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Salary
$53,723.90 - $76,425.65 Annually
Location
Las Cruces, NM
Job Type
Full-time Regular
Job Number
F087 02-25 MD
Department
Utilities
Opening Date
02/18/2025
Closing Date
4/7/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
Performs professional and technical accounting work to examine, analyze, maintain, reconcile, and verify financial records.
Environmental Factors:
Work is performed in a standard office environment.
Physical Factors:
Light physical demands; mostly desk work. Frequent to constant use of a personal computer.
Work Situation Factors:
Position involves competing demands, performing multiple tasks, working to deadlines, occasional work beyond normal business hours, and responding to customer issues. Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity of services
.Position is subject to drug testing in accordance with applicable State and Federal regulations and City of Las Cruces policies.
FIRST CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO CURRENT CITY OF LAS CRUCES EMPLOYEES WHO MEET ALL THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
Meeting or exceeding the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an invitation to participate in the process.
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his recruitment will be used to fill a full-time, regular, exempt position in the Utilities Department, but may be used to fill vacancies in various City of Las Cruces departments.
This position is graded at RX17.
Reviews, approves and posts documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations and makes correcting entries; examines supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with contracts and other agreements, policies and appropriate regulations; reconciles revenue and expenditures with records to ensure integrity of data.
Performs other technical accounting activities including general ledger, accounts payable, revenue, accounts receivable, grants/special fund accounting, capital assets, and payroll; reconciles transactions and financial activities according to policies and procedures; reviews, investigates, and researches financial and accounting records and documents to recommend solutions to issues and correct errors as required.
Reconciles complex transactions, grant funds and financial activities to the general ledger; assures fund integrity and resolves issues as needed and according to established processes; monitors accounting documents for accuracy and completeness, and prepares journal entries to comply with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.
Analyzes, interprets, and collects financial and administrative information and data for reports; updates and maintains data in various formats, mediums, and systems; prepares and distributes various special and recurring reports, forms, schedules, billings, and payments to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely processing.
Establishes and maintains funds, departments, budget units, and project and object codes in Chart of Accounts; researches regulations and co pliance issues and coordinates the development of new chart of accounts; locates and reviews inactive funds and follows up with departments on status to meet established deadlines, goals, and objectives.
Provides technical information to City staff as authorized; responds to requests for information within the scope of authority; may assist with preparation of annual financial report and work with auditors as required