The College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) Office of Research Engagement (ORE) seeks applicants for an Accountant 2 to support contract and grant post-award oversight, coordination, and administration.  This position will join the College’s research team, under the leadership of the Associate Dean for Research and Distance Education, to provide support to and management of the numerous research projects across the COEHS. 

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.  Applicants should have the knowledge and the ability to interpret local, state, federal, and private funding, contracts, and grants ensuring compliance with fiscal accountability and reporting and funding requirements. 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, 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) ensuring compliance with regulations and supporting faculty.

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.

• At least 6 months experience working in UNM financial systems including: Banner, Chrome River, LoboWeb, and MyReports
• Proficient with in-person, electronic, and phone-based customer service
• Ability to analyze budgetary expenditures for compliance with funding agencies' budget, policies and procedures.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and/or projections.
• Experience working with confidential information
• Account balancing and reconciling skills.
• One-year experience with University Policies/Procedures and applicable local, state, and federal regulations

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