Accountant I - ABQ Library

About the position

Provide entry-level professional accounting support, including posting data to various ledgers, registers, journals and logs; analyze and review financial transactions in preparation of the Annual Financial Report; perform financial analysis for various programs within the city and perform a variety of accounting functions relative to assigned areas of responsibility. Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Responsibilities

• Post data to various ledgers, registers, journals, and logs.
• Analyze and review financial transactions in preparation of the Annual Financial Report.
• Perform financial analysis for various programs within the city.
• Perform a variety of accounting functions relative to assigned areas of responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, business administration, or finance, including six (6) credit hours in accounting with a passing grade of a 'C' or better.
• One (1) year of accounting experience.
• Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License or the ability to obtain within ninety (90) days from date of hire.
• Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within 6 months from hire date.

Nice-to-haves

• Basic principles and practices of fiscal record-keeping and reporting
• Basic principles and techniques of accounting
• Advanced principles of business mathematics
• Basic governmental accounting principles
• Modern office methods, procedures and computer equipment
• Basic methods and techniques of research and analysis
• Principles and procedures of financial record-keeping and reporting
• Methods and techniques of cash handling