Accountant 2

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.

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.

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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.

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.