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Position Title: Accountant,InterEmployee Classification: Accountant,InterCollege/Division: Administration and FinanceDepartment: 530420-UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLEInternal or External Search: External - Open to all applicantsLocation: Las CrucesOffsite Location (if applicable):Target Hourly/Salary Rate: 43,908.80Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0Exempt or Non-Exempt: ExemptSummary: Join our Team!Classification Summary:Performs moderately complex accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and the resultant managerial reports and financial statements.Classification Standard Duties:Analyzes and reviews budgets and expenditures for local, state, federal, and private funding, contracts, and grants ensuring compliance with fiscal accountability and reporting and funding requirements. Monitors and reviews accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness; prepares and reviews budget, revenue, expense, and payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting transactions. Analyzes revenue and expenditure trends, recommends appropriate budget levels, and ensures expenditure control. Advises and interprets policies to faculty, staff, and outside persons such as vendors, funding source representatives, and patients; explains billings and reports, and resolves related problems. Develops accounting applications; oversees the input and handling of financial data and reports for the institution's finance and human resources systems. May participate in auditing projects, as appropriate to individual operating needs. May coordinate the preparation of regularly scheduled and special billings and financial statements for local, state, federal, and private funding sources. May prepare accounting entries for proration of indirect costs, letters of credit, salary reallocations, loan transactions, financial aid disbursements, refunds, and repayments. May develop, negotiate, and defend a unit's operating budget and consult with management of the unit on the fiscal aspects of program planning, salary recommendations, and other administrative actions. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, EquivalencyRequired Education:Bachelor's degree in Accounting.; Required Experience:One (1) year of professional experience directly related to the standard duties as outlined.; Equivalency:Bachelor's degree and successful completion of at least 12 credit hours of Accounting (ACCT) course work and one (1) year of professional experience directly related to the standard duties as outlined.; Required Certification/License:Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesKNOWLEDGE:Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal regulations, and generally accepted accounting principles. Knowledge of computerized information systems used in financial and/or accounting applications. Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control procedures.; SKILLS:Account balancing and reconciling skills.; ABILITIES:Ability to analyze budgetary expenditures for compliance with funding agencies' budget, policies and procedures. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and/or projections. Ability to supervise and train assigned staff. Ability to lead, train, and functionally supervise staff and/or student employees.Job Duties and ResponsibilitiesResponsible for monitoring revenue and expenses; ensures expenditure control and compliance with funding and reporting requirements, university policy, and standard accounting procedures. Constructs routine spreadsheet applications, prepares financial data for input into accounts receivable modules, and generates reports; performs calculations which may include various payments and assessments. Coordinates the preparation of regularly scheduled and special billings, analyses, and invoice statements for local, state, federal and private funding sources. Analyzes, reconciles, balances, and maintains accounting records. Prepares, reviews, and processes various entries and may prepare reconciliations of mid-level complexity. May coordinate and monitor data processing batches. Responsible for assisting with third party billing to sponsoring agencies, sponsored students and non-sponsored students, and general departmental AR while complying with NMSU Terms and Conditions, Family Educational Right and Privacy Act and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.Preferred QualificationsSpecial Requirements of the PositionDepartment Contact: Betsy Banks, 575-646-5955, bbanks@nmsu.eduContingent Upon Funding: Not ApplicableBargaining Unit Eligibility: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)If Not a Standard Work Schedule:Working Conditions and Physical EffortEnvironment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

New Mexico State University (NMSU) schools more than 30,000 students in the Land of Enchantment. In addition to its main campus in Las Cruces, the university also operates locations in Alamogordo, Albuquerque, and Grants, in addition to Doña Ana C...

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August 14, 2024

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