Department Contact: Andres Trejo, jatrejo@nmsu.edu

Internal or External Search: Internal - Open to Regular NMSU employees only (temporary/Term employees not eligible)

Advertising Summary: Thank you for your interest in joining the SPA Team!

Position Details

Position Title: Manager Accounting Unit

College/Division: Administration and Finance

Department: 530410-SPONSORED PROJECTS ACCOUNTING

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $59,965.78 (commensurate with experience)

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status: Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement:

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

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

If Not a Standard Work Schedule: 

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Directs functional work of accounting staff engaged in monitoring and processing all university plant fund expenditures. Oversees accounting for bond issuances, such as initial fund set-up, project tracking, draw down requests, external compliance reports, and financial statement disclosures. Ensures accurate reporting of all capital assets within the university financial statements, including overseeing capital asset additions, transfers, disposals, constructions in progress, and depreciation. Issues annual and closeout property reports and coordinates transfers and disposals of federally owned assets. Prepares or reviews financial statement notes and disclosures, and provides audit support regarding capital assets and plant fund transactions. Supervisory experience preferred.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience: 
Associate’s Degree + 4 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor's degree
+ 2 years of relevant experience.

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.