Pool: Student Accounting Assistant

About the role

The Accounting academic area at the KU School of Business invites students to apply for student hourly positions. These roles may involve teaching, grading, and/or conducting research assistance for School of Business courses. Throughout their employment, student employees must align with and support the School of Business Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities

• 40% Office Hours – Helping students with questions and offering support.
• 40% Grading – Evaluating assignments and exams.
• 10% Projects – Assembling materials and prepping for class.
• 10% Other Tasks – Completing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher.
• During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods, the student hourly must:
  • Have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester, or
  • Be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours, or
  • Be enrolled in summer session, or
  • Be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.
• Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments do not apply to Student Hourly appointments.)
• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Qualifications

Required

• GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Preferred

• Current KU Business student.
• Current accounting student.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel).

Pay

$10.25 hourly.

Schedule

Anticipated start date: Monday, August 17, 2026.

This is a pool position; hiring and start dates will be ongoing.