Accountant 1

One of the nation's finest anthropology museums, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology offers exhibits and programs relating to cultures around the world, with a special emphasis on the cultural heritage of the Southwest. The Maxwell offers to visitors an opportunity to experience the richness of human life-ways in all their diverse expressions, providing a setting for both education and employment unique in our state.

The Maxwell Museum is seeking an outstanding individual to provide accounting services and expertise in the following areas: Advanced, multifaceted accounting and related functions in such areas as ledger maintenance and analysis, cost and/or financial analysis, fund reconciliation and monitoring of accounts, journal voucher postings, labor distributions, purchasing transactions, physical asset inventory control, and museum gift store inventory and tax accounting.

The Accountant I will also be responsible for several sponsored projects (i.e., Contracts and Grants), which will require the ability to gather Principal Investigators on various budget and financial process requirements. Knowledge of UNM policies and procedures will be critical in this position.

See the Position Description for additional information.

• If this position is assigned to the Athletics Department, either administratively or functionally, compliance with all NCAA rules and regulations is required.

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.

• BA in Accounting or Finance
• At least 3+ years Accounting experience and demonstrated ability in creating budgets and monitoring/analyzing fiscal operations
• Proficient in MS Excel to analyze/interpret financial data and prepare financial reports
• Experience working in Chrome, Lobo Mart, Banner and MyReports (or similar financial systems) and preparing financial reports
• Knowledge of standard and/or fund accounting principles, methods and applications
• Knowledge of Restricted accounting (sponsored projects)
• Ability to communicate effectively at different levels of organization
• Ability to initiate various accounting transactions (Journal Entries, labor distribution)
• Retail sales and/or Tax accounting
• Property accounting
• Inventory management

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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.