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Business and Finance

Leveraging Northwestern's financial capacity in alignment with programmatic and strategic initiatives

ٍٍٍ½خر the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Amanda Distel is Northwestern's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Reporting Units

Budget and Planning

The Office of Budget and Planning serves as the steward of resources and trusted advisor for units across Northwestern to support decision-making and enable strategy.

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Financial Services

Financial Services is responsible for managing the general accounting, tax and regulatory services, and treasury services of the University.

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Human Resources

Through hiring, compensation and retention, the Office of Human Resources promotes an innovative and inclusive workplace where individuals thrive and collaborate.

Procurement and Payment Services

The Office of Procurement and Payment Services is considered the procurement expert at Northwestern, setting the overall strategy regarding how purchases and payments should be made.

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Office of Sponsored Projects*

The Office of Sponsored Projects brings together staff and functions from Sponsored Research (SR) and Accounting Services for Research and Sponsored Programs (ASRSP) to provide integrated support for the full lifecycle of sponsored programs.

*OSP reports to the Office of Research with a dotted line to the CFO