Position Classification Title: Accountant I, II, III

FLSA Status: Exempt

On Site Position

Job Summary:

Performs accounting duties, including journal entries, reporting, analysis and audit/reconciliation of accounts. Maintains a complete and accurate general ledger and the resultant reports and financial statements.

About Us:

The New Mexico State University Foundation invites you to apply to join our diverse, dynamic, and welcoming team in Las Cruces, NM. The NMSU Foundation seeks to provide the pinnacle career experience for each member of our team. The Foundation is seeking talented individuals who are passionate about the mission of NMSU and committed to a continual pursuit of excellence. We build strong relationships with alumni, supporters, NMSU partners, and each other, while personifying our core values of integrity, teamwork, stewardship, innovation, and fun.

Established in 1959, the New Mexico State University Foundation’s mission is to build a brighter future for NMSU, one relationship at a time. As an independent nonprofit organization, the Foundation is the primary fundraising and alumni relations institution for NMSU. We are charged with raising and managing gifts of all types and coordinating the alumni association. We invest endowed gifts and disburse funding each year for the purposes designated by donors. The Foundation coordinates the efforts of the NMSU Alumni Association, which galvanizes the enthusiasm and loyalty of the NMSU alumni network of over 147,000 graduates to support the mission of NMSU while becoming better connected with each other.

Our team partners with alumni, corporations, foundations, and other supporters who want to match their charitable passions with opportunities for purposeful philanthropy and personal engagement at NMSU. Gifts create scholarships, advance faculty endeavors, enhance student programs, and make new and renovated educational and athletic facilities possible. These generous investments greatly enhance NMSU’s land grant mission to provide the highest quality academic programs, develop new understandings through research and creativity, and provide extension services across our state and region.

We offer a highly competitive salary including incentive compensation, an industry-leading benefits package, and a fun and fulfilling work environment. Qualified individuals with a high level of energy who are looking for a work environment that nurtures vision, performance, productivity, superior quality, and unsurpassed integrity are encouraged to apply for this career opportunity.

NMSU is New Mexico’s flagship land-grant and space-grant institution. Founded in 1888, NMSU is the oldest institution of higher education in the state and is a Hispanic-serving institution and a comprehensive research university dedicated to teaching, research, service, and outreach. NMSU serves more than 14,000 students from 49 states and 89 foreign countries and is among the best universities in the nation at moving students from the lowest income tier to the top. Over 50% of NMSU students are first-generation college students and over 60% are Hispanic, meaning that NMSU is one of the most important and effective drivers of economic mobility in the state. Las Cruces is located 45 miles north of El Paso, TX, and features an average of 294 days of sunshine annually. Situated in the heart of the historic Mesilla Valley between the Organ Mountains, Robledo Mountains, and Picacho Peak, Las Cruces is ideal for job seekers who enjoy hiking, mountain biking, and birdwatching. Las Cruces is New Mexico’s second-largest city and home to 111,000 residents. The median home price in Las Cruces is $285,000, far below the national average of $425,000.

Essential Functions:

• Manage one or more finance and accounting functions.

• Recommend policies and procedures to effectively and efficiently administer finance and accounting programs.

• Maintain general account ledgers and handle a variety of funds.

• Reviews, investigates and corrects errors in financial entries, documents and reports.

• Compile and enter data, prepare reports, and develop recommendations for policies, procedures, or control systems.

• Provide contract management support.

• Work with leadership in planning, coordination, and implementation of annual budget.

• Assist with audit and oversight of financial statements, departmental commitments, and processing deadlines.

• Prepare and review expense vouchers, invoices, purchase requisitions or other transactions in compliance with approved budgets and procedures.

• Determine proper handling of financial transactions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Perform duties related to payroll, personnel actions or similar procedures.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Required Education, Knowledge, Experience & Certification/License:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA preferred.

• An energetic, well-grounded, innovative, service-oriented personality and calculated risk taker with a bias for action, a record of setting and surpassing objectives, and the proven “can do” attitude and drive to execute strategies and produce results beyond expectations.

• Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal regulations, and generally accepted accounting principles.

• Knowledge of computerized information systems used in financial and/or accounting applications.

• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control procedures.

• Account balancing and reconciling skills.

• Ability to analyze budgetary expenditures for compliance with budget, policies, and procedures.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and/or projections.

• Competencies include, but are not limited to, accuracy and attention to detail, financial and accounting systems, financial reporting, problem solving, business math, accounting, teamwork, and managing expenses and finances.

Job Family Levels:

• Level I:

o Under immediate supervision, performs standard tasks using established methods, principles, concepts and procedures related to a specialized field. Judgments are made on routine matters of relatively small impact.

o Knows fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of particular field of specialization.

o Bachelors degree in accounting, Finance, or a Degree plus a CPA.

o No previous work experience required.

• Level II:

o Under close supervision, performs varied duties and assignments involving some judgment. Resolves routine questions or problems, referring only complex issues to higher level. Some evaluation, originality and ingenuity required.

o Knows and applies fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of particular field of specialization, with awareness of related fields.

o Bachelors degree in accounting, Finance, or a Degree plus a CPA

o 2 years experience in accounting services.

• Level III:

o Under minimal supervision, performs complex assignments and fulfills broad responsibilities where required outcomes are defined, but methods and procedures may vary based on professional judgment or precedent. Considerable latitude for unreviewed action. Confers with supervisor on unusual matters. Coordinates the work of others on projects and may assign work to and assist less experienced professionals or support staff. May act in an advisory capacity to managers or faculty.

o Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of a particular field of specialization to the completion of difficult assignments. Also possesses knowledge of related fields and areas of operation which affect, or are affected by, own area.

o Bachelors degree in accounting, Finance, or a Degree plus a CPA

o 4 years experience at the preceding level or equivalent.