University of Illinois
Accounting Assistant - NRES
Urbana, IL, US
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago
Financial AnalysisAccountingProcurementResearchCollaborationAccounts Payable
About the role
- Coordinate the processing of gifts in collaboration with the University of Illinois Foundation and the ACES Office of Advancement.
- Serve as an expert advisor to NRES end users on procurement, payment request procedures, special requests, accounting structures, and related University policies.
- Evaluate these transactions for budget availability and appropriateness.
Responsibilities
- Duties Responsibilities Accounting/Financial Analysis/Procurement Manage the creation and termination of CFOPs with University Accounting and Financial Reporting.
- Approve and manage all purchasing and payable functions (iBuy, Emburse) including standing and departmental purchase orders.
- Advise end users about departmental contracts (facilities use, technical testing, and revenue generating agreements) and manage them using the Contracts+ system.
- Create and monitor new activity service rates working with the campus Office of Government Costing and/or University Accounting and Financial Reporting.
Skills
- Monitor grant termination dates to ensure accurate and timely closeout of funding per Sponsored Programs Administrations guidelines.
- Serve as a resource for project principal investigators for expenditure allowability based on the funding sponsor guidelines.
- Approve sub award invoices after reviewing them for compliance and funding availability.
- Provide requested reports for project principal investigators upon request such as expense forecasts, personnel expense projections, etc.
Company info
- Process invoicing through the General Accounts Receivable system in Banner for revenue-generating activities for both on-campus and off-campus customers.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Serve as a resource for project principal investigators for expenditure allowability based on the funding sponsor guidelines
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