Finance and Accounting Assistant (part-time)

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Part-Time 💰 $25 - $30 per Hour 💻 Finance 🗓️ July 8th, 2026

GAAP

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is hiring a Finance and Accounting Assistant (part-time) for Mason Gross School of the Arts. The role involves tracking and reconciling expenditures, processing financial transactions, maintaining financial systems, preparing reports, analyzing budget activity, liaising with administrative offices, and supporting payroll entries.

Highlights

Track, monitor, and reconcile expenditures and commitments for the Dean’s Office within Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Process financial transactions including journal entries, project cost adjustments, expense corrections, requisitions, and procurement requests.
Maintain and update financial tracking systems such as Airtable and university financial software.
Prepare and distribute recurring financial reports.
Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend corrective actions following university compliance and accounting standards.
Serve as liaison with Accounts Payable, Payroll, Procurement, and other offices to resolve financial and operational issues.
Provide backup support for payroll entries and other assigned business support tasks.
Proficiency required in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting systems; understanding of GAAP essential.
Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field and two years of relevant experience.
Compensation ranges from $25 to $30 per hour for a part-time position averaging 19.5 hours per week.