Accountant 2 at University of New Mexico – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Requisition ID: req36355

Working Title:
Accountant 2

Position Grade:
12

Position Summary:
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 multifaceted department.

Our Accountant II will be responsible for a variety of fiscal duties, including:

• 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.

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.
Campus:
Health Sciences Center (HSC) - Albuquerque, NM

Benefits Eligble:
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.

Department:
Psychiatry Administration (451B)

Employment Type:
Staff

Staff Type:
Regular - Full-Time
Status:
Exempt

Pay:
Monthly: $3,882.67 - $5,453.07 Based on education, experience and equity.

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:
As a condition of employment, eligible employees working greater than .25 FTE as determined by the New Mexico Education Retirement Act must make mandatory retirement contributions. For more information, review the Benefits Eligibility at a Glance grid.

Background Check Required:
Yes
For Best Consideration Date:
4/21/2026

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 supply: 1. Complete on-line application including hours worked for each position; 2. Cover letter with summary of relevant experience and why qualified for position; 3. Current resume; 4. Three professional references, preferably supervisory. Selected candidate must also supply official transcript(s) and proof of meeting accounting course requirements.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:

• 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, BannerFinance, 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 financialinformation to different levels within an organization