Accountant 2 - req# 23505

The Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) at the University of New Mexico (UNM) invites applications for a team player to fill an Accountant 2 vacancy. CHTM is an internationally recognized center of excellence managing ~$6M in federal awards per year, in addition to ~$2M in unrestricted funds for center and clean-room support. Join the team that supports exciting research that will shape our future defense, energy, technological, and information capabilities on a national scale while giving you a reasonably predictable schedule, a defined benefit retirement plan, and a generous paid time off package. This is a developmental position that recruits at Grade 12 with promotion potential to Grade 13. On-the-job, informal, and formal training for grant management-related tasks will be provided for developmental purposes.

Performs advanced, multifaceted accounting and related functions in such areas as ledger maintenance and analysis, cost and/or financial analysis, fund reconciliation, posting, and inventory control. Analyzes complex financial and operating data and prepares management reports, financial statements, and projections.

For a fulldescription of CHTM and its activities, please visit http://www.chtm.unm.edu.

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.

List the preferred qualifications within this text box.

• Experience with federal and state award requirements
• Experience with UNM accounting systems (Banner, Chrome River)
• Experience with UNM Unrestricted Accounting processes and requirements
• Experience with creating and maintaining internal accounting documentation in Excel
  
  
  

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