University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Accountant 2 - req# 14358
Job Description
Requisition ID | req14358 |
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Working Title | Accountant 2 |
Position Grade | 12 |
Position Summary |
AMENDMENT: The For Best Consideration Date has been revised to 02/17/2021. UNM Residence Life and Student Housing (RLSH) serves over 2,000 student residents in 12 living learning communities, and operates 8 residence halls at the UNM main campus, Student Family Housing apartments at South Campus, and operates the student housing component of Lobo Rainforest. RLSH provides essential oversight of residents, and an enriched and vibrant living experience, offering on average more than 1,000 residential life programs for residents during the academic year. RLSH is a self-supporting auxiliary entity, with an annual operating budget in excess of $10.9 million. Year-round operations include regular term housing, summer housing, residence life management, facilities management, summer conference and summer intern programs, desk services, student safety, marketing and communications, and other business operations. RLSH operates 24/7, 365 days/year, and is one of UNMs largest department employers of students. This Accountant II position reports directly to the Assistant Director for Business Operations, and oversees daily financial operations, supervising a staff of two fiscal tech positions. This is a working manager position, providing direct support as well as oversight of all fiscal operations, to support managers and staff across the department, including budget and reserves, various revenues, expenditures, transfers and allocations. Process management to include requisitions, encumbrances, invoices, work order costs tracking, journal vouchers, labor distributions, Pcard and other Procurement actions, as well as tracking, and reconciliations. This group also provides support to the department for hiring processes and payroll, to support Residence Life, Facilities, and Business operations and programs. Provides various ad hoc and scheduled reports, troubleshooting, correction and analysis to support accurate, effective, timely management and compliance for all financial processes and provide support to management for strategic decision and use of resources. In addition to experience in fiscal operations, the successful candidate will evince a commitment to customer service, able to work across entities and operational units, effective communications, time management and able to adapt to and manage change while maintaining fiscal effectiveness. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
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Conditions of Employment | |
Minimum Qualifications |
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. |
Preferred Qualifications |
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Additional Requirements | Official transcripts, High School diploma, or GED certificate will be required for hire. Please see minimum qualifications for specifics. |
Campus | Main - Albuquerque, NM |
Department | RLSH Finance Support (215C0) |
Employment Type | Staff |
Staff Type | Regular - Full-Time |
Term End Date | |
Status | Exempt |
Pay | $3,199.73 - $4,585.53 Monthly |
Benefits Eligible | This is a benefits eligible position. The University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. See the Benefits home page for a more information. |
ERB Statement | Temporary and on-call employees working an appointment percentage of 26 (.26 FTE) or greater, per quarter, will be eligible to earn retirement service credits and thus are required to make New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (NMERB) contributions. More information pertaining to your FTE and NMERB contributions can be reviewed on the NMERB Guidelines Clarified webpage. |
Background Check Required | No |
For Best Consideration Date | 2/17/2021 |
Application Instructions |
Only applications submitted throughthe official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this jobadvertisement on a 3rd party site, pleasevisit UNMJobs to submit an application. Please include the following:
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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. | |