Accountant Intermediate

NMSU; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

New Mexico State University in Las Cruces seeks an Accountant Intermediate to monitor revenue and expenses, ensure expenditure control, and ensure compliance with funding requirements and university policy. The role prepares financial data for AR modules, generates reports, and handles mid-level entries while coordinating billings from multiple funding sources.

The position requires a Bachelor's in Accounting and at least one year of relevant experience or equivalent credits and experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• One year of professional accounting experience is required.
• Equivalency: Bachelor's degree with at least 12 Accounting credits and one year of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor revenue and expenses; ensure expenditure control and compliance with funding and reporting requirements, university policy, and standard accounting procedures.
• Prepare financial data for input into accounts receivable modules and generate reports; perform mid-level complex entries and reconciliations.
• Coordinate regularly scheduled and special billings for local, state, federal and private funding sources; analyze, reconcile, balance, and maintain accounting records.
• Assist with third party billing to sponsoring agencies and AR for department per university terms and PCI DSS.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

12 accounting credits (equivalency)

1 year professional accounting experience

Job description

Department Contact: Diana Herrera, [e-mail]

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary: Join the University Accounts Receivable team at New Mexico State University! This position offers an opportunity to contribute to NMSU's mission in a dynamic higher education environment.

Position Details

PositionTitle: Accountant Intermediate

College/Division: Administration and Finance

Department: 530420-UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $43,908.80, commensurate with qualifications.

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status: Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule:

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Responsible 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.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Required 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.;

Equivalent Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Special Certification/Licensure:

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: 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.