections efforts

Qualifications Required:

Minimum:

• 3-5 years of financial experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment

Preferred:

• Previous experience utilizing NU Financials or similar software
• Previous experience working with musicians/artists and/or non-profit industry experience

Northwestern University seeks to employ a varied and diverse range of dynamic people who understand the importance of our mission and vision. When you consider a temporary opportunity at Northwestern University, you know that you are joining an institution with a deep history of academic, professional and personal development.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern’s non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.