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Accounting Assistant - School of Information Sciences

Job in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, 61803, USA
Listing for: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-21
Job specializations:
  • Accounting
    Bookkeeper/ Accounting Clerk, Accounts Receivable/ Collections, Accounting Assistant, Finance Assistant
  • Finance & Banking
    Bookkeeper/ Accounting Clerk, Accounts Receivable/ Collections, Finance Assistant
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 55000 - 75000 USD Yearly USD 55000.00 75000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Duties Responsibilities
  • Financial processing and procurement
  • Process purchasing, payment, and reimbursement activity using relevant University systems, which may include iBuy, Banner, Emburse, PCard, TCard, purchase orders, vendor payment requests, journal vouchers, and related tools.
  • Prepare or review requisitions, invoices, travel and miscellaneous reimbursement requests, payment documents, purchasing-card and travel-card transactions, and other financial records.
  • Verify or assign appropriate accounting codes, including CFOP or other University chart-of-accounts elements.
  • Track purchase commitments, payments, reimbursements, and other obligations using University systems and unit-maintained reports or spreadsheets.
  • Coordinate with faculty, staff, vendors, and campus offices to resolve documentation, payment, vendor, coding, and purchasing issues.
  • Maintain organized financial records and supporting documentation in accordance with University record-retention requirements.
Reconciliation, reporting, and budget support
  • Review monthly financial reports, transaction detail, account balances, and financial documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
  • Reconcile expenditures, revenues, outstanding obligations, deposits, reimbursements, and other account activity; identify, research, and resolve discrepancies.
Customer service and operational support
  • Serve as a resource for iSchool employees on purchasing, reimbursements, travel, payment processing, financial documentation, and related business procedures.
  • Communicate policy and process requirements clearly and professionally to individuals with varying levels of financial experience.
  • Support cash/check handling, deposits, invoicing, accounts receivable, and other revenue-related processes in accordance with University policy, when assigned.
  • Maintain confidentiality and exercise good judgment when working with financial, personnel, student, research, and other sensitive information.
Other
  • Perform other related duties as assigned relevant to this position type to enhance the mission of the unit.
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