Accountant 2- Neurology

University of New Mexico•Albuquerque, NM

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About The Position

UNM Neurology in the UNM School of Medicine plays a critical role in improving the health of all New Mexicans. Our department is the Southwestern hub for advanced neurological diagnosis and patient care. We seek a dynamic individual to join our team as an Accountant 2 to be a part of our important mission. This position will be responsible for the research operations and assist with unrestricted budgetary process for the department. The duties of the position include: · Provide guidance and support to faculty in the preparation of internal and external grant · Contract and clinical trial applications · Maintain the fiscal operations of all restricted Research funds including budgeting · Monitor and reconciliation of restricted and unrestricted indexes · Analysis revenues and expenses for both grants and clinical trials; · Prepare monthly financial reports for investigators and departmental leadership, · Oversee the life cycle of all the department’s research awards including proposal development and review with SPO, award setup with Contract & Grant, award monitoring and compliance, and closeout. · Process routine daily financial transactions · Make purchases, · Complete journal entries · Labor redistributions · Monitor billings and accounts receivables for grants and clinical trials contracts. This position is an important part of the department’s senior finance and research team and will play a key role in assisting with the department’s annual budget. See the Position Description for additional information.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Masters Degree in Accounting or Business Management
Experience with NIH awards and proposal submissions
Prior experience maintaining a research award from submission, pre-award to post-award in an academic setting
Proficient in MS Suite applications especially Excel and MS Access to analyze/interpret financial data and prepare financial reports
Experience working in Banner, MyReports, Chrome River financial systems
Experience working with web-based grant submission software
Ability to communicate effectively
Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member
The ability to interpret and provide guidance to investigators in the application of general and specific funding policies, regulations, and requirements
Ability to learn, understand and apply the University’s Restricted Accounting policies
Ability to meet deadlines while working in a team environment

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and support to faculty in the preparation of internal and external grant
Contract and clinical trial applications
Maintain the fiscal operations of all restricted Research funds including budgeting
Monitor and reconciliation of restricted and unrestricted indexes
Analysis revenues and expenses for both grants and clinical trials
Prepare monthly financial reports for investigators and departmental leadership
Oversee the life cycle of all the department’s research awards including proposal development and review with SPO, award setup with Contract & Grant, award monitoring and compliance, and closeout
Process routine daily financial transactions
Make purchases
Complete journal entries
Labor redistributions
Monitor billings and accounts receivables for grants and clinical trials contracts