The School of Engineering’s Research Support Office (RSO) seeks to hire an Accountant 1 to perform a variety of accounting and budgetary duties on post-award activities including award set-up through close-out and processing a high volume of purchases and reimbursements in direct support of our Financial Analyst. The RSO supports all pre- and post-award duties for Category 2 research centers in the School of Engineering, as well as complex and/or large research awards that academic units do not have the bandwidth to administer. The Category 2 research centers include the Center for Water & the Environment (CWE), the Southwest Environmental Finance Center (SWEFC), COSMIAC, and the Manufacturing Training and Technology Center. Research expenditures for these units for FY24 were close to $20M. Given the rapid growth of these centers, the Accountant 1 must be able to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, be independent, self-motivated, detail-oriented, a quick learner, and able to adapt to new situations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·      Provide procurement support for the CWE, SWEFC, and COSMIAC, including processing high volume of PCard purchases, purchase orders, and invoices

·      Provide reimbursement support for the CWE, SWEFC, and COSMIAC including processing high volume of travel and non-travel reimbursements for faculty, staff, students, and non-UNM employees.

·      Evaluate procurement requests for allowability, allocability, and reasonableness and adherence to Uniform Guidance and other applicable policies and procedures.

·      Prepare and process bi-weekly timesheets, monthly leave, expense sheets, and payroll (labor redistributions/ EPAF) entries.

·      Make travel arrangements for the CWE, SWEFC, and COSMIAC.

·      Serve as a resource and educator for other fiscal staff. Attend University training and meetings to provide input and solve problems for faculty and staff.

·      Assist Financial Analyst with formulating policies and procedures required for contract and grant administration and Research Support Office operations.

·     Prepare routine spreadsheets and monthly account reconciliations with oversight and direction from the Financial Analyst.

·     Perform post-award accounting functions with direction from the Financial Analyst such as journal vouchers, salary redistributions, internal budget revisions, 90-day memos, subaward request forms, and vendor invoicing and deposits.

·    Serve as the shipping/mailing point of contact.

See the Position Description for additional information.

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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.

• Experience with P-card purchasing and reimbursements and knowledge of Chrome River system processes.
• Prior experience with time entry via PHATIME as either a Timekeeper or Time Approver.
• Experience with UNM accounting systems and processes (Banner, MyReports, Workflow, ePAFs, labor redistributions, JVs, LoboMart).
• Experience reconciling and maintaining accounting records for restricted projects.
• Experience prioritizing and handling a high volume of work.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to facilitate clear and effective interactions with diverse audiences including faculty, staff, students, Deans, and Directors.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills.

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