Financial Analyst in Albuquerque, New Mexico at University of New Mexico

Financial AnalystRequisition ID req35490
Working Title Financial Analyst
Position Grade 14
Position Summary

Leads post-award financial management, accurate and current labor allocations, and providing data to support sponsor-requested financial reporting.

Monitors and analyzes research budgets (including research pilot project budgets) and cost shares, works to resolve issues with attention to detail.

Meets regularly with College PIs to monitor grant spending (both internal and subawards), interpret budget reports for PIs, and oversees budget projections.

Collaborates to provide compliance assurance with university policy, federal regulations, and other codified governance in the conduct and administration of research. Provides advice to faculty and administrators regarding funding policies, rules, and regulations.

Primary liaison with contract and grant accounting office and fiscal monitor for the College of Pharmacy and its management office.

Primary liaison with sponsored project subawardees, facilitating financial status updates to the College PIs on balances and progress within invoicing and payment. Regularly follows up with subawardees and/or core office fiscal monitor(s) on the status of invoicing, maintaining subaward invoice logs. Drives subaward invoicing as needed.

Calculates accounting figures for carry-forward obligations, no-cost extensions, facilitates effort certifications.

Maintains reports on potential losses on sponsored projects with unrealized bad debt expenses.

Continuous improvement in institutional, regulatory knowledge and subject matter expertise that facilitates faculty and staff mentoring specific to NIH requirements.

Provides dotted line supervision, mentoring, and training to program managers and senior research staff in support of faculty investigators.

Coordinates internal onboarding and training in post-award research administration, research tracking and funding usage, and special project outreach.

Assists with the Colleges annual Research & Scholarship Day event and other research events as needed.

Duties as assigned.

See the Position Description for additional information.

Conditions of Employment
Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree; at least 3 years 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

• Experience with sponsored projects at an institution of higher learning or a national laboratory
• Demonstrated experience with modern accounting platforms
• Experience with generating complex financial statements
• Skilled in building, utilizing, and reporting custom spreadsheets
• Served in a senior administrative role with financial reporting responsibilities
• Experience with generating interdepartmental salary agreements and MOUs
• Experience with monitoring for compliance and federal regulation particularly the National Institutes of Health
• Experience with coordinating invoicing and collections with external business partners.

Additional Requirements
Campus: Health Sciences Center (HSC) - Albuquerque, NM
Department Pharmacy Deans Office (401A)
Employment Type Staff
Staff Type Regular - Full-Time
Term End Date
Status Exempt
Pay Monthly: $5,926.27-$6,976.67
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 1/20/2026
Eligible for Remote Work
Eligible for Remote Work Statement
Application Instructions

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

A complete application will include:

1. Complete Online Application

2. Resume

3. Cover Letter

4. Provide phone and email contact information for three (current or previous) references. Supervisory references are preferred, but not required.

Applications that do not include a cover letter or are otherwise incomplete may not be considered for the position.

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.