Sr Fiscal Services Tech - req# 31757

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular is looking for a highly motivated, self-directed individual to join our team. The Department has nine faculty and three lecturers. It is a research-active academic department and requires an Accountant II to assist with a wide variety of accounting functions and administrative processes.

The successful candidate must have effective interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills and possess the ability to multi-task and prioritize daily duties and projects. The qualified candidate will be responsible for managing funds, including monitoring and monthly reconciliation of indexes, preparing, and updating monthly financial statements and projection reports, and processing financial transactions such as labor redistributions, journal vouchers, non-standard payments, and requisitions. The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter with a strong accounting background in both unrestricted and sponsored projects accounting (i.e., Contracts and Grants). It is critical that the individual be able to provide assistance in the development, implementation, and management of fiscal systems and procedures, applying basic concepts, methods, and techniques as well as assist with departmental HR functions. This position will also help with hiring, newsletter creation, website management, departmental smartsheets, payroll, and other duties as assigned.

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Salary depends on experience.

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High school diploma or GED; at least 5 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.

• Experience accounting systems and processes. Ability to understand and apply University policies and procedures.
• Experience preparing and monitoring restricted budgets using finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control procedures.
• Payroll Experience.
• Ability to assist with newsletter creation.

• Experience with UNM accounting systems and processes (Banner, MyReports, Workflow, ePAFs, Labor Distributions, JVs, Chrome River, LoboMart).
• Ability to understand and apply University policies and procedures.
• Experience preparing and monitoring restricted budgets using finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control procedures.
• UNM Payroll Experience.
• Experience with UNM purchasing card and related policies.
• Experience reconciling, balancing, and maintaining standard accounting records.
• Ability to use independent judgment and to manage confidential information.
• Experience with posting and hiring both staff and students in UNMJobs.
• Ability to assist with departmental newsletter creation.
• UNM Web design Cascade.
• UNM HSC Smartsheet experience.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills.
• Graphic design skills a plus
• Ability to perform basic troubleshooting for Mac and PC OS a plus
• Experience helping run large-scale events including catering a plus.

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