Research Finance Accountant II (Grants & Budgets)

University of New Mexico; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

University of New Mexico’s Neurology department seeks an Accountant 2 to support research operations and unrestricted budgeting. You will guide investigators in grant preparation, manage contracts and clinical trials, and maintain fiscal operations across multiple funds.

The role emphasizes analysis of revenues/expenses, monthly reporting, and close collaboration with the department's senior finance team to ensure deadlines are met and policies are followed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 12 credit hours of accounting; at least 1 year of related experience.
• Accredited degree can substitute for experience year-for-year.
• Master's in Accounting or Business Management preferred.
• Proficient in MS Excel and MS Access for financial reporting.
• Experience with Banner, MyReports, Chrome River systems.
• Experience with NIH awards and grant submissions; ability to interpret funding policies.

Responsibilities

• Guide faculty in internal and external grant preparation.
• Handle contract and clinical trial applications.
• Maintain fiscal operations of restricted and unrestricted research funds.
• Monitor and reconcile restricted/unrestricted indexes.
• Analyze revenues and expenses for grants and trials; prepare monthly reports.
• Oversee research award lifecycle from proposal to closeout; collaboration with SPO and Contract & Grant.

Skills

Effective communication

Team player

Meet deadlines

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree (Accounting)

12 accounting credit hours

Masters in Accounting or Business Mgmt (Preferred)

Tools

Excel

MS Access

Banner

MyReports

Chrome River

Grant submission software

Job description

University of New Mexico’s Neurology department seeks an Accountant 2 to support research operations and unrestricted budgeting. You will guide investigators in grant preparation, manage contracts and clinical trials, and maintain fiscal operations across multiple funds.

The role emphasizes analysis of revenues/expenses, monthly reporting, and close collaboration with the department's senior finance team to ensure deadlines are met and policies are followed.