Accountant 1

University of New Mexico • Albuquerque, NM

2d • $3,803 - $5,098 • Hybrid

About The Position

The UNM School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences is seeking an experienced accountant with excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills to join our busy team. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, value great customer service, work well independently, and meet deadlines. This position has a primary emphasis on restricted accounting and secondarily manages unrestricted accounting for a large and multi-faceted department.

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences is a large and complex, multi-division department within the UNM School of Medicine. We provide excellent, innovative education to residents, medical students, and health professionals; the highest quality mental health care to the citizens of New Mexico; and pursue outstanding multidisciplinary research that helps solve important health problems. Learn more about us at https://hsc.unm.edu/medicine/departments/psychiatry/
See the Position Description for additional information.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and successful completion of at least 9 credit hours of university-level accounting through intermediate accounting; no previous experience required.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Accounting
• Experience with contract and grant management
• Proficiency in accounting functions including reconciliations, reimbursement and purchasing, journal vouchers, budget entries and reporting
• Experience working with UNM systems including: My Reports, Banner Finance, WorkFlow, LoboMart, EPrints, Effort Certifications System, EPAFs, Budget Planner, Salary Planner, and Budget Categorization System
• Demonstrated experience managing fiscal needs at a division level
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate financial information to different levels within an organization

Responsibilities

• Preparing and reviewing budgets and expenditures for compliance with UNM policies and sponsor requirements
• Preparing related analysis/reports of budgets and expenditures
• Monitoring and reconciling both restricted and unrestricted accounts
• Monitoring and reviewing accounts and reports for accuracy and completeness
• Understanding and answering questions regarding allowable purchasing and reimbursements, and reviewing credit card statements to ensure compliance
• Performing basic accounting functions such as fund analysis, cost analysis, fund reconciliation, posting, allocations and journal voucher entries
• Coordinating and preparing regularly scheduled and special billings, collecting monthly billings and troubleshooting billing issues as they arise
• Compiling data, researching and resolving issues using Banner Finance, preparing financial data and generating finance reports
• Developing budgets and tracking operating ledger data to monitor trends

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level