Court Financial Operations Manager

Court Financial Operations Manager #, Full-Time, Perm in Albuquerque, NM

# of Positions: 1

Opening Date: 06-17-2026

Target Pay Range/Rate: $39.085-$78.170 per hour or $81,296.80-$ annually

Under administrative direction, directs the Fiscal Services Division of a large judicial entity and serves as the entity’s Chief Financial Officer. This job classification is for use at the Second Judicial District Court and/or the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court.

• Planning, organizing, directing and controlling the activities of the Accounting, Support Services and Budget divisions.
• Supervises a fiscal services division consisting of two or more financial staff.
• Directs the preparation, submission and justification of appropriation request, operating budget and budget adjustment requests.
• Ensures compliance with approved operating budget and all policies, procedures, rules, regulations and laws.
• Oversees grant administration and compliance, as well as other state and federal funds reporting compliance.
• Reviews and participates in procurement process including Requests for Proposals, Invitations to Bid, and evaluates results in compliance with state procurement code.
• Directs the preparation, submission and justification of capital request, Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan database and Capital Project Monitoring System reporting for DFA/LFC.
• Oversees Severance Tax Bond capital appropriations working with the Board of Finance on questionnaires and draw requests.
• Oversees grant financial management of budget, compliance, projections, reimbursements, matching requirements, quarterly/annual financial reporting and closeout.
• Prepares and submits requests for special, supplemental, and deficiency appropriations and other funds as needed on behalf of the court/judicial entity.
• Researches, analyzes and reports financial data, and prepares annual court/judicial entity financial statements, Management Discussion and Analysis and Financial Footnotes.
• Oversees the administration, accounting and submission of unclaimed property.
• Oversees the posting of deposits in SHARE and review of receivables.
• Oversees the posting of SHARE journal entries, operating transfers and journal vouchers.
• Ensures consistent use of effective controls and accountability for the timely and accurate receipt, recording, reconciliation and deposit of all cash receipts.
• Confirms the use of controls and accountability for the receipt, recording, reconciliation and deposit of all cash receipts.
• Oversees bail bonding system and ensures that bond agents comply with state licensing laws, court rules, forfeitures and collateral requirements.
• Oversees bond reconciliation to ensure the bonds have been posted to the correct case in the case management system.
• Oversees the administration, accounting and disbursement of State Treasury funds, bonds, litigant funds and unclaimed properties.
• Develops and implements prudent fiscal policies and procedures for the court.
• Administers the court’s accounting, purchasing and budgeting systems.
• Ensures that all payments to vendors are accurate, timely and certifies that they are for services rendered or goods received in accordance with State law.
• Ensures accuracy and timeliness of monthly reconciliations and trial balances.
• Develops and implements a program of internal audits of the case management and cash receipting systems.
• Plans, organizes, coordinates and reviews necessary work to complete the annual external audit, including solicitation for bids, selection process and execution of the contract.
• Prepares the agency’s annual financial statements.
• Supervises records, accountability and controls over fixed assets inventory; including depreciations, additions and deletions.
• Tracks, reviews, analyzes and advises Judges and senior court administration on proposed and final appropriation legislation and fiscal impact analysis reports review.
• Tracks, projects and includes debt service payments and audit/financial entries.
• Serves as the entity’s Chief Financial Officer in compliance with the New Mexico Administrative Code.
• Liaises with governmental analysts, legislators, and local governmental officials…