Accountant 1 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at University of New Mexico

Requisition ID: req37547

Working Title:
Accountant 1

Position Grade:
11

Position Summary:
The Office of the Provost and EVP for Academic Affairs is a complex, multi-faceted unit, which is responsible for all aspects of the academic mission, including research, instruction and academic personnel. The Academic Affairs Fiscal Shared Service Center serves schools, colleges, and divisions on all fiscal matters, which include account reconciliation, budget planning, fiscal analysis, developing multi-year forecasts, purchasing, fiscal transactional processing and strategic planning. Our office is seeking an accountant that enjoys a fast-paced, challenging work environment with the willingness to learn. The primary duties and responsibilities for this position include:

• Monitors and reconciles revenue and expenses for departmental or unit accounts; ensures expenditure control and compliance with funding and reporting requirements, university policy, and standard accounting procedures

• Generates expenditure, personnel, fiscal and purchasing transactions

• Budget monitoring and development, and annual fiscal reporting

• Assist upper level fiscal staff with fiscal analysis and strategic planning

This individual must demonstrate excellent customer service skills and have the ability to provide support to the current fiscal staff in the service center and the units the center serves. This individual should have experience working in an academic unit setting and be very familiar with not only UNM fiscal policies and procedures, but also academic related policies and procedures. This position will report to the Director of Financial Operations for Academic Affairs and work closely with the fiscal staff in the center and academic and administrators in various units across campus.

See the Position Description for additional information.

Conditions of Employment:

• If this position is assigned to the Athletics Department, either administratively or functionally, compliance with all NCAA rules and regulations is required.

Campus:
Main - 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:
Provost Office Staff (688A)

Employment Type:
Staff

Staff Type:
Regular - Full-Time
Status:
Exempt

Pay:
Monthly: $3,831.07-$4,666.67

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:
8/14/2026

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.
A complete application will consist of:1. A current resume2. A letter of interest3. 3 professional referencesMinimum Qualifications: 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.

Preferred Qualifications: • Experience working with the UNM accounting systems

• Experience monitoring, reconciling, analyzing and reporting high volume accounts

• Experience with budget development

• Managing restricted accounts with specific timelines, employees, scope of work, and requirements of the funding agency

• High level proficiency with Microsoft Excel