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Rutgers University

Business Assistant (Temporary)

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ

🕑 Part-Time

💰 $20 - $27 per Hour

💻 Finance

🗓️ October 21st, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is hiring a Business Assistant (Temporary) for the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP). The role involves providing financial and accounting support, analyzing revenues and expenditures, preparing financial documents and reports, reconciling monthly expenditure reports, and assisting with budget proposals and projections while maintaining accurate financial records and supporting various administrative processes.

Highlights
  • Provide financial and accounting support including data analysis and monitoring of financial documents.
  • Analyze revenues and expenditures, assist with budget proposals and projections.
  • Prepare expenditure analyses, spreadsheets, and reconcile monthly expenditure reports.
  • Ensure proper documentation, justification, backup, and approval for financial actions.
  • Interact with department personnel to obtain fund source details for purchases, travel, and expense reimbursements.
  • Reconcile travel charges using internal databases and University Cornerstone applications such as Expense Management, RU Marketplace, and Financial Management.
  • Maintain accurate financial records and review accounts for correct postings.
  • Prepare Journal Entries using proper departmental accounts.
  • Act as backup for processing purchase orders, requisitions, travel reimbursements, and human resources procedures.
  • Must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent education/experience demonstrating knowledge of accounting, finance, business administration, or bookkeeping.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.
  • Compensation range is $20 to $27 per hour.
  • Position is part-time, 30 hours per week, with temporary staff appointment on an hourly basis.
  • Works within the GSAPP - Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center.