Financial Officer; Optg Grp

Financial Officer (Optg Grp)

Facility Services seeks a dynamic and results-oriented professional with a strong financial management background to become a valuable member of our team as our Financial Officer
. This position is responsible for overseeing the fiscal management across multiple functional areas to include operations, maintenance, utilities and capital projects. The ideal candidate will play a key role in budgeting, forecasting revenue projections, and overall financial planning initiatives. This position is responsible for facilitating communication and fiscal policy within the department.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Facility Support Services, the Financial Officer is a key member of FS’ leadership team and provides strategic direction in the planning, development, management, control, and reporting of the integrated financial operations and activities of a major, multi-faceted operating entity impacting all or most campuses of the University. This position coordinates the development, preparation, and submission of all capital, revenue, and expense budgets and all financial reports for our organization, working closely with staff both within the business unit and broadly in client groups and budget contacts throughout the University.

The Facility Services division—comprising Building & Landscape Services, Facilities Design & Construction, Facilities Customer Services, Facilities Support Services and Technical Services—is responsible for maintaining more than 10 million square feet of facilities and 680 acres of open space.

• Plan and develop comprehensive capital and operating budgets for a wide-ranging portfolio of varying accounts relating to multiple components; review, analyze, and verify budgets, ensuring balance of revenues, expenses, and transfers, and prepare integrated budget documents for submission.
• Prepare financial statements at the institutional level; prepare fiscal and budget reports for internal management and external agencies; develop projections and analysis with recommendations and conclusions for management.
• Oversee the approval and processing of revenue, expenditure, and position control documents, mass salary updates, ledger and account maintenance and data entry, ensuring compliance with university, state, and federal policies and regulations, while maintaining appropriate internal control safeguards.
• Oversee the design, documentation, and implementation of various integrated systems and applications for periodic and ad hoc financial reporting, utilizing complex electronic financial information from UNM systems and databases.
• Collaborate with and coordinate all components of the organization to ensure consistent reporting and adherence to federal and state financial reporting regulations and guidelines, and conformity with university fiscal policies and procedures.
• Coordinate and analyze fiscal and budget systems for controls, policies, and procedures; expedite audits; review changing state and federal laws, procedures and accounting practices, and make recommendations for or implement changes in accordance with institutional policy.
• Advise units on improvement of current fiscal procedures, implementation of new fiscal policies, and training of accounting and administrative personnel.
• Ensure records systems are maintained in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
• Provide leadership, administrative management, and operational coordination to various technical, professional, and/or administrative personnel engaged in specified project activities, as appropriate to the position.
• Recommend and participate in the development of university policies and procedures; may serve on university planning and policy-making committees.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

• Comprehensive Healthcare: Access to competitive health insurance plans including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement Plans: Pension and enrollment in a choice of additional retirement plans with generous employer contributions.
• Paid Time Off: Generous annual vacation leave (up to 168 hours per year), sick leave (up to 96…