The University of New Mexico Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has a rewarding career opportunity for the position of Accountant II. The Accountant II position reports directly to the Department Administrator, and oversees daily financial operations.

This position provides:

• Direct support as well as oversight of all fiscal operations across the department, including budget and reserves, various revenues, expenditures, transfers and allocations.
• Process management to include requisitions, encumbrances, invoices, work order costs tracking, journal vouchers, labor distributions, P-card and other Procurement actions, tracking, and reconciliations.
• Providing support to department payroll.
• Providing various ad hoc and scheduled reports, and analysis to support accurate, effective, management and compliance for all financial processes. And to provide data to management to support strategic decisions and use of resources.
• Prepares productivity and revenue reports and conducts analysis to assist with provider billing opportunities.

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.

• Experience in academic setting with knowledge or involvement in management of fiscal operations, personnel / payroll, systems, operations, and finance.
• Experience working with the UNM accounting system or other large enterprise system.
• Proven ability to provide guidance to executive leadership on financial business matters and/or processes.

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

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.