About this role
Role Overview
- Provides day-to-day operational accounting support for the Department of Pediatrics research operation
- Review requisitions routed by labs for processing
- Generate purchase orders for equipment, etc.
- Contact vendors to adjust, obtain or process contracts and invoices as necessary
- Initiate/review for approval all purchasing transactions eligible for blanket order processing
- Process and track all invoices related to blanket orders
- Process travel advances and check requests for travel
- Review reimbursement requests for appropriate university funding allocation & budget coding
- Enter requisitions into the Marketplace purchasing system and monitor purchasing processes as requested
- Ensure transactions have supporting documentation and principal investigator or designee approval
- Monitor account balances, maintain open encumbrances, process journals and budget adjustments
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience
- 2 years of experience in Accounting
- No specific certification/professional license required for this position
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation
- 10 recognized holidays
- Sick time
- Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
- Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
- Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan starting at 7%
- Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians
- 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child
- WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us