Accounting Technician

Requisition ID req37048
Working Title Accounting Technician
Pay $15.00 Hourly
Campus Main - Albuquerque, NM
Department Engineering Student Success Ctr (929A)
Employment Type Student Employment
Student Type Student Employment
Status Non-Exempt
Background Check Required No
For Best Consideration Date 7/7/2026
Position Summary

The UNM Engineering Student Success Center is soliciting
applications for the position of a student Accounting Technician for 10 hours per week.
The incumbent will support a range of responsibilities including
accounting, purchasing, budget, and financial analysis. Routine duties
will include processing expenditures, recording accounts receivable/payable
transactions, assisting with student and staff reimbursements, and reconciling
revenues and expenditures to ensure accounting records are correct. The Accounting Technician will assist with the preparation of financial reports and
will work with senior staff on other special projects as needed.

• Maintains
  or assists in the maintenance of unit's fiscal control systems.
• Duties
  such as: purchasing internal/external goods and service requisitions,
  processing direct pay requests, and/or reimbursements to staff and/or
  students; monthly reconciliation of department accounts.
• Prepares
  revenue and expense projections and financial reports. Must keep
  apprised of UNM finance reporting and practices through appropriate
  employee development training. May assist in assist in preparation of financial audit reports.
• Responds
  to a range of inquiries regarding financial transactions; researches and
  resolves problems.
• Reviews
  purchasing, travel, and personnel transactions for availability of
  funding; checks
  mathematical accuracy, coding, and adherence to funding regulations and
  university policy; may also originate or prepare these documents;
  processes invoices for payment.
• Assists
  in the development and management of budgets for the department or
  assigned areas; may
  suggest financial control procedures.
• Assists
  with other clerical functions as required.
• Must
  be able to work independently with minimal or no supervision.
• Performs
  miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications


Preferred Qualifications

• Seeking
  a student at junior level or higher within an accounting degree program.
• Prior
  work experience in an office setting.
• Excellent
  organization and time management skills, initiative, excellent computer
  skills.
• Pleasant
  telephone demeanor; ability to interact well with internal and external
  clients with professionalism and a courteous manner.
• General
  knowledge of office procedures, discretion, ability to handle frequent
  interruptions, ability to establish priorities and adjust to the changing
  needs of the office.

Application Instructions

Only applications submitted through
the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job
advertisement on a 3rd party site, please
visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Please attach your resume to your application.

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