Accountant 2- College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

The College of Arts & Sciences is a multi-faceted organization, overseeing more than 40 academic departments, centers, and programs with an instructional budget exceeding $100M. We are looking for a highly motivated, self-directed individual to be part of the A&S Finance Team, committed to providing fiscal customer support to College units and their academic and research missions. This position will allow opportunities for growth and professional development.

 The successful candidate must have effective interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills and possess the ability to multi-task and prioritize daily duties and projects. This position will be responsible for research, comprehension, and the ability to explain detailed analysis from department budgets and financial operations, assist units with all fiscal services including transaction processing, budgeting, reconciliations, salary distributions, and support Principal Investigators with monitoring their restricted awards. There may be occasions to provide training and backup services to fiscal staff in the department units as needed.

Duties may include:

·        Assist in the annual Budget process, Categorization of Reserves, Projections, and other University wide projects

·        Complete reconciliations of all indices related to salary, operating, and plant fund expenditures to ensure budgetary control and managing restricted funds

·        Distribution of funding from the College to departments

·        Processing financial transactions such as labor redistribution, journal vouchers, coordination and preparation of regularly scheduled and special billings

·        Process reimbursements, purchasing requisitions, and other fiscal transactions

·        May assist with special projects and/or reporting as needed

·        Training/working with departments to build budgets, develop financial statements and create analyses.

See the Position Description for additional information.

Bachelor's degree and successful completion of at least 12 credit hours of university-level accounting through intermediate accounting; at least 1 year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

·        Experience using Banner Finance, Chrome River, LoboMart, and MyReports systems and ad-hoc reports, HR Reports or other institutional systems

·        Proficient in the use of Excel and Word

·        Experience managing restricted funds (contracts and grants), including cost share, and ensuring compliance with agency and federal regulations and supporting Pl's with monitoring their restricted awards

·        Knowledge of University Fiscal Policies/Procedures and applicable local, state, and federal regulations

·        Experience working with multiple units in the development of budgets and/or individually specific projects

·        Ability to work independently and as a team member

·        Experience with account reconciliations

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Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html . Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.