Accounting Assistant I

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $60K - $88K 💻 Finance 🗓️ February 5th, 2026

GAAP

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Rutgers University is hiring an Accounting Assistant I for the Zimmerli Art Museum. The role involves providing business, accounting, and administrative support to the museum, Douglass Residential College, and the New Brunswick Chancellor's Business Office, managing procurement system requisitions, invoice reconciliations, journal entries, expense report reviews, and handling human resources transactions while applying knowledge of GAAP.

Highlights

Provide direct business, accounting, and administrative support to the Zimmerli Art Museum, Douglass Residential College, and New Brunswick Chancellor's Business Office.
Perform professional accounting work using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Manage procurement system requisitions, approve requisitions, monthly invoice reconciliation, and new supplier requests.
Process journal entries, review expense reports for policy compliance, and prepare access forms for university systems.
Handle human resources transactions including payroll time sheet entry and commitment accounting.
Required knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite; preferred advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred experience with Marketplace procurement, Oracle Cloud Financials, or PeopleSoft Human Capital Management system.
Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with at least two years in business, accounting, or administrative roles.
Salary range from approximately $59,893 to $87,925 based on experience and qualifications.
Supporting departments include Zimmerli Art Museum, Douglass Residential College, and the New Brunswick Chancellor’s Business Office.